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Akorfa Dagadu: Ghanaian MIT student selected for prestigious 2027 Schwarzman Scholars Program

Ghanaian MIT senior Akorfa Dagadu named a 2027 Schwarzman Scholar, joins 150 globally selected fellows to study global affairs at Tsinghua University, Beijing.
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