[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1461]
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    MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES UNITE

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2008

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to enter into the Record a 
July 8, 2008 New York Carib News editorial entitled: ``The Path to 
Success in Education: University of the West Indies and Medgar Evers 
College Join Hands.'' The partnership came about as a result of the 
CARICOM Conference in New York that brought together Caribbean heads of 
government as well as the titans of the New York City financial 
community.
  Medgar Evers and UWI have existing ties because of the similarity of 
the populations they serve. ``UWI is a regional university serving the 
English-speaking Caribbean population and MEC is the college most 
closely associated with the Caribbean-American community within the 
CUNY system and the New York City metropolitan area.'' The strong 
connection between the two universities will be mutually beneficial and 
it will give UWI, the most prestigious institution of higher learning 
in the Caribbean, tangible ties to an American university that can give 
greater opportunities for exchange in both university communities.

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