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Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center
January 29, 2021
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The State of the American Dream
Join us online on Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. CST for our next Engage at the Bush Center, presented by Highland Capital Management program. Cullum Clark, the Director of the George W. Bush Institute – SMU Economic Growth Initiative, will moderate a discussion on what the American Dream means in 2021. This theme will also be explored in the upcoming edition of the Bush Institute's digital journal of ideas, The Catalyst.
Clark will be joined by Jaylon Smith, a Dallas Cowboys linebacker; Jorge Lima, Senior Vice President of Policy at Americans for Prosperity; and Dionne Gumbs, CEO and Founder of GenEQTY.
Register now
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In Focus
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IMMIGRATION | Building A System For Tomorrow
As the Biden Administration prioritizes immigration, Laura Collins, Bush Institute – SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director, outlines recommendations that will benefit America and remain true to our history as a nation of immigrants.
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GLOBAL HEALTH | A Journey of Hope in Zimbabwe
More Zimbabwean women living with HIV will be screened for cervical cancer after the Zimbabwe Association of Church-Related Hospitals began offering visual inspection with acetic acid services in October 2018 with support from PEPFAR as part of the Go Further partnership. Sarudzai Ndlovu shares her journey.
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EDUCATION | Texas Moves Forward with Testing
Anne Wicks, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of the Education Reform Initiative, spoke with CBS 11 DFW about the importance of state testing and how it may look different this year.
Watch the interview
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SPREAD THE NEWS | North Korea Freedom Scholarship Now Open
The George W. Bush Institute formally opened applications this month for the
2021 North Korea Freedom Scholarship,
designed to help North Korean escapees take advantage of the opportunities America offers and build productive, prosperous lives as new Americans.
Meet 2020 scholarship recipient
Evelyn Jeong
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