Tag: Scholarships: Page 18

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Ohio State Student’s Jaunt onto Football Field Costs Him Scholarship

A student who ran onto the field during an Ohio State football game and was body-slammed by a coach is losing his scholarship amid his court case.

October 1, 2014

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When a Privileged Scholar Tries to Examine Privilege

I don’t think it’s intellectually honest to discuss how elite education reproduces more elite without considering how race, societal values or the study of primarily White canons help to reproduce this status quo.

September 24, 2014

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After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund

AFSCME, one of the largest labor unions in the country, severed its ties with the United Negro College Fund earlier this summer over its decision to accept money from the controversial Koch brothers.

September 21, 2014

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Centre College Program Aimed at First-Generation Students

The largest single gift in Centre College’s nearly 200-year history will create a new scholarship program for first-generation students, the liberal arts college announced.

September 17, 2014

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WWU President Won’t Be Offering Budget Cut Ideas

Every two years for at least a decade, the governor and the Legislature have asked public university and college presidents to project what kind.

September 14, 2014

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Oregon Ballot Measure Would Create College Aid Fund

Students are facing a rising loan burden, and Oregon’s state treasurer wants the state to be able to take on debt of its own to help them out.

September 14, 2014

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Kurt Schmoke Looks to Raise University of Baltimore’s Profile

He inherited the presidency of the University of Baltimore, headquartered in his native hometown where he once served as mayor from 1987 to 1999.

September 14, 2014

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Tough Financial Love May Pay Off for Kentucky State University

A roller-coaster couple of weeks during which a quarter of it students were released for non-payment of accounts resulted in most returning and possibly fiscal stability.

September 11, 2014

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Many Dropped Students Return to Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University says 70 percent of the students who were dropped for nonpayment are back at school.

September 10, 2014

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NCAA Lifts Penn State’s Postseason Ban

The NCAA on Monday lifted the on-the-field sanctions placed on the Penn State football team for the Jerry Sandusky scandal, including immediately eliminating the postseason ban and restoring scholarships.

September 8, 2014

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Alvernia University Bets $10M on Poor City’s Kids

Long seen as a way out of poverty, higher education eludes most students at Reading High.

August 28, 2014

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Special Issue – Academic Kickoff

The Academic Kickoff edition of Diverse takes a closer look at how professors are teaching to the tech-centric millennial student.

August 28, 2014