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Morgan State University Nursing Program Awarded $146K Grant | Afro

Morgan State University Nursing Program Receives More than $146,000 in Funding to Promote Statewide Student Mentoring Funding Comes as Part of nearly $30M in Nurse Support Program II Competitive Institutional Grants dispersed statewide by the Maryland Higher Education Commission BALTIMORE – In support of efforts to promote statewide mentoring for nursing students, the Morgan State []

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