KF News and Ideas

Jamesian Pragmatism and the Work of Civic Renewal

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

In March 2022, we invited Trygve Throntveit, director of strategic partnership at the Minnesota Humanities Center and global fellow for history and public policy at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is the author of two books: William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic (2014) and Power without Victory: Woodrow Wilson and the American International Experiment (2017).

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.

Sharon L. Davies to lead Charles F. Kettering Foundation | Former Spelman College provost, led Kirwan Institute at Ohio State

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 13:41

The Board of Directors of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation has chosen Sharon L. Davies, J.D., as its president and chief executive officer.

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.