Decade: 1980s

In nearly a century of activity in the field of economics, the Foundation initiated new research centers and training programs around the world.

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.

A new program in the natural sciences increased funding and attention to the life sciences, and coined a new term along the way.

A new organization played an important part in assisting the Rockefeller Foundation by assembling cooperative studies on the issues of the day.

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.

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.

India was not the first country to take up the new seeds and methods developed by the Rockefeller Foundation, but the story of India’s adoption of them in the 1960s is dramatic.

In the 1980s, critics argued that some groups had been left behind by the Green Revolution.