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The American Universities Field Staff (AUFS) program was established by Walter Rogers in 1951, as a partner organization of the Institute of Current World Affairs.  The AUFS, later re-named the Universities Field Staff International (UFSI), was a membership organization supported by fees from as many as 20 American universities and grants from the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, and governed by top representatives of the member schools. The main purpose of the AUFS was to supply teaching personnel in international affairs at the member colleges from its pool of “Associates”  — scholars living and studying abroad in their regions of specialization. Many of the original Associates of AUFS were former ICWA Fellows.

A number of AUFS and UFSI reports can be found with Institute of Current World Affairs newsletters.

From the Archive


A citadel built more than 500 years ago stands in the middle of modern, bustling Herat.


“The Ranger sped toward the Iranian border on the smooth, asphalt, Iranian-built road. Electric towers followed the road from Herat and disappeared into the Iranian desert. Sand dunes piled against walls, street signs, and parked cars. When the wind gusted, the sand blowing against the Ranger sounded like shards of metal. A range of brown, bald mountains paralleled the road on one side, an abandoned refugee camp on the other.” [read newsletter]


—Nicholas Schmidle

Pakistan

ICWA Fellow (2006-2008)