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'''The Institute for Citizens & Scholars''' (formerly known as the '''Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation''') is a nonpartisan, [[non-profit institution]] based in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]], [[New Jersey]] that says it aims to strengthen American democracy by "cultivating the talent, ideas, and networks that develop lifelong, effective citizens". It administers programs and fellowships that support civic education and engagement, leadership development, and organizational capacity in education and democracy.
In June 2020, the Board of Trustees of the foundation voted unanimously to remove Woodrow Wilson from its name, citing his racist policies and beliefs.<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Hannan |first1=Frances |title=Statement on Changing the Name of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation |url=https://woodrow.org/news/ww-name-change/ |access-date=24 November 2020 |work=woodrow.org |date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> In November 2020, the organization was renamed "The Institute for Citizens & Scholars".<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Institute for Citizens & Scholars |url=https://woodrow.org/news/citizens-scholars/ |access-date=24 November 2020 |work=woodrow.org |date=16 November 2020 |location=Princeton, New Jersey}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaschik |first1=Scott |title=New Name for Wilson Foundation |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/11/17/new-name-wilson-foundation |access-date=24 November 2020 |work=Inside Higher Ed |date=November 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
=== Early years (1945–1957) ===
The first
Oates and the Princeton graduate dean, Sir Hugh Taylor,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/18/archives/sir-hugh-taylor-princeton-dean-physical-chemist-exhead-of-graduate.html|title=Sir Hugh Taylor, Princeton Dean|last=Baker|first=Russell|date=1974-04-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> developed a program of fellowships funded by various individual donors to help recruit veterans to Princeton's Ph.D. programs in the humanities. In 1945, these fellowships were combined into one program and named for [[Woodrow Wilson]], a champion of teaching and of graduate studies during his tenure as president of Princeton. The Woodrow Wilson Fellowships provided full funding for Ph.D. studies, with the proviso that recipients plan a career in college teaching.<ref>Bennett, (2001).</ref>
Other universities and national funders began to recognize the importance of recruiting future college professors. In 1947, [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carnegie.org/|title=Carnegie Corporation of New York|last=York|first=Carnegie Corporation of New|website=Carnegie Corporation of New York|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> provided $100,000 to expand the program to selected universities nationwide. Gradually the program broadened to extend eligibility beyond veterans, in fields other than the humanities. In 1951 the Fellowship program was placed under the administration of the Association of Graduate Schools. In the same year, the first women were granted Woodrow Wilson Fellowships.
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=== The national Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1957–1974) ===
In 1957, the [[Ford Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fordfoundation.org/|title=Home|website=Ford Foundation|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> provided a five-year, $24.5 million grant to support up to 1,000 Woodrow Wilson Fellowships annually, and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation was independently incorporated. Fellowships were offered across the range of arts and sciences. Overall, during the following decade—including two renewal grants, in 1962 and 1966—the Fellowships received $52 million in Ford Foundation support, providing both awards to Fellows and supplemental support to the graduate schools hosting them.<ref>Bennett, (2001).</ref>
Throughout these years, a rigorous interview process was the hallmark of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. Professors nominated or recommended promising seniors, and applications underwent review at the Foundation, with finalists examined by regional panels on campuses around the country. A 1960 TIME magazine article proclaimed, "The Woodrow Wilson Fellowship is fast becoming a domestic version of the Rhodes Scholarship."<ref name="Time">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101008073754/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894799,00.html "Education: Search for Professors"] (March 21, 1960), ''TIME Magazine.''</ref>
Foundation policies stipulated that candidates could not hold both the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and other, similar fellowships for doctoral study. Some candidates, after successfully completing the intensive interviews, declined the Woodrow Wilson Fellowships to accept [[Rhodes Scholarships]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stampsfoundation.org/2016/09/12/rhodes-scholarship/|title=Rhodes Scholarship {{!}} Stamps Family Charitable Foundation|website=www.stampsfoundation.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-22|date=2016-09-12}}</ref> [[National Science Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/|title=NSF - National Science Foundation|website=www.nsf.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> fellowships, and other such awards. These candidates were allowed designation as honorary Woodrow Wilson Fellows.
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As the original large-scale Woodrow Wilson Fellowships came to an end, the Foundation still sought to provide opportunity in higher education for specific groups of students. Following a precedent set by some of the Foundation's earlier supplementary fellowships, the Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies, created in 1974, not only bolstered the growth of feminist scholarship across the humanities and social sciences, but also supported primarily women scholars completing Ph.D.s in these fields at a time when women were significantly underrepresented in doctoral study.
In the 1980s and 1990s the Woodrow Wilson Foundation continued to encourage work in targeted academic disciplines. The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-04 |title=Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship - Citizens & Scholars |url=https://citizensandscholars.org/fellowships/for-scholars-education-leaders/charlotte-w-newcombe-fellowship/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Institute for Citizens & Scholars |language=en-US}}</ref> funded by the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, still supports completion of Ph.D. work on ethical or religious values in any field of the humanities or social sciences. Other Woodrow Wilson programs created during the 1980s and 1990s to strengthen specific academic fields included the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities (1982–2006) and the Spencer Dissertation Fellowships in Education (1987–1992).
