Ford Foundation Creates Global Fellowship Program

The Ford Foundation announced last week a major international program to provide higher education to promising members of groups -- from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Russia -- that are underrepresented at universities.

The New York-based foundation is committing $330-million over 10 years, making this the largest single grant in the foundation's history. Most of the money, $280-million, will go to the International Fellowships Program, to

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