Blogs

Jamesian Pragmatism and the Work of Civic Renewal

Submitted by Trygve Throntveit, on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 08:33

As part of the Kettering Foundation’s ongoing research, our staff and allied organizations gather for monthly Dayton Days research sessions to reflect on the ideas guiding our work and to share new insights. Conceptual thinkers from outside the foundation join us to talk about their work and provoke our thinking.

How an Art-Based Discussion Can Promote Democratic Citizenship among Youth

Submitted by Saya Kakim, on Tue, 05/24/2022 - 08:40

Insights from Saya Kakim, a graduate researcher at the Kettering Foundation.

A Few Thoughts on Democracy in a Time of Fear and Violence

Submitted by Sharon Davies, on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 13:31

From Kettering Foundation president and CEO Sharon Davies

Journalists Need to Question How They Name, Frame Issues

Submitted by Maura Casey, on Tue, 04/26/2022 - 16:17

It's time for journalists to see the role of citizens in a democracy differently.

A Few Thoughts on Democracy

Submitted by Sharon Davies, on Mon, 04/18/2022 - 10:45

Opening remarks from Kettering Foundation president and CEO Sharon Davies.

Can a Different Kind of Talk Reduce Polarization? Seniors in Auburn, Alabama, Test a Hybrid Model

Submitted by Mark Wilson, Nicholas A. Felts, on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 15:04

Seniors in Auburn, Alabama, Test a Hybrid Model

Connections 2021

Submitted by Maura Casey, Melinda Gilmore, on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 14:52

Maura Casey and Melinda Gilmore on the new installment of Connections.

Higher Education Exchange 2021

Submitted by Derek W.M. Barker, Alex Lovit, on Tue, 11/16/2021 - 15:40

Institutions and the Public: A Troubled Relationship

A Public Voice 2021

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:24

For more than 30 years, the Kettering Foundation, in collaboration with the National Issues Forums Institute, has organized A Public Voice.

Mathews, President and CEO of the Kettering Foundation, to Change Roles

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Wed, 08/18/2021 - 15:22
Mathews will retain a scholarly role at the foundation and will focus on writing and research, as he has long desired.