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Virginia State University, USAID Pitch In To Help South Sudan Grow

by Rich Griset , February 3, 2012

Virginia State University and Virginia Tech have partnered to help the University of Juba and the Catholic University of Sudan develop a curriculum to teach South Sudanese farmers through community outreach.

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Dr. Robert M. Franklin

Robert Franklin to Step Down as Morehouse College President

by Jamal Eric Watson , February 2, 2012

Morehouse College has announced that school president Dr. Robert M. Franklin will spend the 2012-13 academic year on sabbatical as a Scholar-in-Residence at Stanford University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Institute.

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President Barack Obama

Official: White House Path on College Affordability Not Fully Mapped Out

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim , February 1, 2012

Obama administration wants input from higher education community on college affordability policies, White House official tells members of independent college association.

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Mississippi Universities Say Financial Aid Fund Running Short

by Jeff Amy, The Associated Press , February 3, 2012


Recipients of state scholarships could see their aid packages trimmed unless the Mississippi Legislature puts more money into financial aid.

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Emerging Scholars: Visionary Thinker – Osagie Obasogie

by Lydia Lum , February 3, 2012


The tenth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Osagie Obasogie, who is an associate professor of law at the University of California, Hastings.

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Second Black Graduate of University of Mississippi Dies

by Jack Elliott Jr., The Associated Press , February 2, 2012


Along with James Meredith and another student, Cleveland Donald Jr. entered Ole Miss under a federal protection order.

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Emerging Scholars: Cell Biology Pioneer – Magdalena Bezanilla

by Michelle J. Nealy , February 2, 2012


The ninth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla, who is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts.

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