Grants

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Project Title

For developing, fostering and supporting critical scholarship in Iraq

Date

Mar. 10, 2022

Duration

24 months

Description

Decades of war have deeply affected academic institutions, scholars, and knowledge production in Iraq. The International Institute for Peace at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Rutgers University-Newark will work in partnership with Iraqi academic and civil society institutions to develop, foster, and support contemporary scholarship in Iraq and bridge academic knowledge production with civil society and policy spheres. The project will provide training and mentorship to Iraqi scholars producing new research on issues of governance, gender, environmental security, and violent conflict studies. Corporation funds will support staff costs, research costs, workshops, and multimedia publications.

Project Title

For project support of a study on technology, online learning, and digital inequality among low-income families

Date

Mar. 04, 2021

Duration

12 months

Description

Due to the unprecedented shift to virtual, distanced and hybrid learning, educators, students, and their families alike have had to adjust to a transformed educational landscape.Digital access is now a necessity for most children’s schooling, yet troubling indicators show that families are struggling to provide their children with the necessary digital equipment or support. As we move into a post-pandemic future we must learn from this pandemic’s effects on education, the inequality gaps it has exacerbated and the solutions that can be trusted. With a new Administration taking office in 2021, policymakers will be addressing both digital policy and educational policy with new vigor, and to ensure that future policies prepare future generations for an unprecedented shift, they will need solid evidence on which to base their approaches. With support from the Corporation, a team of researchers will conduct a nationally representative survey to collect data with in-depth interviews to capture variations on how parents are supporting their children’s learninganddevelopment.Thegoalofthisprojectistomakepolicyrecommendations that can help students and families recover andthrive, in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Project Title

For support of African postdoctoral and graduate students attending The African Linguistics School 2013

Date

Sep. 12, 2013

Duration

2 months

Project Title

For a statewide higher education partnership to increase college student success and graduation

Date

Jun. 03, 2010

Duration

27 months

Project Title

Toward understanding the role of community-based organizations in immigrant integration

Date

Sep. 10, 2009

Duration

12 months

Project Title

Toward its project on security, civil liberties, and immigrant policy

Date

Jun. 12, 2008

Duration

18 months