March 7, 2011
Children's Defense Fund (press release)
Marian Wright Edelman receives Dr. John Hope Franklin Award
By Patti Hassler
Washington, D.C. - Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, and Dr. Edmund Gordon of Columbia and Yale Universities, will receive the 2011 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine today at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. Cited for her deep impact on the nation and the highest standard of excellence, Edelman joins a short, exclusive list of honorees ...
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