Tag: Scholarships: Page 36

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‘New Orleans in the Hamptons’ Raises College Scholarship Funds

Foundation fundraiser hosted by Soledad O’Brien and husband Brad Raymond brought movers and shakers together to lend a hand to college students.

October 10, 2011

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Pioneering Law Professor Derrick Bell Dies

Derrick Bell, the first Black professor at Harvard Law School and an uncompromising advocate for social justice, has died at age 80.

October 6, 2011

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Keeping Day-to-Day Problems from Derailing College Students

Ugandan immigrant Job Asiimwe was on the verge of becoming one of the surprisingly large number of American college and university students who fail to earn two-year associate degrees within even three years, or four-year bachelor’s degrees within six.

October 5, 2011

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan Unveils Proposal Giving Responsibility to States to Identify Weak Teacher-Preparation Programs

The proposal also calls for using a $185 million state teacher preparation grant to reform the $110 million TEACH grant program.

October 2, 2011

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Latino College Student Success Programs Honored

The Texas Tech-based STEP 2 program was one of three programs recognized Tuesday by the Excelencia in Education organization for success in helping Latino students get to and through college.

September 27, 2011

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Career Compass Shows Way Ahead to College

Louisiana nonprofit helps students find scholarships, apply and persist toward degree.

September 21, 2011

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Commentary: Remember Asian American and Pacific Islander Students

AAPIs have some of the largest disparities in education such as high secondary school dropout rates and low college attendance.

September 18, 2011

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Hank Aaron Establishes Scholarship at Clark Atlanta

Baseball legend Hank Aaron has established a $100,000 endowed scholarship through his foundation at Clark Atlanta University.

September 14, 2011

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Report: Top College Athletes Worth Six Figures

The average fair market value of top-tier college football and men’s basketball players is more than $100,000 each, and the athletes are entitled to at least a portion of that, a new report from an advocacy group argues.

September 12, 2011

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Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor Seeks New Partnerships, Support for Public HBCUs

With just more than a year of leading the organization, Johnny Taylor has implemented changes at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that have essentially overhauled the fund.

August 29, 2011

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Georgia Professors Offer Course to Undocumented Students

As college students return to campus in Georgia, a new state policy has closed the doors of the five most competitive state schools to undocumented immigrants, but a group of professors has found a way to offer those students a taste of what they’ve been denied.

August 28, 2011

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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Signs College Scholarship Bill

The Illinois Dream Act creates a nine-member commission to establish scholarships for immigrant children with private donations, not taxpayer money.

August 2, 2011