Banks were failing, plants were closing, and people stood in bread lines, but Ed Murrow was off to New York City to run the national office of the National Student Federation.

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In December 1929 Ed persuaded the college to send him to the annual convention of the National Student Federation of America (NSFA), being held at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

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But the Federation of Student Islamic Societies insists radicalism is not widespread.

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As an appetiser, at 11am, the committee has a short session on the roots of radicalisation with witnesses from Universities UK and Federation of Student Islamic Societies.

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He convinced the New York Times to quote the federation's student polls, and he cocreated and supplied guests for the University of the Air series on the two-year-old Columbia Broadcasting System.

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"Robbie stepped aside because he signed up as president to organise events and run a student society, " said Michael Paynter, secretary for the National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies.

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The initiative is being run by Universities Scotland, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland and student organisations following a recommendation from a university survey, Taking Pride in the Job.

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