Wiki Education Foundation
Nonprofit organization
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The Wiki Education Foundation (sometimes called Wiki Education or Wiki Edu) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Chico, California, United States.[2] It promotes the integration of editing Wikipedia into coursework by educators in the United States and Canada.[3] The foundation recruits and provides technical assistance to professors whose students edit Wikipedia entries in place of writing a research paper.[3][4]
- Chico, California,
United States
Frank Schulenburg
Chair, Board of Directors:
PJ Tabit
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| Location(s) |
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Key people | Executive Director: Frank Schulenburg Chair, Board of Directors: PJ Tabit |
| Employees | 14[1] (2024) |
| Website | wikiedu |
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.[5][6] The project spun-off into its own nonprofit after three years.[7]
In 2016, Wiki Education chose a theme for the year, which was around improving science articles.[8][7][4] Wiki Education argued that university students have access to academic journals and other resources that can be especially helpful when editing Wikipedia.[4]
Directors
In 2014, Frank Schulenburg, former senior director of programs at the Wikimedia Foundation, became the organization's first executive director.[9][10] Diana Strassmann was named Chair of the board of directors in 2013.[10] 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.[11][12][13] Adrianne Wadewitz served on the board until her death in 2014.[14]
As of June 2026, the members of the board are:[15]
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| P.J. Tabit | Chair |
| Jon Cawthorne | Vice-Chair |
| Garfield Byrd | Treasurer |
| Bob Cummings | Secretary |
| Sue Gardner | |
| Carwil Bjork-James | |
| Richard Knipel | |
| Karen A. Twitchell |
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