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The Syllabus: Attracting N.C. students to N.C. schools

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The Syllabus: Attracting N.C. students to N.C. schools

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• Oct 25, 2016
• Oct 25, 2016
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John Newsom |

I wanted to circle back to something I heard earlier this fall when I was writing about Guilford College’s enrollment (rising) and budget issues (under control). Specifically, President Jane Fernandes told me that Guilford is now recruiting more heavily in North Carolina than it has in a long while.

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