A Note About This Issue
There is a new look to the Carnegie Reporter as it marks its first decade—that is Andrew Carnegie’s signature on our masthead as we reach this important moment in history: Carnegie Corporation’s... more
Vo. 5 / No. 3 / Fall 2009
Table of Contents
A Letter from Vartan Gregorian
In our nation, which stretches, as one of our most beloved anthems notes, “from sea to shining sea,” we have a fondness for thinking big and for doing big things. Usually, this is a great benefit... more
News 21
It’s 7:35 a.m. on the beach in Lincoln City, Oregon, and the mellifluent Roger Robertson, morning host on KBCH AM 1400, is on the air with “a couple of young gentlemen” who have come a great... more
Science and Islam
Caryle Murphy is the author of Passion For Islam, which explores the roots of religious extremism in the Middle East. A former reporter for the Washington Post, Murphy now lives in Saudi Arabia,... more
Nuclear Power: Risk vs. Renaissance
Thirty years ago, before dawn on March 28, 1979, along the Susquehanna River a few miles south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, America’s nuclear power industry failed. The Three Mile Island (TMI)... more
Standards for a New Century
Finally – America is preparing to flip the switch from mostly local control of education to nationally aligned Common Core State Standards. These evidence- based, internationally benchmarked... more
The Opportunity Equation
Many of the nation’s most influential education leaders gathered on June 10, 2009 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. to kick-off a national mobilization to achieve higher levels of math and science... more
Restoring Science to Science Education
I am fascinated by biology, and nothing in my four decades as a professional biological scientist has given as much satisfaction as seeing that spark of passion for the subject ignited in a young... more
Recent Events
Policymakers Address U.S.-Russia Partnership Last spring, Carnegie Corporation hosted a conference in cooperation with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the American Academy... more
Foundation Roundup
MFX Solutions- Reducing Currency Risk in Microfinance For the first time, microfinance lenders in developing markets will have access to modern hedging instruments to help stabilize and reduce... more
Recent Books
The Courage for Change Re-Engineering the University of Dar es Salaam By Matthew L. Luhanga Dar es Salaam University Press “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor... more
The Back Page
Pablo Eisenberg is currently a Senior Fellow at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. Prior to his coming to Georgetown in January, 1999, he served for 23 years as Executive Director of the... more
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
First awarded in 2001, the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy has been presented to 23 individuals and families who have dedicated their private wealth to the public good. The 2009 medalists were... more
