Programs

Fellowships

Our Fellows are social entrepreneurs, writers, scientists, lawyers, artists, academics, and beyond, who are advancing important new work in education, immigration, the environment, social justice, media, and health.

Equipping remarkable social entrepreneurs with new communications tools to strengthen their voices and extend the impact of their work.

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Encouraging individuals of exceptional talent and creativity to advance bold new projects in education, immigration, the environment, social justice, media, and health.

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Supporting writers, journalists, and storytellers in completing ambitious new book projects, in collaboration with New America.

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FELLOWS FRIDAY

MICHAEL MURPHY sits down with Jennifer Arceneaux to talk about eliminating the false dichotomies that have kept us from building edifices with the power to heal.

Fellows Friday is a monthly event series featuring in-depth conversations with our Fellows.

56 MIN WATCH

Featured Stories

Watch Talks By The 2023 Dial Fellows, Cohort 5

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Nedgine Deroly: How one organization is helping Haiti’s families transcend a failing, colonial education system

4 MIN READ

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Marie Zemler Wu: Reality Check: How we can fix the US foster care system

6 MIN READ

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Amanda Litman: Want to run for office? Here’s how.

6 MIN READ

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Almost There, an Emerson Collective Podcast

3 MIN LISTEN

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Meet Dwayne Betts, the host of your new favorite podcast

7 MIN READ

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Cristi Hegranes: A radical vision for a new approach to journalism

56 MIN WATCH

Cristine Hegranes

Africa's frontline farmers could be the planet's climate lifeline

6 MIN READ

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“What does prosperity look like for you?"

7 MIN READ

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Introducing the Climate Cohort of Emerson Collective Fellows

1 MIN READ

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Living the Legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer

55 MIN WATCH

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How local heroes are solving one of the dirtiest problems on earth

7 MIN READ

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Clint Smith: How should we memorialize the darkest parts of our shared history?

60 MIN WATCH

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Inspiring conversations with Emerson Collective Fellows

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Cassandra Herring: How to build a teacher workforce that looks like America's student body

6 MIN READ

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Watch Talks By The 2022 Dial Fellows, Cohort 4

77 MIN WATCH

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Cristi Hegranes: Shifting the Narrative

8 MIN READ

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Rohan Pavuluri: How to transform America’s legal system – by changing who is allowed to provide free legal advice

9 MIN READ

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Watch Talks By The 2021 Dial Fellows, Cohort 3

48 MIN WATCH

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Donnel Baird: How Greener Buildings Can help Knit A Community Together

5 MIN READ

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Amy Bach: Can more transparent criminal justice data build stronger communities?

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