<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/westmont-news/college-lands-15m-social-sciences.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>10/12/2007</pubDate><title>College lands $1.5M for Social Sciences</title><excerpt>The Fletcher Jones Foundation has awarded Westmont $1 million toward the creation of the college’s first endowed chair in the social sciences. The grant is being matched with a $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor to fully endow the chair.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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