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Letter from the President

Dear All, One of the perks of being at the Carey Institute for Global Good is that we get to meet the most wonderful people from near and far, doing the most vital and inspiring work. In just the last few days, I’ve met a Pulitzer-nominated reporter who is investigating pregnancy-related deaths and near deaths—the United […]

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Carey Institute for Global Good Succeeds in GlobalGiving’s Accelerator, Becomes Recognized Partner of GlobalGiving

The Carey Institute for Global Good recently participated and graduated from the GlobalGiving Accelerator program, gaining entry into the GlobalGiving marketplace and becoming a recognized partner of GlobalGiving. As part of the Accelerator, our organization successfully raised $8,560 from 68 unique individual donors to support the Refugee Educator Academy . “We’re thrilled to have Carey Institute for […]

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Beer from a Place, Jamie Caligure, Head Brewer

Hydrometer reading shows the sugar content of the sap. As I make my way to the brewery each day, I think of the countless possibilities and permutations that await me. What can I brew that is totally unique to this place? When I hand a glass to a curious drinker, I am proud to say, […]

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Visiting Brewer Program brings us Potato Lager, 1857 Spirits and New Perspectives on Making the Jump to “60% Local” in 2018

John Heiser had an idea: a potato lager made with Barber’s Farm potatoes. We had never brewed a beer with potatoes, so of course we said, “let’s do it!” John is a homebrewer and small-scale hop grower who manages two small hop yards in Schoharie County called Heiser Hops. He first participated in our Visiting […]

Logan Nonfiction Program Hosts Journalists Under Threat Conference

The Logan Nonfiction Program recently hosted Journalists Under Threat: Sustaining Resiliency, an international summit on supporting independent journalists working under intense stress or trauma. With the support of the Open Society Foundations, the Logan Nonfiction Program brought more than twenty press freedom experts to the Carey Institute for Global Good for two days of discussion, […]

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Logan Nonfiction Alumna Publishes “The Good News About Bad Behavior”

Former Logan Nonfiction fellow Katherine Reynolds Lewis is releasing the book she worked on as a fellow at the Carey Institute, “The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever—And What to Do About It.” In her book, Lewis exposes how our society’s outdated mode of discipline is creating a crisis of self-regulation […]

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Logan Nonfiction Program Accepting Applications for Fall 2018 Fellowship

Rensselaerville, N.Y.— The Logan Nonfiction Program is accepting applications until June 15, 2018 for the Fall 2018 fellowship taking place October through December at the Carey Institute for Global Good. Writers, documentary filmmakers, photographers, and multimedia producers working on longform, deeply reported nonfiction projects are invited to apply. The program provides fellows with lodging, meals, mentorship, and […]

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Logan Nonfiction Program Alumnus Matt Young Receives Critical Acclaim

Matthew Young’s “Eat the Apple” (Bloomsbury) was released last week to glowing reviews. In “Eat the Apple,” Young, a Fall 2015 Logan Nonfiction alumnus, shares his experience of three deployments in Iraq, interrogating the absurdism of 21st-century war and openhandedly examining his own complicated motivations.  In an admiring review, NPR’s Maureen Corrigan calls the book a “brilliant […]

The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus

The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus

By May Jeong—WIRED—February 15th, 2018— Kim Wall went for a ride on a submarine, hoping to write a story about a maker of “extreme machines.” She never did. I needed to know what happened. On May 3, 2008, a sunny Saturday in Copenhagen, a crowd gathered along a dock to watch a 58-foot submarine be lowered […]

Letter from the President

Letter from the President

Dear All, Is that the faintest hint of spring in the air? Welcome to our first update for 2018. As ever, it’s been a busy start to the new year. We are preparing to welcome the latest class of our Logan Nonfiction Program fellows to the Carey Institute. Our latest alumni include an Oscar-nominated documentary […]

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