Mellon Fund, From the Top Down, Conducts the 'R&D of Education'The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at a GlanceRace and Higher Education: a Sampling of Mellon Grants

By JOHN L. PULLEY

The foundation backs projects to support the humanities and affirmative action

For the better part of the past three decades, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been the bashful giant of American philanthropy.

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at a Glance

Race and Higher Education: a Sampling of Mellon Grants

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