The New America Fellows Program supports talented journalists, academics and other public policy analysts who offer a fresh and often unpredictable perspective on the major challenges facing our society.

  • in the news | July 09, 2014 | Fellows

    The Costs of Big Data

    The article itself, by education journalist Anya Kamenetz, describes Purdue's Course Signals, a kind of semiautomated system to alert students to w...
  • press release | July 02, 2014 |

    The Next Class of New America Fellows

    New America
    Washington, DC – New America is pleased to announce the appointment of the following 2015 Fellows who will join us on September 1, under the new le...
  • in the news | June 30, 2014 | Fellows

    How to Get Famous

    Hao Wu - on his documentary film "The Road To Fame" about the dreams of young acting students at the prestigious acting school in Beijing.
  • book | April 29, 2014 |

    No Good Men Among the Living

    America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes

    Told through the lives of three Afghans, the stunning tale of how the United States had triumph in sight in Afghanistan—and then brought the Taliba...
  • podcast | March 09, 2014 |

    The Weekly Wonk: Our War with Teachers

    New America
    Most of us can easily remember our favorite teachers. Yet as a whole, American society devalues the profession – eroding the enthusiasm of educator...
  • book | March 04, 2014 |

    The Bright Continent

    Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa

    Dayo Olopade
    Africa is a continent on the move. It’s often hard to notice, though—the Western focus on governance and foreign aid obscures the individual dynami...