An immigrant from the United Kingdom whose parents had fled Iraq during the Baath regime, Dr. Mona Hanna recalls that “as a young immigrant, I may have been scared, and my school lunches looked and ...

This article was first published online in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, September 19, 2024. Reprinted with permission. Carnegie Corporation of New York will devote $4 million to three of the city’s ...

At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on September 7, 2017, Carnegie Corporation of New York's Board of Trustees approved 66 grants totaling $44,871,200. Brief descriptions of each ...

New York, NY, September 19, 2024 — The philanthropic foundation established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie announced today a return to its historic roots with $4 million in grants to public libraries ...

In partnership with the American Library Association and the New York Public Library, Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates ten exceptional librarians every year with the I Love My Librarian ...

This article is part of a series featuring winners of Profiles in Collective Leadership, an initiative by Carnegie Corporation of New York in partnership with the nonprofit Transcend, that recognizes ...

Congratulations to the 2024 Great Immigrants honorees! Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates remarkable Americans — all naturalized citizens — who have enriched and ...

In 1995, a World Bank report found that around 23,000 qualified academic staff were leaving Africa each year, in a brain drain that has contributed to severe shortages of faculty and resources at ...

Leon Botstein was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to Polish parents who had escaped Nazi persecution. When he was two years old, the family immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City.

Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates remarkable Americans — all naturalized citizens — who have enriched and strengthened our democracy through their actions and ...

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program provides philanthropic support for scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society. After a ...

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was among the wealthiest and most famous industrialists of his day. Through Carnegie Corporation of New York, the innovative philanthropic foundation he established in 1911 ...