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Guide to Colleges and Universities 2019
University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning’s Claudia B. Rebola worked with graduate students to combat overdose deaths in the region.
Higher Learning on the Rise LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE GAINING RECOGNITION AND ADDING PROGRAMS By Kevin Michell
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here are a bev y of colleges and universities in the Greater Cincinnati area and many of them are celebrating milestones, developing initiatives for community betterment and making improvements to their academic offerings. Here’s just a sampling of some of the notable news coming from our local higher learning facilities.
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH UNIVERSITY Two prestigious local grants have been awarded to Mount St. Joseph University
Mount St. Joseph University donates to nonprofits that students study in its Student Philanthropy Project. that will assist the school’s programs for art, philanthropy and community betterment. Cincinnati’s Cambridge Charitable Foundation announced in Januar y it would award two grants totaling $10,000 to The Mount. The new funds are to be
split between the university’s Student Philanthropy Project and its program to provide digital pianos for students. The money earmarked for philanthropy efforts will be used to fund courses involving the evaluation, research and running of nonprofit organizations in the Greater w w w.
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