Teresa Iacobelli

Launched in the 1960s, this program provided financial support for more than two decades to strengthen universities in the Global South.

Supporting American writers and the journals that publish their work.

Encouraging cross-cultural knowledge in an interconnected postwar world by shaping new interdisciplinary programs and retooling traditional academic fields.

Working to change US medical education was one of the Rockefeller Foundation’s biggest endeavors in the 1910s and 1920s, extending from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore to Beijing, China.

When Dr. Katherine Bement Davis was named general secretary of the Bureau in 1917, her appointment transformed the organization to take into deeper account women’s sexuality.

The Rockefeller Foundation evolved to bring the arts and humanities together, from classical archaeology to contemporary museums.

Although known for its work in science, medicine, and health, the Rockefeller Foundation supported a surprising number of performing arts activities.

Incorporated in 1923 with funding from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the IEB built a major scientific network in Europe and the US in only five years.

A massive program in nursing education extended to 53 schools across the globe. But it never became a top priority of the foundation that supported it.

The mid-20th century was an era influenced by mass communications, and a handful of philanthropic programs sought to tap into the possibilities of film and radio.