The Regents of the University of California, Riverside
Project Title
For a project to develop civic education metrics to strengthen implementation and adoption
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Currently, there is no coherent set of high-quality assessment metrics aligned with modern civic learning goals. This grant will support the University of California, Riverside, in leading the Civic Impacts Project. The initiative is led by three of the nation’s most respected civic education scholars—Joseph Kahne (University of California, Riverside), in collaboration with David Campbell (Notre Dame) and David Kidd (Harvard), who bring complementary expertise in civic learning, impact assessment, and metric design. The Civic Impacts Project will produce two national synthesis reports and six technical research briefs and convene cross-partisan leaders to inform the development of practical, equity-focused civic metrics. The project builds on recent efforts to catalog existing tools but shifts the focus to rigor, relevance, and alignment with the Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap.
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Project Title
For support of the Ufahamu Africa podcast
Date
Jun. 09, 2022
Duration
28 months
Description
Western narratives about Africa are primarily shaped by external voices and often lack contextual understanding or meaningful nuance. These perceptions contribute to misunderstanding and sub-optimal policies and programs toward African countries. Established in 2017, Ufahamu Africa, is a weekly podcast aimed at informing and engaging the public and key stakeholders on events and issues in Africa through broadcasting conversations with academics and practitioners. With Corporation support, Ufahamu Africa will increase the proportion of podcasts guests from Africa, expand dissemination activities, and improve audio quality.
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Project Title
For support of the Ufahamu Africa podcast
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
Western narratives about Africa are primarily shaped by external voices and often lack contextual understanding or meaningful nuance. These perceptions contribute to misunderstanding and sub-optimal policies and programs toward African countries. Established in 2017, Ufahamu Africa, is a weekly podcast aimed at informing and engaging the public and key stakeholders on events and issues in Africa through broadcasting conversations with academics and practitioners. With Corporation support, Ufahamu Africa will increase the proportion of podcasts guests from Africa, expand dissemination activities, and improve audio quality.