USC Center on Public Diplomacy Awarded MacArthur Grant
The New York Timesjust broke the news that the Center on Public Diplomacy won a generous MacArthur grant to further its research, presence, and to produce future events in the Second Life virtual world. Josh Fouts and Doug Thomas are the co-principal investigators on this $550,000 grant.
Check out the first MacArthur / CPD event at 9 PT this morning. more info here.
(Disclosure: I have been the Center’s Web editor since 2005.)
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In "d.c."
Andy Sternberg
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