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From Multipartisanship to Skill Development, Civic Fellows Learn Lessons for Life
Post | November 17, 2025
“My time as a Fellow allowed me to realize that everyone has a passion of their own, and there is space for everyone to make a positive change in their community.” Every September, Close Up welcomes into its ranks a new class of Civic Fellows, a group of recent college graduates who spend the next nine months building experience […]
Poll: Young Americans See U.S. Civic Discourse as a Major Problem
Post | November 14, 2025
Young Americans highly value civic education and are actively looking for more of it, according to the results of the 2025 Sine Institute Poll, Reimagining Higher Education: Young Voices, New Visions, which was published on October 28. The poll, which was designed by the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics at American University, Close Up, Future Caucus, and AU’s Kogod School of Business, and based […]
Samoa News | Close Up Foundation members attend 12th Annual Summit in American Samoa
Post | November 5, 2025
The 12th Annual Close Up Summit opened with a blend of tradition, inspiration, and civic pride as Governor Pulaali”i Nikolao Pula joined a panel of guests and student delegates from high schools across the territory. Held at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, the summit was hosted in partnership with the American Samoa Department of […]
Topeka Capital-Journal | Topeka eighth-graders explored the American dream during a summer summit in D.C.
Post | August 10, 2025
What does the American dream mean to you? That’s what the American Enterprise Summit organizers asked Neako Lewis when he applied to visit Washington, D.C. To him, the American dream means taking on leadership and excellence, especially in sports. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Close Up Prepares to Celebrate America 250 in D.C. and Philadelphia
Post | July 15, 2025
In the spring and summer of 2026, Close Up is offering a powerful opportunity for students to experience American history where it happened, and to consider how they can help shape what comes next. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Close Up’s America 250 Commemorative High School Program […]
Close Up Receives $100K E.E. Ford Foundation Grant to Develop and Pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential
Post | June 27, 2025
Arlington, Va.—The Close Up Foundation is proud to announce that it is the recipient of an Edward E. Ford Foundation Educational Leadership Grant of $100,000 to help develop and pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential. The grant will be matched on a 1:1 basis by Close Up through funds raised by charitable giving or […]
Santa Maria Times | Santa Maria High ‘Close Up’ Students Get Taste of US Capitol
Post | May 12, 2025
Eight Santa Maria High School students in the Close Up Washington D.C. Club traveled to the nation’s capitol with teacher and club co-advisor Amy Hennings March 2-7 to participate in the Close Up Civics Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
North Middlesex Regional High School Student One of Nine in Massachusetts Selected to Participate in Close Up: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program
Post | February 11, 2025
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan and Principal Laurie Smith are pleased to announce that North Middlesex Regional High School senior Adam Manni has been selected to participate in the Close Up Washington: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Chiefs Get ‘Close Up’ Look at D.C. & Inauguration
Post | February 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. was the spot, as 32 students and three teachers from McIntosh High got hands-on for a week of sightseeing and civic engagement workshops through the “Close Up Foundation.” READ FULL ARTICLE >
ECIER Foundation Students Travel to Washington DC
Post | February 6, 2025
In January 2025, twelve students from Northwest Indiana had the unique opportunity to participate in a weeklong government studies program in Washington D.C. through the ECIER Foundation. This unforgettable trip was part of a partnership with the Close Up Foundation, which is dedicated to providing high school students with an in-depth, hands-on learning experience about […]
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From Multipartisanship to Skill Development, Civic Fellows Learn Lessons for Life
Post | November 17, 2025
“My time as a Fellow allowed me to realize that everyone has a passion of their own, and there is space for everyone to make a positive change in their community.” Every September, Close Up welcomes into its ranks a new class of Civic Fellows, a group of recent college graduates who spend the next nine months building experience […]
Poll: Young Americans See U.S. Civic Discourse as a Major Problem
Post | November 14, 2025
Young Americans highly value civic education and are actively looking for more of it, according to the results of the 2025 Sine Institute Poll, Reimagining Higher Education: Young Voices, New Visions, which was published on October 28. The poll, which was designed by the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics at American University, Close Up, Future Caucus, and AU’s Kogod School of Business, and based […]
Samoa News | Close Up Foundation members attend 12th Annual Summit in American Samoa
Post | November 5, 2025
The 12th Annual Close Up Summit opened with a blend of tradition, inspiration, and civic pride as Governor Pulaali”i Nikolao Pula joined a panel of guests and student delegates from high schools across the territory. Held at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, the summit was hosted in partnership with the American Samoa Department of […]
Topeka Capital-Journal | Topeka eighth-graders explored the American dream during a summer summit in D.C.
Post | August 10, 2025
What does the American dream mean to you? That’s what the American Enterprise Summit organizers asked Neako Lewis when he applied to visit Washington, D.C. To him, the American dream means taking on leadership and excellence, especially in sports. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Close Up Prepares to Celebrate America 250 in D.C. and Philadelphia
Post | July 15, 2025
In the spring and summer of 2026, Close Up is offering a powerful opportunity for students to experience American history where it happened, and to consider how they can help shape what comes next. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Close Up’s America 250 Commemorative High School Program […]
Close Up Receives $100K E.E. Ford Foundation Grant to Develop and Pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential
Post | June 27, 2025
Arlington, Va.—The Close Up Foundation is proud to announce that it is the recipient of an Edward E. Ford Foundation Educational Leadership Grant of $100,000 to help develop and pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential. The grant will be matched on a 1:1 basis by Close Up through funds raised by charitable giving or […]
Santa Maria Times | Santa Maria High ‘Close Up’ Students Get Taste of US Capitol
Post | May 12, 2025
Eight Santa Maria High School students in the Close Up Washington D.C. Club traveled to the nation’s capitol with teacher and club co-advisor Amy Hennings March 2-7 to participate in the Close Up Civics Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
North Middlesex Regional High School Student One of Nine in Massachusetts Selected to Participate in Close Up: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program
Post | February 11, 2025
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan and Principal Laurie Smith are pleased to announce that North Middlesex Regional High School senior Adam Manni has been selected to participate in the Close Up Washington: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Chiefs Get ‘Close Up’ Look at D.C. & Inauguration
Post | February 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. was the spot, as 32 students and three teachers from McIntosh High got hands-on for a week of sightseeing and civic engagement workshops through the “Close Up Foundation.” READ FULL ARTICLE >
ECIER Foundation Students Travel to Washington DC
Post | February 6, 2025
In January 2025, twelve students from Northwest Indiana had the unique opportunity to participate in a weeklong government studies program in Washington D.C. through the ECIER Foundation. This unforgettable trip was part of a partnership with the Close Up Foundation, which is dedicated to providing high school students with an in-depth, hands-on learning experience about […]
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