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Central State Now A Land Grant School

Central State University's century-long push to become a land grant institution has been successful.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has bestowed land grant status, placing the cash-strapped historically-black school in line for federal funding.  University officials say it will also help develop new programs and recruit students.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.