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Davis Program Offered as Model for Remaking U.S. Public Diplomacy
As the U.S. Congress works to find ways of improving America’s public diplomacy, it has turned to the Davis UWC Scholars Program as a model. read this article>
Congressional Transcript 2007
Congressional Transcript 2008
NBC News Features Davis Philanthropy
“The Results Are Transforming,” Says Reporter Rehema Ellis
On Friday evening, May 9, 2008, Shelby Davis and the Davis UWC Scholars Program had a moment in the national spotlight. read this article>
Brown Wins the 2008–09 Davis Cup
Last year Dartmouth won it. This year, the honor goes to Brown. read this article>
Coming Together to Build Energy for Change
Studying at a United World College breeds a passion for positive action in the world.
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Bright Atang Lights The Skies
Atang Gilika was always top of his class growing up in Gaborone. He thought his good marks would earn him a future, but he says he often felt hemmed in by societal expectations.
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Breaking New Paths for Peace
New “Kathryn Davis Fellows” Are a Widening Circle for Change
At this defining moment in history, it is not enough for higher education to merely do what it has always done,” declares Clara Yu, president of the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. “Some leaders are bold enough to test new approaches, invent new models, even jump the tracks to explore new paths.”
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A Good Idea Motivates Others
The Davis Example Inspires New Generosity
Energized by the examples of the Davis UWC Scholars Program and the young people in whom it invests, two more American donors have chosen to help fund the education of international students at U.S. institutions.
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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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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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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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