Wiki Education Foundation
Nonprofit organization
- 1 min read
- 1 chapter
Related on Lably
Through Nonprofit organization and Wikipedia
History
A pilot project was started by the Wikimedia Foundation in 2010, then called the Public Policy Initiative, to engage students and faculty from universities around the world in improving academic articles. The project spun-off into its own nonprofit after three years.
In 2016, Wiki Education chose a theme for the year, which was around improving science articles. Wiki Education argued that university students have access to academic journals and other resources that can be especially helpful when editing Wikipedia.
Directors
In 2014, Frank Schulenburg, former senior director of programs at the Wikimedia Foundation, became the organization's first executive director. Diana Strassmann was named Chair of the board of directors in 2013. In 2014, Robert Cummings, director of the Center for Writing and Rhetoric and associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi served on the board. Adrianne Wadewitz served on the board until her death in 2014.
As of June 2026, the members of the board are: