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Andrew Carnegie’s Legacy, 100 Years Later and into the Next Century

Andrew Carnegie’s remarkable philanthropic legacy has evolved through the work of the institutions he founded and inspired. The challenges these institutions address are some of the most intractable and urgent of our time. In this centennial year of his passing, Carnegie institutions are hosting a series of events that celebrate his commitment to doing “real and permanent good” in the world, while also working to forge the future of his legacy.

FEATURES

From informed and provocative perspectives, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former U.S. Secretary of State, discussed the outlook for advancing global peace during a conversation with William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Advancing Global Peace: Hillary Clinton and William J. Burns in Conversation

From informed and provocative perspectives, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former U.S. Secretary of State, discussed the outlook for advancing global peace during a conversation with William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The centennial of Andrew Carnegie’s passing was commemorated by ceremonial wreath-layings on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of his birth and at Carnegie’s burial site.

Carnegie Family, Institutions Mark 100 Years Since Philanthropist’s Passing

The centennial of Andrew Carnegie’s passing was commemorated by ceremonial wreath-layings on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of his birth and at Carnegie’s burial site.

The ceremonial activities performed on a long summer day in Andrew Carnegie’s hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland were 106 years in the making.

Peering Through the Window

The ceremonial activities performed on a long summer day in Andrew Carnegie’s hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland were 106 years in the making.

Steps away from the modest cottage where Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1835, the international family of Carnegie institutions gathered on August 12 to honor its founder’s philanthropic legacy with the announcement of the 2019 class of Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients.

Historic Scottish Backdrop for Announcement of Nine Recipients of Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Steps away from the modest cottage where Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1835, the international family of Carnegie institutions gathered on August 12 to honor its founder’s philanthropic legacy with the announcement of the 2019 class of Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients.

He ranks with the outstanding immigrants of America who have risen to great heights in designing the intellectual landscape of this country. Especially noteworthy is his special commitment to the arts, education and humanity through philanthropy.

Vartan Gregorian Receives Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence from Mayor Bloomberg

He ranks with the outstanding immigrants of America who have risen to great heights in designing the intellectual landscape of this country. Especially noteworthy is his special commitment to the arts, education and humanity through philanthropy.

Carnegie Corporation of New York ecognized for longstanding support of Sesame Workshop, Tenement Museum, and Institute for International Education

Partners in Peace

Carnegie Corporation of New York ecognized for longstanding support of Sesame Workshop, Tenement Museum, and Institute for International Education

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