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Inclusive Scholarship: Developing Black Studies in the United States
Inclusive Scholarship Developing Black Studies in the United States Author:Ford Foundation A 25th anniversary retrospective of Ford Foundation grant making, 1982-2007 — "No area of scholarship in higher education grant making has received more sustained attention from the Ford Foundation than African American Studies." — Part of the Ford Foundation's core mission is to share lessons learned from our grant-making activities. We assess pr... more »ojects and more comprehensive initiatives in a variety of ways, typically including using standard evidence-based methodologies and evaluation techniques drawn from the social sciences. On occasion, we also ask distinguished scholars, policy experts, seasoned practitioners and community-based activists to review a body of work and provide commentaries on what they think has been accomplished and what challenges remain.
In the past 25 years, no areas of scholarship in higher education has received more attention from the Ford Foundation than African American Studies. Now, for the first time, we are making four distinguished reports on our African American Studies grant making available in a single volume. Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin of Columbia University, who represents the first generation of scholars who were thoroughly exposed to, grew up with and became committed to African American Studies as a significant interdisciplinary field, provides introductions and contemporary insights into the reports.
Contains:
The American University in Crisis and Transition: The Huggins Report (1982)
African American Studies from Implementation to Institutionalization: The Harris, Hine, McKay Report (1990)
Funding Change: The O'Meally, Smith Report (1994)
A Changing Political Context: The Pinderhughes, Yarborough Report (2000)