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Published online Jan 25, 2008 Education $5.75M gift creates Advancing Africa fund at Brown By William Hamilton PBN Staff Writer Brown University today announced the creation of an “Advancing Africa Scholarship Fund,” targeting students from Sub-Saharan nations who pledge to return to their homelands after graduation – to “help address some of the continent’s critical needs in all sectors,” the university said. More » This item is available in full to subscribers. Please log in to continue. To purchase a copy of this article for $2.00, click here.