MacArthur Foundation

🎉 Meet the 2024 MacArthur Fellows! These 22 exceptionally creative individuals redefine their fields with imagination and intention. They shift how we connect to one another, through our shared history and our stories. #MacFellow The 2024 MacArthur Fellows are: 🌾 Loka Ashwood, sociologist 💻 Ruha Benjamin, transdisciplinary scholar and writer 🎤 Justin Vivian Bond, artist and performer 📝 Jericho Brown, poet 🎧 Tony Cokes, media artist 📱 Nicola Dell, computer and information scientist 🎻 Johnny Gandelsman, violinist and producer 🎥 Sterlin Harjo, filmmaker 📖 Juan Felipe Herrera, poet, educator, and writer 📚 Ling Ma, fiction writer 📜 Jennifer L. Morgan, historian 🦎 Martha Muñoz, evolutionary biologist 📓 Shailaja Paik, historian 🪲 Joseph Parker, evolutionary biologist 🎨 Ebony G. Patterson, multimedia artist 🩰 Shamel Pitts, dancer and choreographer 📷 Wendy Red Star, visual artist 🎒 Jason Reynolds, children’s and young adult writer ⚖️ Dorothy Roberts, legal scholar and public policy researcher 🪐 Keivan Stassun, science educator and astronomer 🐋 Benjamin Van Mooy, oceanographer ♿ Alice Wong, writer, editor, and disability justice activist Learn more about the Fellows and their work on our website: https://lnkd.in/gGEsYSJY

We recently hosted Managing The Atom's Research Network on Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence convening. Co-chairs of the network working groups shared preliminary findings from their research. Managing the Atom, a project by Harvard's Belfer Center, plans to host additional events as more publications get released. Check out a few highlights 👇

Analysis of a 2013 Chicago zoning policy found that 90% of transit-oriented development projects materialized in areas that were already economically robust and less racially mixed. Now, longtime residents are at the center of a transit-based revitalization in their neighborhoods with an equitable approach. Learn how community-based organizations, policy entities, and artists are collaborating on development decisions. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gTaaUNap

“As was the case in 1982, the reasons for this new interest are terrible, but here we are, so let’s take advantage of the moment.” Kennette Benedict, Director of our International Peace and Security program from 1991 to 2005, speaks with Stephanie Platz, Managing Director of Programs, and Angela Schlater, Senior Program Officer, to reflect on our Nuclear Challenges program. Learn more about the origins and impact of our grantmaking ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gC2TjQvP

The Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) is looking to the future while taking stock of its first five years. To date, C3 has: ▪️ Supported 26 projects that delivered new catalytic capital research and investment tools; ▪️Collaborated with eight impact investing networks to educate and engage market actors; ▪️Organized convenings that tapped the expertise of seasoned investors; and ▪️Aggregated best practices to help inform and grow the field. In a new Perspective, Urmi Sengupta of our Impact Investments team writes about the outcomes of C3's early work and plans to spur investment activity in the years to come. Read more ⬇️ #impinv https://lnkd.in/g-WS-X5q

We know that corruption destroys societies, impoverishes people, and is difficult to uproot. We also know that a thriving Nigeria is important for the world today. Learn why Joinbodi, a Pidgin word that means “solidarity,” is critical to strengthening accountability laws and policies. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3YOlfrS

🚨 Happening tomorrow! Join us at the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry at University of Chicago for the launch of "Art in Pursuit of Common Cause." The book examines the development of "Toward Common Cause," a citywide project in Chicago featuring the work of 29 MacArthur Fellows installed at 19 venues throughout the city. Learn more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3CKIcEZ _ #MacFellow

Recently at Impact Guild's annual forum, Lauren Pabst of our Journalism and Media team joined Charles Blow of the The New York Times to discuss the state of local media. They shared thoughts on: ▪️ Local news organizations using tech and social media to deliver information proactively; ▪️ Newsrooms building trust by challenging traditional ideas of journalistic objectivity; and ▪️ How readers distinguish between news and entertainment. Learn more about our support for local news ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g9FVW4mW

Black trans leaders are championing rights and empowering communities. "American Problems, Trans Solutions," a TransLash Media film, features their CEO, Imara Jones, speaking with Black trans leaders who are advocating for fair housing, economic empowerment, and migrants' rights. Learn how their personal experiences inform their activism #TransAwarenessWeek 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gvW3A7Rf

Energy sovereignty means Native nations making their own decisions about energy development and regulation. In a new Perspective, Kate Barnes of our Climate Solutions team shares how we're centering equity by supporting Indigenous-led organizations and tribal partners. Read the full story ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gNqMDtah