During the same period, the Foundation also established fellowships in higher education to encourage preparation for specific national high-need fields such as women's health.
From time to time
=== Professional development for teachers (1974-present) ===
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==Current activities==
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In 2007, under the new leadership of Arthur Levine, the board and staff
Based on numerous studies indicating that the presence of a well-prepared teacher is the single most important factor in student achievement, the Foundation created the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship to serve as its signature program for the near- to mid-term. The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship is intended to recruit exceptionally well-qualified individuals into teaching in high-need urban and rural secondary schools, as well as to transform the way in which they are prepared to teach.
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The WW Teaching Fellowship was launched in 2007 in two versions.<ref name="NYT">[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/education/20teaching.html "Foundation Hopes to Lure Top Students to Teaching"] (December 20, 2007), ''The New York Times.''</ref> One version funded by the [[Annenberg Foundation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annenberg.org/|title=Annenberg Foundation|website=Annenberg Foundation|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> the Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship, was implemented at four selected national universities—[[Stanford University]] and the Universities of [[University of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[University of Virginia|Virginia]], and [[University of Washington|Washington]]—that showcase excellence in teacher preparation. In the other, state-based model, Fellows enroll in an intensive master's-level teacher preparation program at one of a designated group of universities. The universities, in exchange for receiving exceptional teacher candidates and a matching grant, agree to rethink their teacher preparation programs, emphasizing classroom experience from the early phases of the program. A third related program, the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color, was transferred to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation in 2009 by the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]]. Fellows across all three programs receive $30,000 stipends and enroll in teacher preparation programs designated by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
The state-based model of the WW Teaching Fellowship was first implemented as the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship in December 2007 with the support of Lilly Endowment <ref>{{
In addition to its teacher preparation activities, the organization continues to offer a suite of fellowships that prepare emerging scholars and leaders for success in the American academy and in several high-need fields. These include the Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies, the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (ending in 2024), a fellowship for journalists reporting on higher education,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Higher Ed Media Fellowship |url=https://citizensandscholars.org/fellowships/for-business-policy-leaders/higher-ed-media-fellowship/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Institute for Citizens & Scholars |language=en-US}}</ref> a suite of fellowships funded by the [[Mellon Foundation]], including one for emerging faculty leaders.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award |url=https://citizensandscholars.org/fellowships/for-scholars-education-leaders/mellon-emerging-faculty-leaders-award/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Institute for Citizens & Scholars |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== College Presidents for Civic Preparedness ===
College Presidents for Civic Preparedness,<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Presidents for Civic Preparedness |url=https://collegepresidents.org/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=College Presidents for Civic Preparedness |language=en-US}}</ref> launched in 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title=US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy |url=https://apnews.com/article/free-speech-on-college-campuses-84ffdc68e191fcfa5185954402fdb677 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> brings together more than 70 campus leaders<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presidents |url=https://collegepresidents.org/presidents/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=College Presidents for Civic Preparedness |language=en-US}}</ref> from diverse institutions across the country who are committed to preparing today’s young people for citizenship in American democracy. They share a set of civic commitments<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Civic Commitments |url=https://collegepresidents.org/civic-commitments/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=College Presidents for Civic Preparedness |language=en-US}}</ref> to foster free expression, civil discourse, and civic readiness within higher education.Together, they seek to provide students with meaningful civic education and opportunities to develop skills, habits, practices, and norms for living in a pluralistic society.
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Launched in 2020, the Civic Spring Fellowship awards grants and coaching support to young people or members of youth-centered organizations who are working on projects that address a local community need, such as public health or local elections. Fellows work in communities across the country while building skills to continue engaging in and driving meaningful change for the long term.
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The president of the organization is Rajiv Vinnakota, former Executive Vice-President of the [[Aspen Institute]] and co-founder of the [[SEED Foundation]]. The Board of Trustees is chaired by Stefanie Sanford, former Chief of Global Policy & External Relations at The College Board.
==References==
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==Further reading==
* Bennett, Richard. "The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: Humanities at Work." ''South Atlantic Review'' 66.3 (2001): 114-120. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3201793 online]
* George, Gerald. "Wilson dissertation fellowships: An experiment with speed." ''Journal of Higher Education'' 42.1 (1971): 56-63.
* Mooney, Joseph D. "Attrition among Ph. D. candidates: An analysis of a cohort of recent Woodrow Wilson fellows." ''Journal of Human Resources'' (1968): 47-62 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/144647 online].
* Rosenhaupt, Hans. "The Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program: Achievements and Problems: 1958 to 1963." ''Journal of Higher Education'' 35.5 (1964): 239-246.
* Rosenhaupt, Hans. "Participation of Negroes in Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Programs." (ERIC, 1968). [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED030371.pdf online]
* Taylor, Andress, and John A. Sekora. "The Woodrow Wilson teaching internship program: A case study." ''Journal of General Education'' (1967): 202-215. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/27796080 online]
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://citizensandscholars.org/}} The Institute for Citizens & Scholars
*[http://www.rockarch.org/collections/nonrockorgs/wwilson.php The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Archives]
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