04.15.2024 | Teagle in the NewsPace University Receives $25,000 Teagle Foundation Grant to Establish Fellowship ProgramPace University was awarded a $25,000 Teagle grant to establish an undergraduate fellowship to create the next generation of leaders working on the governance of New York City waterways. Read more > | 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM |
08.04.2023 | Teagle in the NewsDick Ravitch’s legacy lives at CCNY: The new Moynihan Center at City College carries on the ideals oDick Ravitch played an instrumental leadership role in the success of the Moynihan Center at CCNY, in partnership with philanthropic organizations including Teagle. Read more > | 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM |
12.13.2022 | Teagle in the NewsReset this: Change how we teach civics in AmericaWith support from an Education for American Civic Life grant, an interdisciplinary civics course at DePaul University frames civics as a way of thinking about how people live together in community. Students reconnect with each other, acknowledge their shared humanity, and work together to address the problems facing the nation. Read more > | 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM |
05.04.2022 | Teagle in the NewsThird-Way CivicsFunded by the Teagle Foundation and anchored at the Minnesota Humanities Center, Third-Way Civics responds to a growing desire among students for a democratic education that positions them for economic success but also prepares them for lives of public purpose and productive citizenship. Read more > | 5/4/2022 12:00:00 AM |
10.06.2021 | Teagle in the NewsCivil Renewal Project at Ball State University Gains National AttentionWith Teagle funding, Ball State will collaborate with Southeastern University and the Minnesota Humanities Center to develop undergraduate students' civic identities. Read more > | 10/6/2021 12:00:00 AM |
08.06.2021 | Teagle in the NewsUNCW Receives Grant to Study Wilmington's 1898 Coup and MassacreWith funding from Teagle through Education for American Civic Life, UNC Wilmington will educate students and contribute to local community history. Read more > | 8/6/2021 12:00:00 AM |
08.02.2021 | Teagle in the NewsUNCW Receives $25,000 Teagle Foundation GrantThe University of North Carolina Wilmington received a $25,000 grant from The Teagle Foundation to fund a project that explores the meaning and fragility of democracy. Read more > | 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM |
07.01.2021 | Staff WritingsMy Civics Students Taught me how to Honor an Imperfect Country on the Fourth of JulyTeagle Program Director Tamara Mann Tweel recounts how transformative texts can shape students' understanding of their role in civic life. Read more > | 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM |
04.20.2021 | Staff MediaMonday Musings: Democracy and EducationTeagle Program Director Tamara Mann Tweel was the keynote speaker at Denison University's Lisska Center for the Study of the Humanities's Democracy and Education virtual event. Read more > | 4/20/2021 12:00:00 AM |
02.15.2021 | Teagle in the NewsAll Politics is Local: Changemaking Happens Closer to Home Than You RealizeElaina Pevide, a participant in the Teagle-funded ENACT Program, explains why local politics is a powerful avenue for affecting change. Read more > | 2/15/2021 12:00:00 AM |
01.14.2021 | Staff WritingsReclaiming the Role of the Humanities in our DemocracyIn light of the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, this op-ed argues that the humanities are crucial to an education that equips students for knowing, sharing, and passing on the essential values of our democracy. Read more > | 1/14/2021 12:00:00 AM |
12.09.2020 | Staff WritingsWhen Polling Fails, Read a BookTransformative texts offer us a way to confront the mystery of the human condition and, in our current context, what we don’t understand about American politics, writes Tamara Mann Tweel. Read more > | 12/9/2020 12:00:00 AM |
10.21.2020 | Staff WritingsCivic Education After RuptureIn a time when students are experiencing civic loss or rupture, Tamara Mann Tweel reflects on the value of teaching for belonging. Read more > | 10/21/2020 12:00:00 AM |
05.22.2019 | Teagle in the NewsTeagle Foundation Awards $1.2 Million for Liberal Arts InitiativesThe Teagle Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million in support of liberal arts programs nationwide through two recently launched initiatives. Read more > | 5/22/2019 12:00:00 AM |