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Lauren Villagran

Mexico Correspondent

Lauren Villagran is a freelance correspondent in Mexico City for The Christian Science Monitor and other publications. Previously, she worked for the Associated Press in New York. She holds a degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Recent stories

• The ties that bind: Obama travels to Mexico (+video)
• Is Mexico's economy more a fiesta or a siesta?
• Is birth the 'old-fashioned way' on its way out in Mexico?
• A 'like' for linguistics: Can social media save Mexico's unwritten languages?
• Can Mexico's vigilante militias trade ski masks for police badges?
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Paul Giniès turned a failing African university into a world-class problem-solver

Today 2iE is recognized as a 'center of excellence' producing top-notch home-grown African engineers ready to address the continent's problems.