NEW YORK – Today President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton announced the program and featured participants for the sixth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) to be held at Washington University in St. Louis April 5-7. CGI U will bring together more than 1,000 college students with innovators, thought leaders, and civically engaged celebrities to make Commitments to Action to address the most pressing challenges facing their campuses and communities in areas such as education, environment and climate change, human rights, poverty alleviation, and public health.
More than $400,000 in funding will be available for students to carry out their commitments made at CGI U, primarily through the newly established CGI University Network of 33 colleges and universities that have committed to support, mentor, and provide seed funding to student innovators and entrepreneurs from their respective schools.
Full Press Release: Clinton Global Initiative .
Stephen Colbert will partake in the ‘Closing Conversation’ with Bill Clinton at the ‘Closing Plenary Session’ on Saturday, April 6th from 3:30 – 4:30PM.
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Stephen Colbert Named as Featured Participant at CGI U 2013. | Colbert News Hub
Stephen Colbert will partake in the ‘Closing Conversation’ with Bill Clinton at the ‘Closing Plenary Session’ on Saturday, April 6th from 3:30 – 4:30PM.
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