Topic: Social Sciences

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.

A foundation-supported publication challenged McCarthyism and caused a controversy.

In the aftermath, Foundation staff struggled to rectify their organization’s involvement with this weapon of mass destruction.

Saving threatened scholars and confronting a dramatically changed world.

Orson Welles’s 1938 radio performance of The War of the Worlds prompted a foundation to explore issues of media literacy and fake news.