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NJC Receives $100,000 Grant From William Randolph Hearst Foundation

8/2/2007

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation awarded The National Judicial College (NJC) a grant of $100,000 – $75,000 for scholarships for judges to attend NJC courses and $25,000 in matching funds for regional bench/bar/media workshops through the Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media (RNCCM).

“We are very appreciative of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s generosity,” said Hon. William F. Dressel. “They have been great supporters of the College for a long time. The good they do is tremendous.”

The scholarship portion of the award will provide assistance for judges from the U.S. and U.S. territories to attend NJC courses and programs. The NJC’s scholarship program makes up for lack of resources to support a national judicial learning experience. The other portion of the funding will enable the NJC’s RNCCM to hold five regional workshops across the nation. These workshops will bring together state court, bar and media leaders to observe an actual bench/bar/media program and conduct planning to set up working committees designed to improve relations between the justice system and the media in their states.

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation was founded in 1948 by philanthropist William Randolph Hearst. It is an independent private philanthropy, operating separately from The Hearst Corporation. It is headquartered in New York City and its charitable goals reflect the philanthropic interests of William Randolph Hearst: education, social service, health and culture.

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation's philanthropic interests are in education, social service, health and culture.