Higher Education Recent Grants

Recent Grants

Henry R. Luce Professorships
Current Luce Professors
Luce Professorship Grants
Selected Profiles

2012

Bolder Giving, New York, NY—To support the Presidents’ Pledge Against Poverty. A one-time grant of $30,000.

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA—To support a negotiation skills workshop for women in science and engineering. A one-time grant of $25,000.

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA—To support the ELATE (Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering) national women’s leadership development program. A one-time grant of $34,200.

Prima Civitas Foundation, East Lansing, MI—To support the Global Lansing “Getting Started” Fellowship Program. A one-time grant of $15,000.

2011

The Council of Independent Colleges, Washington, DC—To strengthen and expand leadership development programs for college and university’s administrators. A three-year grant of $300,000.

The Feminist Press, New York, NY—To support the initial planning phase of GPS to a Career in Science. A one-time grant of $35,000.

Higher Education Resource Services (HERS), Denver, CO—To support HERS Summit of Women Presidents and Chancellors in Higher Education to be held in April 2012. A one-time grant of $35,000.

LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY—To support the initiatives of the Office of Transfer Services for students transferring to four-year colleges. A one-time grant of $25,000.

Project Pericles, New York, NY—To support the 2011-2012 “D4D on the Road” workshops. A one-time grant of $30,000.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA—To update and revise the ADVANCE Portal website. A one-time grant of $38,000.

Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO—To identify the relationships among learning styles of first-year students, attrition from the sciences, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM), and faculty teaching strategies. A four-year grant of $285,000.

2010

American Council on Education, Washington, DC—To promote effective collaboration between global education and diversity/multicultural initiatives in higher education. A three-year grant of $400,000.

Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC—To support the national project, General Education for a Global Century. A two-year grant of $400,000.

Council of Independent Colleges, Washington, DC—To support a one-day symposium on the future of liberal arts, to be held in September 2010 at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. A one-time grant of $30,000.

National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC—To support the publication and dissemination of a summary report from the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine titled Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty. A one-time grant of $30,000.

Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Inc. (WEPAN), Denver, CO—To support improvements that would expand usage and value of the WEPAN Knowledge Center. A one-time grant of $40,000.

2009

American Council on Education, Washington, DC—To support scholarships for campus leaders to attend the ACE Institute, “At Home in the World: Educating for Global Connections and Local Commitments.” A one-time grant of $30,000.

The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC—To support the expansion of the Council of Women World Leaders Graduate Fellowship Program. A one-time grant of $20,000.

The Council of Independent Colleges, Washington, DC—To support scholarships for campus leaders to attend the CIC Presidents Institute. A one-time grant of $30,000.

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA—To support the development of an on-line “wizard” for practitioners utilizing the AWE Project website. A one-time grant of $25,000.

Society of Women Engineers, Chicago, IL—To create and disseminate an electronic compendium of the Society of Women Engineers’ collection of literature reviews. A one-time grant of $26,850.

The University of Washington ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change,Seattle, WA—For the dissemination of Interrupting Bias in the Faculty Search Process: A Film and Facilitation Guide. A one-time grant of $13,750.

2008

Africa Network, Hempstead, NY—To support its administrative development and pilot programs in 2008-2009. A one-time grant of $30,000.

American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD—To support the costs of an international survey of women in physics. A one-time grant of $20,350.

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, Palo Alto, CA—To support a special track of conference programming at the 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing Conference. A one-time grant of $23,000.

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY—To support a program in Object Exhibition and Knowledge. A one-time grant of $25,000.

2007

United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, New York, NY —Renovation of Luce-Named Buildings on Campuses in Asia. A one-year grant of $1,060,000.

WGHB Education Foundation, Brighton, MA—For two projects to disseminate information from the national Extraordinary Women Engineers Initiative. A one-time grant of $24,250.

2006

Association for Women in Science, Inc., Washington, DC - To support the AWIS summer internship program, particularly the development of stategies to increase the participation of African-American students. A one-time grant of $10,000.

The Glimpse Foundation, Providence, RI - For general operating support, providing forums for students and other young adults to share experiences abroad. A one-time grant of $10,000.

MentorNet, San Jose, CA - To support the Academic Career E-Mentoring (ACE) program. A one-time grant of $10,000.

National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC - To support the expansion of their website aimed at increasing young women's interest in careers in the sciences. A one-time grant of $10,000.

RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA - To support the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute in response to Hurricane Katrina. A two-year grant of $300,000.

2005

Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC - To support new models for international and general education at the undergraduate level. A three-year grant of $430,000.

Maria Mitchell Association, Nantucket, MA - To provide three years of support for the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award, presented to an individual who champions women in science. A one-time grant of $15,000.

National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC - To support a series of new books, Women's Adventures in Science, aimed at increasing young girls' interest in careers in the sciences. A one-time grant of $5,000.

Society of Women Engineers, Chicago, IL - To support the Women in Engineering Leadership Institute (WELI) Leadership Workshop. A one-time grant of $5,000.