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The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing received a $2 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF to support undergraduate programs through the establishment of the Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship.
This gift will create 167 full scholarships for traditional and accelerated BSN programs at the School of Nursing’s locations in Jackson and Oxford over the next three years.
“At Bedford Falls Foundation, our principal mission is to facilitate greater access to high-quality nursing education by removing the financial barrier, so students can focus on entering the nursing workforce with less stress,” said Bill Conway Jr., founder and trustee of the Bedford Falls Foundation and founder of Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF. “Together, through our shared missions and goals, our hope is to create an opportunity where students can continue to fulfill their dreams and succeed.”…