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Four Finalists Named in Global Competition for $100 Million Grant
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Awarding $10 Million to Help Strengthen Chicago Organizations and Prevent Violence

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In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"¿Quieres Genios? Dale La Bienvenida a Los Inmigrantes"
The New York Times
In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Making of a Public Intellectual"
The New York Times
Related fellow: Ta-Nehisi Coates
In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"Tom Joyce, Blacksmith And Sculptor"
KUNM
Related fellow: Tom Joyce
In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"What it’s like to get a $500,000 phone call from the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Awards"
Recode
Related fellow: Jad Abumrad
In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"Q&A: Dawn Upshaw"
Theater Jones
Related fellow: Dawn Upshaw
In The Media
Criminal Justice
"Until Proven Guilty"
Inlander
In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"David Simon & George Pelecanos On ‘The Deuce’"
Fresh Air
Related fellow: David Simon
In The Media
Journalism & Media
"Poll Shows Most Millennials Disapprove of President’s Performance"
MSNBC
Related Grantee: University of Chicago, Department of Political Science
In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"Teresita Fernández’s Radical Exploration of Landscape"
Whitewall
Related fellow: Teresita Fernández
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Supporting Nonfiction Media Makers From Diverse Backgrounds

$5.7 million in grants to seven organizations will support professional nonfiction media makers

Meet the 2016 MacArthur Fellows

23 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All
Maggie Nelson
Writer
Perspectives - Tara Magner
Chicago Responds to Federal Immigration Orders
Nuclear Challenges
Awarding $4.4 Million to Reduce Nuclear Risks
On Nigeria
Nearly $9 Million to Advance Accountability and Reduce Corruption in Nigeria
Daniel Huttenlocher Elected to Chair MacArthur Board of Directors
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