Annenberg Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Principia College for Visiting Scholars Program

Elsah, IL (PRWEB via PRWeb) October 30, 2006 — Principia College has been awarded a $1 million grant by The Annenberg Foundation to endow a Visiting Scholars Program within the College’s newly formed Leonore Annenberg Center for Educational Innovation. Modeled after programs at the nation’s finest institutions, the new Visiting Scholars Program will draw leading scholars, diplomats, writers, and civic and business leaders to Principia for short-term teaching and writing opportunities.
Principia sponsors a number of programs that, in recent years, have brought distinguished public servants and scholars to the College campus including George H. W. Bush, Colin Powell, Sandra Day O’Connor, Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Carter, Thomas Friedman, and six Nobel Peace Laureates. The Visiting Scholars Program will further enrich the academic curriculum by providing students with the opportunity to interact directly with distinguished thought leaders beyond the boundaries of a one-time speaking engagement.