Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa
his year, the Mellon Foundation celebrates 30 years of grantmaking in South Africa. Since 1988, when then president William G. Bowen initiated Mellon’s support for South African universities, the Foundation has provided has awarded over $187 million in arts and humanities grants to a total of 44 South African universities and other institutions.
To honor this significant milestone, the Foundation brings to life three decades of grantmaking in its newly released publication. With vibrant images from our grantees across South Africa, the publication includes interviews with institutional leaders and partners, as well as testimony from the grantees themselves, all together detailing a rich and ever-evolving history.
“Over 30 years, Mellon support has contributed to developing institutional capacities of key research universities in accordance with their specific visions and priorities, especially to strengthening the arts and humanities, and to higher education more generally,” writes Saleem Badat, program director of the Foundation’s International Higher Education and Strategic Projects team (IHESP)...