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Microsoft Donates Software to World Learning

(12/17/2012) World Learning recently received a software donation from Microsoft with a retail value of $3.2 million, which will be used to improve its computer systems. 

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World Learning Alumna Named CNN Hero of the Year

(12/4/2012) World Learning is proud to congratulate Nepalese children's advocate Pushpa Basnet, an exchange program alumna, for receiving the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year award. Basnet earned the honor for her efforts to prevent children from growing up in prison if their parents are incarcerated.

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Alice Rowan Swanson Fellows to Address Migration and Food Security

(11/14/2012) World Learning congratulates the newest recipients of the Alice Rowan Swanson Fellowship, which returns alumni of its undergraduate study abroad program to their host countries to conduct human rights projects.

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Adam Weinberg to Step Down as President and CEO in June 2013

(11/1/2012) World Learning has announced that Adam Weinberg will end his term as president and CEO at the end of June 2013 to become the next president of Denison University in Ohio.

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Dubai Exchange Promotes Government Innovation

(10/8/2012) World Learning is hosting officials from Dubai this month on an exchange that will examine US government processes, management, and best practices in order to promote ethical and innovative leadership.

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