University of Ghana

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

Ghana

State

Greater Accra

City

Accra

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Gunther Gunther	Stanford University	University of Ghana	Law	Ghana	1970-1971	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Griffiths	Yale University	University of Ghana	Law	Ghana	1970-1971	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kerry Ahearn	Oregon State University - Corvallis	University of Ghana	Language	Ghana	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jack Rettig	University of Oregon	University of Ghana	Education	Ghana	1969-1970	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Sneed	Stanford University	University of Ghana	Law	Ghana	1969-1970	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Vukasin	State University of New York, Binghamton	University of Ghana	Economics	Ghana	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathleen Rhodes	Cornell University	University of Ghana	Home Economics	Ghana	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ann Adams	Cornell University	University of Ghana	Literature	Ghana	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mensah Adinkrah	Metropolitan State University	University of Ghana	Sociology	Ghana	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Douglass	Eastern Michigan University	University of Ghana	Medical Sciences	Ghana	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Reginald Jackson	Olaleye Communications	University of Ghana	Communications	Ghana	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tyson King-Meadows	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	University of Ghana	Political Science	Ghana	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nia Love	Manhattanville College	University of Ghana	Drama/Theater Arts	Ghana	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lucie White	Harvard University	University of Ghana	Law	Ghana	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Lemly	Mount Holyoke College	University of Ghana	Literature	Ghana	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Beverly Sealey	Simmons College	University of Ghana	Social Work	Ghana	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Deron Albright	Saint Joseph's University	University of Ghana	Film/Cinema Studies	Ghana	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Halifu Osumare	University of California, Davis	University of Ghana	Area Studies	Ghana	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James King	Salisbury University	University of Ghana	Literature	Ghana	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wenona Whitfield	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	University of Ghana	Law	Ghana	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Kofi Agovi	University of Ghana	Northwestern University	Language	Ghana	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Grace Diabah	University of Ghana	University of South Florida	Linguistics	Ghana	2020-2021	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Akua Asantewaa Campbell	University of Ghana	Indiana University, Bloomington	Linguistics	Ghana	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey	University of Ghana	University of Pittsburgh	Agriculture	United States	2024-2025	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Edem Adotey	University of Ghana	University of California, Los Angeles	History	Ghana	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Joana Salifu Yendork	University of Ghana	Virginia Commonwealth University	Psychology	Ghana	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Benjamin Obido Ayettey	University of Ghana	Ohio Northern University	Dance	Ghana	2015-2016	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Josephine Akosua Adomako Ampofo	University of Ghana	Concordia University	Sociology	Ghana	2015-2016	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program

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