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- Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie: To Try and Make the World in Some Way Better
How an immigrant from Scotland rose from poverty to define modern philanthropy, establish libraries around the world, and fight for world peace
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- PolarizationPolarization in America: How Polarized Are We?
It depends on where you look. A new survey of local officials finds that polarization is rising at the national level while the negative effects remain modest at the local level.
Carnegie Reporter Summer 2025Polarization
- NEWSJames Kvaal Named Vice President of the National Program of Carnegie Corporation of New York
Former U.S. under secretary of education to lead philanthropic strategy and grantmaking focused on education and democracy
- NEWSCarnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 57 Grants Totaling $38,485,000
At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on December 11, 2025, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s board of trustees approved 57 grants totaling $38,485,000. Brief descriptions of each board-approved grant are provided below.
- NEWSPresident Louise Richardson Bestowed Title of Chevalière
Dame Louise Richardson, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, receives the insignia of Chevalière dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture
- ReadGreat Immigrants Great Americans: The Comic Series
The series, anchored by original animations, a downloadable comic book, more than a dozen individual comics, and lesson plans, features the first-person stories of naturalized U.S. citizens, among them Mo Amer, David Byrne, and Mona Hanna
The latest edition of Carnegie’s flagship magazine examines what is driving division in our society and how individuals and communities are finding ways to come together to reduce political polarization.
- From the PresidentWhy Polarization Is a Problem
Dame Louise Richardson identifies grounds for optimism as she leads philanthropic efforts to understand and mitigate political polarization in America
Carnegie Reporter Summer 2025Polarization - Andrew Carnegie FellowsWant Greater Prosperity? Mind the Gap
Why are the richest 20 percent of countries 30 times richer than the poorest? Three researchers have an answer, and it won them a Nobel Prize
Carnegie Reporter Summer 2025Scholarship & PolicyAndrew Carnegie Fellows - ImmigrationWelcome to the U.S.
A rural Iowa town came together to provide homes and jobs to Ukrainian refugees. Will they be able to keep the community they've created?
Carnegie Reporter Summer 2025Immigration - International Peace & SecurityWelcome to a World Defined by Polarization, Instability, and Disruption
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer analyzes a new era when no country is both willing and able to drive a global agenda and maintain international order
Carnegie Reporter Summer 2025PolarizationEmerging Global Order
