<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/john-baine-establishes-mpa-excellence-endowment-for-graduate-students.html" dsn="news"><featured>0</featured><pubDate>07/03/2025</pubDate><title>John Baine Establishes MPA Excellence Endowment for Graduate Students</title><description>Arkansas State University has announced the establishment of the John Baine MPA Excellence Endowment Fund, a $50,000 endowed gift from alumnus John Baine, ’95 and ’97, to benefit students in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. </description><author/><image><img src="/images/news/imported/john-baine-establishes-mpa-excellence-endowment-for-graduate-students-shareimage.webp" alt="John Baine Establishes MPA Excellence Endowment for Graduate Students"/></image><showImage>after</showImage><imageWidth>narrow</imageWidth></item>