UWC Featured on NBC Nightly News
Shelby Davis and the UWC program was featured on the "Making a Difference" segement of the NBC Nightly News with Brian Willams.

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Shelby Davis Article in the Minnesota Post
Scholarship program proves money manager Davis knows a
good investment when he sees it
Shelby Davis was late for dinner. Davis was wandering with a friend through the United World College campus on a warm, clear evening in Montezuma, N.M. The year was 1998.

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UWC Club of New York Speaker’s Series
“Globalization and The Changing Media Landscape,” featuring
Chrystia Freeland (Adriatic College ‘86)
January 17th, 2008, the UWC Club of New York held a talk as part of their ongoing Speaker’s Series entitled “Globalization and The Changing Media Landscape,” featuring Chrystia Freeland (Adriatic College ‘86), US Managing Editor of the Financial Times.

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United World College
Scholars program gives University of Richmond $1 million
Richmond.com - Richmond,VA,USA

Tuesday, October 09, 2007- Davis United World College Scholars Program, a philanthropic organization that promotes international understanding on American ...

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Davis United World College Scholars Program
United World Colleges students add diversity to Chicago's College
University of Chicago Chronicle - USA

And with our new participation in the Davis United World College Scholars Program, we hope to enroll even more of these students in the coming years. ...

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Teaching global understanding
Donor pays fees for almost 700 foreign students
By Jenna Russell, Globe Staff  |  July 21, 2005

NORTHEAST HARBOR, MAINE -- For decades, as founder and manager of the flourishing Davis New York Venture Fund, Shelby Davis was guided by two signature strategies: Look for visionary leaders and invest for the long term.

Now 68, Davis is using the same approach to advance an ambitious, new philanthropic venture, one that is transforming student enrollments and the undergraduate experience on dozens of college campuses.

Convinced that he can alter the course of international relations by sending outstanding foreign students to study with Americans, the semiretired fund manager has quietly built one of the largest privately funded scholarship programs in the United States.

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