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New $5 million fund seeded by Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation will increase leadership capacity, enhance educational opportunities, and build relationships between youth leaders and regional governments LAGOS, Nigeria,13 September 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation announced the launch of the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), a new $5 million fund […]

Spend a day exploring the lesser-known public art in Olympia with this tour provided by Stephanie Johnson, the arts program and planning supervisor in Olympia’s Parks, Arts and Recreation Department.

Award-winning writer Kiese Laymon boasted about spending time at the Mississippi-based HBCU, starting his writing journey and soaking in the culture.

Space environmentalist Moriba Jah is on a mission to manage space debris.

USA Today has announced its annual “Women of the Year” honorees, and one of them is an award-winning historian and associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin.

Meet the organizations that are working hard to support Seattle musicians.

/PRNewswire/ -- The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Chinas most prestigious and renowned art academy, has launched a brand new website, CAFA Global. The...

Kiese Laymon, the internationally acclaimed writer, is giving back to his hometown of Jackson to bring initiative to Jackson State University.

MacArthur Fellows Program, also called MacArthur Fellowship or genius grant, grant program administered by the MacArthur Foundation in which money is awarded to talented individuals from a broad range of fields. Recipients of the stipends, unofficially known as “genius grants,” are free to spend them as they please. Only U.S. citizens or residents are eligible for the grants, which are announced annually. The MacArthur Fellows Program differs from most philanthropic foundation grant program...

MacArthur Foundation, in full the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, private, independent foundation established in 1970 by philanthropists John and Catherine MacArthur. The MacArthur Foundation’s mission is to “support creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.” Based in Chicago, the foundation also has offices in India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia. Four foundation programs grant funding: International Programs; ...