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Laura McPherson ’04 is an assistant professor of linguistics at Dartmouth College specializing in West African indigenous languages. She writes, “We must continue to humanize the news from Africa and celebrate the accomplishments of these women to not only strengthen international connections and increase our ability to collaborate for the greater good, but so we can see tragedies like the current famine for what they are—a tragedy.” Read more here.

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