Tag: Scholarships: Page 24

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College Endowments See Strong Growth

The nation’s college and university endowments—often used to fund scholarships and professorships—had strong growth last year, according to a report released Tuesday.

January 28, 2014

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Richard Sherman, Stanford Communications Major and Super Bowl Lout

You can study communications. But it doesn’t mean you’ve mastered it.

January 26, 2014

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Black Scholars: Sincerity Key to Academy’s Dealing With Faculty Prospects

In the blunt, oft times humorous exchanges with colleagues from across the country gathered for the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the scholars cordially disagreed on some strategic advice for their peers.

January 23, 2014

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Report: AAPI College Students Primarily Turn to Peers for Academic Advice

Low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) college students tend to seek academic advice from peers rather than from designated support centers on campus because of perceived barriers.

January 21, 2014

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Tech Students Get Support from Ga. Governor

Nathan Deal is proposing a separate scholarship for full tuition in the HOPE grant program, one of a handful of higher education proposals designed to create marketable grads.

January 8, 2014

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University of North Florida Won’t Appeal Court Ruling on Guns

President John Delaney states that students will be allowed to store guns in their cars.

December 23, 2013

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Crazy Horse Program Jumpstarts College Careers

Program’s CEO says about 68 percent of the students who have attended Indian University of North America summer sessions in the backdrop of the mammoth mountain carving in South Dakota’s Black Hills have continued to pursue degrees at private public or tribal colleges and universities.

December 23, 2013

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Alabama State Trustees Choose Boyd as President

Gwendolyn Boyd went from a Montgomery housing project as a girl to a career with a leadership position at Johns Hopkins University.

December 22, 2013

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Educators Protest Koch Gift to Catholic University

Some Catholic educators are protesting Catholic University of America’s recent acceptance of a $1 million donation from the Charles Koch Foundation, which is affiliated with the libertarian Koch brothers.

December 17, 2013

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NCAA President Emmert Sees More Autonomy Ahead for Bigger Conferences in Division I

While this year’s IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum was vastly less explosive than last year’s, the pressing issues remain unchanged.

December 11, 2013

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Bennett College Closing Dorm to Save Money

Closing follows last month’s announcement that they are laying off nine of 200 overall employees.

December 9, 2013

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College Application Process Intimidating to Some

Even as a larger percentage of students from every income go to college compared to the late 1980s, some don’t even consider it.

December 2, 2013