Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Frederic A. Mosher, 1998.
Creator: | Mosher, Fritz | Project: | Carnegie Corporation project. Pt. 2. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript: 313 pages videorecording: 2 videocassettes sound recording: 7 sound cassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteProgram Officer and Psychologist
Scope and ContentsChildhood in Illinois; education: Oberlin College, 1950-1954, B.S. Psychology, University of Michigan and Harvard University, 1954-1959, Ph.D. Social Psychology; Carnegie Corporation: office culture and influence of colleagues, grant administration and review process, program evaluation process, role of trustees, influence of Corporation presidents, career development; foundation work: appropriate areas for support, accountability, elitism, staff control of decision-making, promotion of public awareness; personal project involvement: educational development in African universities, Avoiding Nuclear War program chair, U.S.-Soviet strategic relations, development of American schools, The Youth Project, senior program advisor; post-Carnegie career.
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