22.1758, North: West University, South Africa Leads in the Grad School Challenge for Africa Region!

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LINGUIST List: Vol-22-1758. Tue Apr 19 2011. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 22.1758, North: West University, South Africa Leads in the Grad School Challenge for Africa Region!

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Date: 19-Apr-2011
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Grad School Challenge Update for the Africa Region

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:18:00
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Grad School Challenge Update for the Africa Region

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Here's the update on donations from Africa Region:

North-West University in South Africa and the University of 
Uyo in Nigeria have donated $175 and $20 respectively.

The LINGUIST List Crew expresses sincere gratitude to the 
donors from these two universities for we understand the sacrifices your 
donations entail. We know too that many 
more Africans would have donated to support the LINGUIST List 
but for currency, credit card and wire transfer hurdles. 

Since many of you will be attending the upcoming 42nd Annual 
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However, Africa is not only for Africans and African donations 
don't necessarily have to emanate from Africa. If you are an 
African living in the diaspora you can still donate from your 
current location in solidarity to your fatherland. Even if you 
are not from Africa, but graduated from a university in Africa 
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