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Kennesaw State joins group to boost minority enrollment

By Laura Diamond
Oct 28, 2011

Kennesaw State University announced Friday that it joined a statewide push to increase the number of minority students who earn degrees in math, science, technology and engineering.

Other Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation members are: University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia Perimeter College, Southern Polytechnic State, Ft. Valley State and Savannah State universities.

The group is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and provides students with mentors, research opportunities and financial aid.

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