Tag: Scholarships: Page 17

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Court Rejects Fired Iowa Professor’s Appeal

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― An appeals court upheld the firing of a University of Iowa radiology professor Wednesday, rejecting claims that he did not receive a fair hearing.

November 26, 2014

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Official Says Florida State University Gunman Was Alumnus

A Florida State University alumnus and attorney shot three people at the school’s library early Thursday before being killed by police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

November 20, 2014

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Moody’s: Colleges Charging More, Keeping Less

Bond-rating company says higher education revenue growth at a 10-year low.

November 18, 2014

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Motlow State Community College Hires Faculty To Prepare For Influx

A plan to offer free tuition to all Tennessee high school graduates has some higher-education institutions looking to hire more faculty.

November 16, 2014

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‘Enough, I’m Tired’ Becomes Rallying Cry of Mexican Protest

An off-the-cuff comment by the attorney general to cut off a news conference about the apparent killing of 43 missing college students has been taken up by protesters as a rallying cry against Mexico’s corruption and drug trade-fueled violence.

November 9, 2014

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Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. Chair Themes Art Around Hair

Comb through the life story of Sonya Clark and it’s easy to see how she came to craft works of art themed around hair, a provocative and politicized thread of identity.

November 5, 2014

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State Lottery Funds May Not Help Those Who Need it Most

When it comes to using state lottery funds to finance scholarships for college, the idea that gambling proceeds are helping the poor pay for their education makes the state-sanctioned games of chance more acceptable than they might otherwise be.

October 20, 2014

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Experts: Minority Talent Available for Silicon Valley

While technology firms have blamed an insufficient talent pipeline for low Black and Latino employee numbers, educators say Silicon Valley companies have cast too narrow a net for potential hires.

October 20, 2014

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Breakdown of State Lottery Funds Examined

A closer look at whether or not state lottery funds benefits the students who need it the most.

October 16, 2014

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Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications

With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications.

October 12, 2014

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School Bets Video Game Scholarship Can Draw Talent

CHICAGO ― As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became addicted to video games. Ten-hours-a-day addicted.

October 6, 2014

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HSI Leaders Urged to Make Voices Heard When it Comes to Funding

Luis Maldonado, chief advocacy officer at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, said of political engagement: “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the table.”

October 6, 2014