Publication content
Showing 1 - 20 of 274
August 12, 2011 - Publication
New Data on Coral Reef Systems Bolster Conservation Efforts
This report, produced in part by MacArthur grantee the Wildlife Conservation Society, studies the exposure of the world's corals to stress factors and identifies areas where those factors can be locally managed.
April 26, 2011 - Publication
Affordability Increasingly Challenges U.S. Renters
Long-term increases in rental housing prices and utility costs combined with stagnant or falling incomes are creating escalating affordability pressures for U.S. renters. "Rental markets are now tightening, with vacancy rates falling and rents climbing ...
September 9, 2010 - Publication
Accomplishments of the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
The Partnership has strengthened 65 institutions of higher education in nine countries, including Nigeria, so they can better contribute to poverty reduction, economic growth and social development on the continent.
August 27, 2010 - Publication
Rice Farmers in Dominican Republic Adapt to Climate Change
Several MacArthur grantees help the country's farmers develop more sustainable methods of rice production.
July 1, 2010 - Publication
2009 Report on Activities
From a Discussion with Our President
My first priority is to be sure we are making the right choices to have a significant impact. Most important, we must fulfill our responsibility to use our resources wisely.
July 13, 2010 - Publication
Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change in Madagascar
Several MacArthur grantees work with the people of Madagascar to develop more sustainable habits of mangrove harvesting.
February 22, 2010 - Publication
A Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan for the State of Illinois
The Chicago-based Civic Federation proposed measures to substantially reduce the current Illinois budget deficit in FY2011 and to place the State on better fiscal footing over the long term.
August 1, 2009 - Publication
Strengthening Policy through Research
President's Message
Long before the current recession, rising deficits, an aging population, spiraling healthcare and entitlement costs, stagnant economic growth, and other issues were threatening America's long-term fiscal health. The deficit-financed stimulus measures signed ...
June 1, 2009 - Publication
2008 Report on Activities: America in Transition
From the President’s Essay
It was a year of hope and worry. A new President was elected, promising "change we can believe in." MacArthur launched several new initiatives in the United States and around the ...
May 25, 2009 - Publication
Migrants Count: Five Steps Toward Better Migration Data
Better data could be gathered easily and at low cost by adding a few questions to each national census, according to a new report by a blue-ribbon commission supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
May 1, 2009 - Publication
Advancing Human Rights and International Justice
The MacArthur Foundation believes that respect for human rights is fundamental to human security and well-being; that both international and local human rights promotion is necessary for building a universal movement; and that an accessible system ...
April 16, 2009 - Publication
Digital Media & Learning Competition Brochure
The Digital Media & Learning Competition, now in its second year, is an annual effort designed to find — and to inspire — the most novel uses of new media in support of learning. In April 2009, the Competition ...
March 1, 2009 - Publication
The MacArthur Foundation in Nigeria: Report on Activities
In this report:
President’s Essay
Strengthening Nigerian Universities
Building Research Capacity: Spotlight on Four Nigerian Universities
Improving Sexual & Reproductive Health
Helping Adolescents Make Informed Decisions: Action Health Incorporated
Advancing Human Rights
Building Police Accountability, Strengthening ...
November 1, 2008 - Publication
Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project
This white paper summarizes the results of a three-year ethnographic study, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, examining young people’s participation in the new media ecology. It represents a condensed version of a longer treatment of ...
November 1, 2008 - Publication
The MacArthur Foundation in India: Report on Activities
In this report:
Message from the President
Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women Adolescents
Sangath: Supporting Children and Adolescents
Mahila Sewa Trust: Supporting the Health and Well-Being of Women
Survey Examines Youth Sexual and ...
September 1, 2008 - Publication
30 Years of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
This publication highlights the impact of MacArthur's 30 years of grantmaking.
September 1, 2008 - Publication
Global Migration
MacArthur takes an explicitly global view on population movement, with an emphasis on international migration.
June 26, 2008 - Publication
Changing Course: A Review of the First Two Years of Drug Transfer Reform in Illinois
Prepared for the Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative by Elizabeth Kooy. The preparation of this document was supported by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
For More Information
Models for Change website
April 7, 2008 - Publication
Issue Briefs by MacArthur Research Network on Mental Health Policy Research
Eleven issue briefs were released by the MacArthur Research Network on Mental Health Policy Research at a conference that explored issues related to mental health in the mainstream of public policy on April 7.
Competition and ...
December 11, 2007 - Publication
Report: Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Public Preferences in Four States
A new survey carried out by Alexa Piquero and Laurence Steinberg, both of whom served on MacArthur’s Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, shows that taxpayers are more willing to pay for rehabilitative ...