The Top of the Stack: Fuchs on Funding

In more than 10 years as vice president and program officer forresearch in information technology at the Andrew W. MellonFoundation, Ira Fuchs oversaw the grants program that fundedprojects including Sakai, uPortal, Kuali, the Open KnowledgeInitiative, Fedora, DSpace, and the Open Library Environment.Having been both a pioneer in the development of transformativetechnology projects and a leader in the higher educationcommunity, Fuchs will discuss the grant maker's perspectiveon higher education, including insights to those seeking grantsfrom philanthropic organizations.

WINNER: 2010 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award.
Award sponsored by SunGard Higher Education,An EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner.