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			<title><![CDATA[A Rising Star]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/img/news/listing/1299.jpg" alt="Brittany Berns (left) and her colleague Sabi Yoto, a fellow teacher at Toucountouna's secondary school. Berns taught English and helped to expand a school as a Peace Corps volunteer in Toucountouna from 2010 to 2012. Photo courtesy of Brittany Berns." title="Brittany Berns (left) and her colleague Sabi Yoto, a fellow teacher at Toucountouna's secondary school. Berns taught English and helped to expand a school as a Peace Corps volunteer in Toucountouna from 2010 to 2012. Photo courtesy of Brittany Berns." /> USC Dornsife international relations alumna Brittany Berns '08 has led an effort in Benin, Africa, to fund and construct a school building in the village of Toucountouna. She also launched a scholarship program called Rising Stars to help young women there achieve their education goals. She’s just getting started.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[From Actress to Activist]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1180/from-actress-to-activist/]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/img/news/listing/1180.jpg" alt="Actress and USC Dornsife student America Ferrera speaks to students in professor Steven Lamy's international relations class about celebrity diplomacy — how those in the public sphere use their influence to bring attention to global issues. Ferrera has partnered with organizations such as Save the Children to raise funds to build a school in Diassadeni, Mali. Photo by Michelle Salzman." title="Actress and USC Dornsife student America Ferrera speaks to students in professor Steven Lamy's international relations class about celebrity diplomacy — how those in the public sphere use their influence to bring attention to global issues. Ferrera has partnered with organizations such as Save the Children to raise funds to build a school in Diassadeni, Mali. Photo by Michelle Salzman." /> As a student of international relations in USC Dornsife, America Ferrera found a way to pursue her two passions: acting and social activism.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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