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Spendlove Prize Winner Brings Spirit of Ubuntu to UC Merced

November 14, 2024

UC Merced Spendlove Prize Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarembga spread the spirit of ubuntu over UC Merced on Wednesday night, imparting its message of “how we can be good people who live well together.” Dangarembga, a Zimbabwean filmmaker, writer and activist, is the 16th recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize...

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