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Catching up with Precinct Alumni in Cairo

03/19/2024

December 2023 I had the pleasure of meeting with several Presidential Precinct alumni while visiting friends in Cairo, Egypt. It was heartw...
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Celebrating Ten Years of the Mandela Washington Fellowship: Young African Leaders Returning to Williamsburg and Charlottesville in Summer 2024

02/27/2024

The Presidential Precinct is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young A...
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Thanks to new Chair appointment, Global Advisory Council enters next season with strength

02/26/2024

The Presidential Precinct is proud and grateful to announce Dessie Nash, Market Investment Executive at Bank of America Private Bank, as th...
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Alumnus Launches Needs Assessment for Zimbabwe

01/23/2024

Bright Chimedza, 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus, has recently published his latest needs assessment report - part of a career-l...
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Program Highlight: Dismantling Racial and Social Injustice

10/30/2023

In mid-September, our team welcomed 16 international visitors representing 15 countries – from Australia to Romania – for a seven-day I...
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Precinct Alumni and University Students Working Together through Virtual Global Internships

10/25/2023

In 2021, we introduced a high concentration of virtual programming at the Presidential Precinct. Some of these modalities were temporary, i...
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Alumnus Launches Community Network for Climate Justice in Zimbabwe

10/21/2023

September 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya, 18 heads of state from across the African continent met together for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit,...
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Bangladeshi educators visit the Precinct, Dialogue with UVA's School of Education and Human Development

09/28/2023

Faculty and staff of UVA’s School for Education and Human Development (SEHD) opened their labs to Bangladeshi educators seeking to design...
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Becoming A Young African Leader From Sierra Leone

09/20/2023

In 2016, I was privileged to be selected as a young and emerging leader from Sierra Leone to participate in one of the most prestigious fel...
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The Presidential Precinct Announces New President & CEO

08/30/2023

Toyosi Ogunseye, Program Alumna and 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow, to lead the organization’s next chapter. --- CHARLOTTESVILLE, V...
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