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The Mellon Monopoly Behind UChicago’s Humanities

The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) allots teaching posts at the University to early-career academics in efforts to “bring new critical perspectives on their field” through research that “engages subjects or areas less commonly studied in the field.” The Mellon Foundation is the PPFP’s primary sponsor. It is a philanthropic organization that mistakes covert political…

Dinah Megibow-Taylor