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Carnegie Welcomes New President Timothy Knowles

January 11, 2021

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching welcomes Timothy Knowles, Ed.D., as the Foundation’s 10th president. During his 30-year career as an educator and…
Carnegie Foundation to Spotlight Quality Continuous Improvement Work in Education

November 17, 2020

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching today announced the two recipients of its 4th annual Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement. The Connecticut…
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Names Timothy Knowles President

September 16, 2020

The Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected Timothy Knowles, Ed.D., as the Foundation’s 10th president. Knowles, a…
Embarking on a New Era: A Letter from Carnegie Foundation Board of Trustees Chair Lillian Lowery

July 29, 2020

Nearly 115 years ago, Congress chartered the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to “do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and…
Carnegie Foundation President Anthony Bryk to Receive Award for Contributions to Teacher Education

February 18, 2020

Anthony Bryk, Ed.D., president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, has been awarded the 2020 AACTE David G. Imig Award for Distinguished…
Carnegie Foundation to Spotlight Exemplary Continuous Improvement Work in the Field of Education

October 16, 2019

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching today announced the three recipients of its 3rd annual Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement. The Literacy…
Carnegie Math Pathways Graduates to Larger Home in WestEd

October 25, 2017

Today, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced that its Carnegie Math Pathways program will transition to WestEd: a large-scale education nonprofit well-suited to accommodate…
Nine Philanthropists Named Recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

July 11, 2017

NEW YORK – The international family of Carnegie institutions named nine exceptional philanthropists as recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy today in recognition of their outstanding…
New Impact Studies Show Carnegie Math Pathways Students Outperform Their Peers

April 10, 2017

STANFORD, CALIF – New impact studies show that college students enrolled in Statway® and Quantway® — two accelerated development math programs in the Carnegie Math…
Brown U. Swearer Center Launches National Field-Building Initiative

January 30, 2017

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — On Monday, in an effort to further its mission set forth in the strategic plan “Community Engaged Scholarship and Action,” the Brown…
U.S. Professors of the Year Program Names Four National Winners, 35 State Winners

November 19, 2015

“Passion” is a word that can be used to describe all four winners of the national 2015 U.S. Professors of the Year awards: passion for…
Andres Alonso Named Chair and Hayagreeva Rao Elected to Carnegie Foundation Board

April 10, 2015

We are pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has elected Andrés Antonio Alonso as…
Nominations Now Open for 2015 U.S. Professors of the Year

March 25, 2015

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 U.S. Professors of the Year awards. The deadline for all entries is Monday, April 13 has been…
Carnegie Foundation Releases Results of Two-Year Study on the Carnegie Unit

January 28, 2015

Today, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching released the results of its two-year study of the influential, century-old Carnegie Unit and its impact…
Carnegie Selects Colleges and Universities for 2015 Community Engagement Classification

January 7, 2015

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected 240 U.S. colleges and universities to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification. Of this number,…
Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching Joins Others to Expand College Access at White House Event

December 5, 2014

Today, Bernadine Chuck Fong, the senior partner in Carnegie’s Community College Pathways initiative, joined President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with…