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Jul 6, 2021 7 tweets 4 min read
MacArthur Fellows @nhannahjones and Ta-Nehisi Coates join the @HowardU faculty to establish the Center for Journalism and Democracy: #MacFellow macfound.org/press/press-re… Pulitzer Prize-winner @nhannahjones will be a tenured member of the faculty of the @howarduchsoc, filling the newly-created Knight Chair in Race and Journalism. Coates will be a faculty member in the flagship College of Arts and Sciences.
Jul 20, 2020 10 tweets 19 min read
From ocean health to homelessness, oxygen therapy to health disparities, news deserts to mosquito-borne disease. We're excited to announce the six finalists in #100andChange, our global competition for a single $100 million grant! 🌎🌍🌏

macfound.org/press/press-re… "The critical challenges that these six ambitious proposals are tackling existed long before the pandemic.”–MacArthur President @jpalfrey

Congratulations to @CHAI_health, @cmtysolutions, @NatGeo, @ProjectECHO, @Report4America and @wmpglobal for this recognition! 🌎🌍🌏
Sep 25, 2019 5 tweets 4 min read
Creativity knows no limits. Meet the 2019 MacArthur Fellows (#MacFellow), 26 inspiring individuals who are reframing problems, making discoveries, and bettering the world for everyone. 🧠

Explore this year's list and their work: macfound.org/MacFellow2019 “The optimism that these individuals inspire is both energizing and clarifying”.

MacArthur President @jpalfrey wrote about the creative work of the 2019 #MacFellow class and the Fellows who captured his attention: macfound.org/press/perspect…