Knight Foundation and NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights applaud the 16 institutions that have provided data on the diversity of asset management firms overseeing their endowments. But 34 of the nation’s 50 wealthiest colleges and universities did not share their data for this interim higher education asset management study. MIAMI – June […]
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Published June 30, 2022 by Knight Foundation
An interim study on the degree to which the endowments of the country’s wealthiest private and public colleges and universities are hiring asset management firms owned by women and racial or ethnic minorities Foreword from Knight Foundation and Center for Business and Human Rights, New York University Stern School of Business This study is part […]
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Published June 22, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Alejandro de Onís is appointed Knight’s vice president for communications and digital strategy. Roshell R. Rinkins is appointed Knight’s vice president for grants administration and chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer. MIAMI – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has appointed two new vice presidents, who have contributed significantly to Knight’s mission […]
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Published June 1, 2022 by Knight Foundation
The Knight Research Network in Its Second Year Executive Summary This report is the second in a series that evaluates progress of the Knight Research Network (KRN), a group of researchers located across 38 universities and 16 policy institutes. Launched in 2019, KRN has now seen $55 million in investment from Knight Foundation, matched by […]
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Published June 1, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Executive Summary Throughout 2021, Miami made headlines for cryptocurrency, blockchain and the efforts of Mayor Francis Suarez to attract Silicon Valley to Miami. To some, it may have appeared that the city was an overnight success. However, for at least ten years, many had been setting the table so that as this moment arrived, and […]
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Published May 24, 2022 by Knight Foundation
A Knight Free Expression Research (KFX) Series Report Executive Summary The Future of the First Amendment project has been surveying high school student and teacher attitudes about free speech and the news media for eighteen years. The 2022 survey is the eighth running of this national high school survey and provides an important look into […]
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Published May 21, 2022 by Knight Foundation
In February 2019, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced that it would double its investment in strengthening journalism to $300 million over five years, with a focus on building the future of local news and information, which are essential for democracy to function. In early 2020, Knight Foundation and Impact Architects launched this assessment […]
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Published April 5, 2022 by Knight Foundation
A study to assess the relationship between diversity of ownership and diversity of portfolio management teams in asset management firms Executive Summary Introduction The Knight Foundation Diversity of Asset Management (KDAM) research series, which includes this report, coincides with a lively public discourse on racial, ethnic and gender inequality in this country. At the demand […]
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Published March 11, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Executive Summary In 2011, the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation committed funding for Arizona State University (ASU) to operate the News21 in-depth digital journalism program. Since 2011, more than 360 students from more than 40 universities have taken part in the program. Participants have produced more […]
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Published March 9, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Are internet technologies doing more harm than good to our democracy? And what – if anything – should lawmakers do about it? Because these questions are critical to U.S. elections, democracy and public health, Gallup and Knight Foundation sought American views on the way forward. Surprisingly, Americans’ opinions did not always follow party lines when […]
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Gallup and Knight Foundation asked 10,000 Americans their views on who, if anyone, should be regulating misinformation and harmful content online. See how your views compare in the quiz below, then read the report. Read the Report: