President's Corner
April 27, 2012
Preventing Afghanistan from Becoming a Narco-State
As Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation and author of The Emergence of Modern Afghanistan: Politics of Reform and Modernization 1880-1946 points out, the end of the allied forces... Learn More
April 13, 2012
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy to Return to Scottish Parliament in 2013
The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy ceremony is to return to the Scottish Parliament in October 2013 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Carnegie UK Trust. The event will be... Learn More
March 26, 2012
Affordable World Security Conference Convenes Foreign Policy Leaders
Defense Cuts, Foreign Policy, China Relations, Environment on Agenda. Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, will chair a session at the Affordable World Security... Learn More
December 16, 2011
Vartan Gregorian: Libraries Are Stations of Hope
Vartan Gregorian spoke to more than 300 attendees at the 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award Ceremony in New York City recently. The program, administered... Learn More
December 12, 2011
Vartan Gregorian Explores the Ideas and Uses of a Foundation on "Open Mind"
“A man for all intellectual seasons” is The Open Mind host Richard D. Heffner’s characterization of Carnegie Corporation President Vartan Gregorian in Heffner’s introduction to a two-part interview... Learn More
October 28, 2011
Vartan Gregorian Donates Books on Social Science and Humanities
AUA Library has been enriched by a generous donation of books on social science and humanities from President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, Vartan Gregorian’s personal library. Vartan... Learn More
October 21, 2011
TIME: Vartan Gregorian on the Myth of the Millionaire College Dropout
Vartan Gregorian writes in TIME’s Ideas blog about the latest assault on higher education. The philanthropic leader and former president of Brown University contends that Michael Ellsberg’s new... Learn More
September 8, 2011
Gregorian, other leading thinkers reflect on 9/11 in current World Affairs Journal
“Ten Years Later. A September 11th Symposium,” a collection of essays by ten leading intellectuals and foreign policy thinkers, offers short- and long-term perspectives on the consequences of the... Learn More
July 25, 2011
On the Air: Gregorian Discusses Andrew Carnegie, Centennial
In a recent radio interview broadcast on the nationally syndicated program For Your Ears Only, Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, discussed Andrew Carnegie’s legacy,... Learn More
July 7, 2011
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Carnegie’s Memoirs Illuminate His Philanthropy
Vartan Gregorian, Carnegie Corporation’s President, spoke with the Chronicle of Philanthropy about the recently reissued Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, the memoirs of the Corporation’s founder.... Learn More
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Select Publications
In the Service of Our Nation
This essay, published in conjunction with the ServiceNation Summit co-convened by Carnegie Corporation and TIME Magazine on September 11-12, 2008 in New York City, sets the tone for the historic meeting on volunteering and national service by... Read more
Carnegie Corporation of New York: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
In 1999, Vartan Gregorian’s essay, New Directions for Carnegie Corporation of New York, provided the framework for the Corporation’s grantmaking over the next decade. Now, after assessing the foundation’s work, results and priorities in light of... Read more
Islam: A Mosaic, Not a Monolith
This book, which focuses on Muslim diversity and division, begins with an accessible overview of Islam's tenets, institutions, evolution, and historical role. Gregorian traces then traces Islam’s origins and fundamental principles, from Muhammad's... Read more
