<p>Established in 1992 by a group of concerned Hellenes and  Philhellenes, many of them professors at the University of South Florida, the  Foundation is a public non-profit educational organization [501.c(3)] with  headquarters in Tampa, Florida, that carries out in the United States the work  of the International Foundation for Greek Language and Culture (IFGLC). <br />
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  AFGLC members are convinced that the quality of world leadership tomorrow  depends upon the quality of the educational curriculum today. If we want to assure  the future a leadership with a firm understanding of the human adventure, of  the origins of democracy and the philosophical underpinnings of Western  thought, we believe today's education must begin with a study of the Greek  experience. Thus AFGLC is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of  Greek culture and language in the curriculum of institutions of higher learning  in the Americas, even as its parent organization, IFGLC, pursues the same goals  worldwide.<br />
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  To this end AFGLC aims at establishing Interdisciplinary Centers for Hellenic  Studies (ICHS) at selected universities throughout the United States and  elsewhere. Each Center consists of five named professorships, endowed in  perpetuity, covering all aspects of Hellenic culture, especially as they have  impacted modern civilization: Language and Literature, Philosophy, History,  Culture (art, archaeology, musicology, or related subjects), and Byzantine  History and Orthodox Religion. The ICHS plan is the only one in the United  States to bring to a general American audience at secular universities the  riches of Greek Orthodoxy.</p>
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<b>AFGLC Administrative Structure</b><br><br>
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