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Business
Clothing and shelter win top prizes at Social Venture Plan Competition
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Alumni
SPU alum and professor is named AAAS Fellow
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David Brooks continues the conversation at SPU
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“A New Beginning,” with President Deana Porterfield
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Alumni
Enriching transformations on both sides of the border
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Arts & Culture
The 22nd annual Day of Common Learning
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The World
Beyond borders: A Fulbright Specialist’s journey began with a library she brought to Tanzania
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The President’s View
The President’s Inaugural Address