MacArthur Genius Grant

Wednesday October 14, 2015

Setting Up Ghana's First Liberal Arts College Makes Him A 'Genius'

Patrick Awuah is one of this year's MacArthur "genius" grant winners. The former Microsoft engineer was honored for establishing a new kind of school in his native Ghana. Andrew Heavens/TED hide caption

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Setting Up Ghana's First Liberal Arts College Makes Him A 'Genius'

October 14, 2015 • Patrick Awuah left his job as a Microsoft engineer to establish a new kind of school for his country. That accomplishment has now earned him a "genius grant" of $625,000 from the MacArthur Foundation.