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Third Louisiana Institution Offers Full Ride to Spelling Champion Zaila Avant-garde
Southern University has become the third Louisiana academic institution to offer a full-ride scholarship to Zaila Avant-garde, the 14-year-old Louisiana native who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, reports The Advocate. “We at SU celebrate you, Zaila!” wrote Ray L. Belton, Southern’s president-chancellor, on Twitter. “You a PHENOMENAL representation of our great state […]
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Student Loan Service FedLoan Will Not Renew Federal Contract
Student loan servicer The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)— also known as FedLoan — will not renew its contract with the federal government when it expires in December, The New York Times reported. FedLoan oversees loans of 8.5 million student borrowers. It is one of the companies the Education Department pays to manage the […]
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Students, Nonprofits Work to End Period Poverty on Campuses Nationwide
In March, a group gathered in the middle of Lincoln University’s student union area for a celebration, complete with balloons, music, photo opportunities and appearances made by the university’s king and queen. The occasion? A “period pop-up shop,” in which tampons, pads and other sanitary products were handed out as casually as party favors.
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Georgia State Receives $2 Million from Kresge Foundation Education Program
Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success (NISS) has received $2 million from the Kresge Foundation Education Program. The money will go towards the institute’s implementation. NISS will help higher ed institutions implement technology-driven and evidence-based systems to increase college access and completion. It is slated to open in the fall. Using data-driven approaches, […]
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Latter-Day Saints Church Funds Initiatives With NAACP and UNCF
Three initiatives that aim to provide scholarships, humanitarian aid and educational opportunity were announced Monday during a news conference from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the NAACP, Deseret News reported. The first initiative – funded by the church – will give $1 million a year for three […]
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Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to Create Scholarship Program, Named After Former GM Ozzie Newsome
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has donated $4 million to create the Ozzie Newsome Scholars Program, in honor of former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. The money will be given to graduates of Baltimore City Public Schools s who choose to attend a Maryland historically Black college and university, The Root reported. The Stephen and […]
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Discover This Year’s Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs
Now in its 8th year, Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) is a national recognition that celebrates student affairs workplaces that are vibrant, diverse, supportive and committed to staff work-life balance, professional development and inclusive excellence. PPWSA offers institutional leaders information that can be used to improve practices across their student affairs community, while also serving as a useful tool for employers, career services staff and job-seekers across the country.
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Higher Ed Enrollment Experiences Steep Fall in Spring 2021, Community Colleges Suffering Brunt
Higher ed enrollment suffered massive decline for the spring 2021 academic term, falling by 3.5% – 603,000 students, according to a new report by The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).
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College Promise, ETS Create Models for Targeted Student Support
Through a partnership with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in 2019, College Promise has worked to adjust the “one-size fits all” model to target more specific student populations.
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Kaiser Permanente Endows $1 Million to Health Sciences at Colorado Community Colleges
The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges has received a $1 million, 15-year endowment from Kaiser Permanente. The Kaiser Permanente Colorado Equity Scholarship Fund will support students who are enrolled in a health sciences degree program and who are Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, LBGTQI, have disabilities, or are US veterans. The […]
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Virginia Union University Gives $6.35 Million to Help Students Pay Off School Debt
Virginia Union University gave more than $6.35 million to help 1,344 students pay off school debt, making it so that all graduating seniors had no debt to the school and continuing students had their current balance paid. The awarded students include 1,192 undergrad and 152 grad students. Federal funding – via the CARES Act – […]
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Washington and Lee University to Keep Name Tied to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
Washington and Lee University (WLU) will keep its name amid calls for the school to remove its Confederate ties, The Washington Post reported. Students and faculty voted last year to change the school’s name, partially named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. WLU announced Friday that after a review, the Board of Trustees decided there […]
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