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Mariah McGhee (right) and Savannah Jacobs began their studies at ASU this fall.
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Mariah McGhee, a valedictorian on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, dreamed of attending ASU after childhood visits to the state. But she knew her family couldn’t afford out-of-state tuition. Then a miracle dropped in her lap: a full four-year scholarship to ASU. It's thanks to a new initiative between ASU and the True Sioux Hope Foundation, which is sponsoring a pair of students from Pine Ridge — considered the most economically disadvantaged reservation in the U.S. — to attend ASU. McGhee will study business entrepreneurship, and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation classmate Savannah Jacobs will pursue political science.
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Partnership offers Native students a boost
