Higher Education in Russia & Africa Strategy

To help nurture the intellectual freedom necessary to keep emerging democratic societies healthy and economically vibrant, MacArthur makes grants for the development of modern university-based science and social science research and training capabilities in Russia and provides long-term support for four leading African universities.

 

The Foundation is concluding its grantmaking for higher education in Africa and Russia and will no longer be accepting funding proposals.

Representative Grants

Independent Institute for Social Policy

Moscow, Russian Federation
2011

$170,000 To support the journal "SPERO" (over three years).

Staff

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Barry Lowenkron

Vice President, International Programs
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Kole A. Shettima

Director, Africa Office
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John W. Slocum

Director, Migration
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Igor Zevelev

Director, Russia Office
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Mikhail Troitskiy

Associate Director, Russia Office
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Raoul J. Davion

Program Officer and Chair, Girls' Secondary Education Group
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Godwin Odo

Program Officer, Nigeria
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S. Quinn Hanzel

Program Assistant
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Phillis D. Hollice

Program Administrator

Esther Ifesanmi

Executive Secretary, Nigeria

Hauwa K. Kazeem

Program Assistant, Nigeria

Amina Usman

Program Administrator, Nigeria
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Galina Ustinova

Program Associate, Russia