The Department of Public Policy (DPP) at the University of Connecticut was commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to survey high school students, faculty and administrators at a representative sample of high schools across the country in order to assess whether a relationship exists between the presence and nature of media […]
Article · January 31, 2005 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI, FLA. — Alberto Ibargüen has been elected by the trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to succeed Hodding Carter III as president and CEO. Ibargüen is publisher and chairman of The Miami Herald, which won three Pulitzer Prizes during his tenure, and publisher of El Nuevo Herald. He has been […]
Article · January 28, 2005 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI, Fla. — After considering several independent outsourcing proposals, the board of trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has chosen Cambridge Associates LLC of Boston to oversee the investment of the foundation’s $1.9 billion endowment, effective March 1, 2005. The selection of Cambridge concluded a thorough reconsideration of the foundation’s investment […]
Article · January 27, 2005 by Knight Foundation
Photo: Author L. Frank Baum lived in Aberdeen before he went on to write 14 books about Oz. Grants today include support for the L. Frank Baum Oz Festival. ABERDEEN, S.D.—The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is investing nearly $300,000 in three organizations working to improve access to dental care and primary health […]
Article · January 24, 2005 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI, Fla. — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Community Partners Program welcomes two new community liaison program officers: Beverly Blake for the Georgia communities of Macon, Milledgeville and Columbus; and Anne Corriston for the Great Plains communities of Wichita, Kan.; Aberdeen, S.D.; and Grand Forks, N.D. Blake and Corriston join eight program […]
Article · January 7, 2005 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI, Fla. — Four Fayette County organizations, including the Fayette County Public Schools, have been awarded nearly $2 million in grants from the national John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to improve the education and development of preschool-age children from minority and low-income families. These grants are the latest in a series of long-term investments by […]
Article · December 27, 2004 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI, Fla. — Beverly Blake, an experienced foundation executive, has joined the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as a community liaison program officer serving Macon, Milledgeville and Columbus, Ga. In this expansion of Knight’s field staff, Blake replaces Susan Patterson, who remains based in Charlotte, N.C., and will work in the Knight communities […]
Article · December 17, 2004 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI, Fla. — Anne Corriston, an experienced nonprofit professional from Wichita, has joined the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as a community liaison program officer serving Wichita, Kan.; Aberdeen, S.D.; and Grand Forks, N.D. In this expansion of Knight’s field staff, Corriston replaces Julie Tarr, who remains based in Philadelphia, and will work […]
Article · December 17, 2004 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI, Fla. – Sharon Moshavi, an experienced international journalist, joins the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as communications manager. Moshavi will serve as reporter, editor and project manager for a variety of Knight Foundation publications, reporting to Larry Meyer, vice president of communications. Moshavi most recently served as a Tokyo-based editor and correspondent […]
Article · December 10, 2004 by Knight Foundation
Caption: Knight Commission members meeting in Miami, February 2005. MIAMI, Fla. – In 2001, the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics recommended that eligibility for postseason bowl games should be reserved for football teams that graduate at least 50 percent of their players. If that recommendation were in effect today, nearly half of the participating […]
Article · December 9, 2004 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has committed $100,000 to help six nonprofits working in Manatee County recover from the impact of Hurricane Charley. Knight’s Bradenton Community Advisory Committee recommended the emergency grants go to the following organizations that assisted Manatee County residents and those living in neighboring counties with hurricane […]
Article · November 19, 2004 by Knight Foundation