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Domestic News September 17, 1960

Jackson Advocate

Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi

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24 American colleges announced a program to bring 100-200 African students to the US annually, covering tuition and essentials; governments to fund travel. Colleges include Harvard, Yale, and others.

Merged-components note: Continuation of colleges forming plan for Africans across pages; relabeled to domestic_news.

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Colleges Form School Plan For Africans

New York - A program for bringing between 100 and 200 African students each year to the United States was announced Friday by 24 American colleges.

The colleges are to provide tuition, room and board and other essentials. The students' governments are to underwrite travel expenses.

Colleges taking part are Amherst, Barnard, Brandeis, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Haverford, Minnesota, Mount Holyoke, Notre Dame, Oberlin, Pembroke, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Radcliffe, Smith, Stanford, Vassar, Wellesley, Swarthmore and Yale.

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Education

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African Students Us Colleges Education Program Student Exchange

Where did it happen?

New York

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New York

Event Date

Friday

Event Details

A program for bringing between 100 and 200 African students each year to the United States was announced by 24 American colleges. The colleges will provide tuition, room and board and other essentials, while the students' governments will underwrite travel expenses. Participating colleges: Amherst, Barnard, Brandeis, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Haverford, Minnesota, Mount Holyoke, Notre Dame, Oberlin, Pembroke, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Radcliffe, Smith, Stanford, Vassar, Wellesley, Swarthmore, and Yale.

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