@jonathanfanton

President Emeritus of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (@americanacad); former President of the MacArthur Foundation + the New School

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Joined March 2009
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Just returned from interesting trip to Germany to help pick peace education fellow
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My first use of twitter. What is it good for?
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the American Exchange Project bridges divides in our country. google it and learn more
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Excellent meeting of Board of American University Afganistan. It provides hope for a younger generation
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We need an International Anti Corruption Court. Want to learn more?
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Heard lunch talk by David McCullough3 on American Exchange Project which gives me hope
Attended Advisory Committee meeting of CASA today. It is a wonderful organization that helps troubled youth. Lead by Josiah Brown,who is doing a great job
Jonathan Fanton retweeted
Rory Stewart
@RoryStewartUK20 Jan 2022
I will be talking about the extreme threat posed by Putin and Russia in Ukraine at 545 (UK time) this evening @SkyNews - (and a little about the Prime-Minister)
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We are well in new Haven, very excited about Jackson School at Yale where I serve on Board of Advisors
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Fourth of July on Parsons beach
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Thant Myint-U
@thantmyintu2 Aug 2021
If leaders in rich countries can't do the light lifting needed to vaccinate poorer countries (easily explained as in the self-interest of rich countries), there seems little chance they'll be able to do the heavy lifting needed to meet even minimal climate change commitments.
The New York Times
@nytimes2 Aug 2021
A global coronavirus vaccination program called Covax was supposed to help poor countries get vaccines as quickly as the rich. It hasn’t worked out that way, even as the Delta variant overruns the world. nyti.ms/3ynouZ1

Where a Vast Global Vaccination Program Went Wrong (Published 2021)

After months of struggle, the U.N.-backed Covax alliance will soon have many more doses, promising relief for vaccine shortages in poorer countries. But it faces a deepening crisis: difficulties...

nytimes.com
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We have moved back to New Haven area. Loving being near Yale and playing lots of tennis at lawn Club
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The Academy was thrilled to have new Member @NickKristof join us for a conversation in New York City recently, right before he left for Yemen and wrote this remarkable article.
Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristof10 Dec 2018
ICYMI my Sunday column from Yemen: "Your Tax Dollars Help Starve Children." I tell the story of kids including Yaqoob, 8, photographed here by @gcwingman. This is starvation caused not by drought but by Saudi/UAE/US policy nyti.ms/2G5fkK4
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The American Academy is thrilled and honored to welcome its new President, @PresOxtoby! Dr. David Oxtoby (@pomonacollege ) will, in the years ahead, help the Academy to fulfill its mission of advancing the common good. ow.ly/lDf030mQMa5
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My favorite nyc place
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Judy Collins at Roosevelt House
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Great 75 th anniversary of Roosevelt House at Hunter College yesterday. Very proud of public policy institute I helped start
Visiting with Herman B Wells at Indiana University
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Great trip to California for soundings about possible Academy work in K-12 education
"We must improve access to languages for everyone," said @jonathanfanton. The International Education at the Crossroads conference explored international education issues on the importance of language learning. news.iu.edu/stories/2018/11/…
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