“Creative license” refers to an artist’s ability to break from historical convention. A poet may stray from grammatical rules or invent new words, while a singer may embellish the melody of a well-known song. Artistic expansiveness is a core value of the Hewlett Foundation Performing Arts Program, guiding every aspect of our work. The joy,…
The Hewlett Foundation commissioned historian and author Garrett Graff to write a short history about the growth of the cybersecurity and policy field and the role the foundation played in the development. Graff traces the rise of major influences in cybersecurity policy from 1997 through 2023. The history digs into the major incidents, attacks, and …
The foundation commissioned scholars at George Washington University to research the media coverage of cyber issues. The reports aimed to help the Cyber Initiative measure the impact of the grantmaking for translating cyber policy issues to broader audiences. The final report in the series analyzed coverage from July 2020 through March 2023 and identified how …
As part of reviewing the Cyber Initiative’s impact, the foundation commissioned grantee partner the Center of Long-Term Cybersecurity to conduct a comparative study of interdisciplinary cybersecurity education and curricula. The study compiled publicly available information about a selection of 17 cybersecurity degree programs offered by our grantee partners. The study revealed important insights for university …
The Hewlett Foundation commissioned a final summative evaluation of the Cyber Initiative. The evaluation conducted by Informing Change found that the foundation played a role in building a more robust cyber field.
Our 2020 strategic framework centers the role of the arts and artists in cultivating thriving Bay Area communities and establishes a wide view of what it means for the Hewlett Foundation to support a healthy arts ecosystem. It envisions our role as a supporter of a wide variety of artistic forms and cultural practices, particularly…
Click here to read in English Depuis 2015, la Fondation Hewlett a constitué un portefeuille de subventions autour de l’élaboration de politiques fondées sur des données probantes (EIP), dans le cadre plus large du Programme Equité de Genres et Gouvernance (Gender Equity and Governance Program)¹. Ces subventions soutiennent des institutions dans le but d’aider les…
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Beginning in 2015, the Hewlett Foundation has built a grantmaking portfolio around Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP), within the broader Gender Equity and Governance Program¹. These grants support institutions with the goal of helping governments — primarily in East and West Africa — to systematically use evidence to improve social and…
This page was last updated on April 18, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court last year issued landmark decisions in two cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina — that effectively banned affirmative action in higher education. The decisions, alongside additional threats of litigation from opponents of racial justice,…
Learning is a shared experience, and everyone — students, educators, families, and communities — has a part to play and something to gain. To create lasting impact for students, it is important for everyone involved to have a voice in shaping teaching and learning experiences. This requires opportunities for questions and approaches to be co-constructed…