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The Fulbright Program in Africa, 1946 to 1986

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  • ADELAIDE M. CROMWELL

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The history of the Fulbright program in Africa is one of slowly growing political and economic interest in the continent and an ongoing adjustment to radical political and social changes. The program has followed the directive of avoiding all appearances of cultural imperialism and keeping apart from political or bureaucratic interference. Responding to the growth of universities in Africa and the expanding interest and expertise of American students and scholars, the program grew rapidly in the 1970s and was strengthened in 1978 with the addition of the Hubert H. Humphrey North/South Fellowships for midcareer civil servants and in 1980 by the University Affiliation Program and the African-American Issues Center Program. The Fulbright has been largest in the largest countries or those of greatest interest geopolitically to the United States—Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Liberia. The Republic of South Africa presents the greatest challenge to an exchange program founded on academic excellence and free intellectual inquiry.

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  • Adelaide M. Cromwell, 1987. "The Fulbright Program in Africa, 1946 to 1986," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 491(1), pages 92-103, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:491:y:1987:i:1:p:92-103
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716287491001009
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