Simmons College To Name School For Late Journalist Gwen Ifill
Simmons College announced Tuesday the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities in honor of Ifill, who graduated from the private college with a communications degree in 1977.
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Simmons College announced Tuesday the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities in honor of Ifill, who graduated from the private college with a communications degree in 1977.
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A magazine borrowed from the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.
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