Tag: Scholarships: Page 38

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Financial Aid Doesn’t Stretch To Help Middle Class

Since the state’s need-based grants—and most other federal and state need grants—are distributed based on income, middle-class students are the ones feeling the most pain right now, said financial aid officers at Washington’s universities.

June 1, 2011

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Lawmakers Approve Private Fund for Undocumented Immigrants

The children of immigrants, both legal and undocumented, would be able to obtain private college scholarships and enroll in state savings programs under legislation approved Monday.

May 31, 2011

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Oprah’s Generosity Spurs Past Morehouse Scholarship Recipients to Pledge New Scholarship Funding

Recalling the impact of the Oprah Winfrey scholarships they received while at Morehouse College, the “Sons of Oprah,” as they are known, have announced they are pledging more than $300,000 to help educate deserving Morehouse students.

May 26, 2011

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HBCU Conference Schools Take Big Hits in Latest NCAA Academic Progress Report

The NCAA banned Jackson State and Southern of the Southwestern Athletic Conference from postseason play in football next season and did the same thing for Southern and Grambling in men’s basketball.

May 24, 2011

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Arizona State Graduate in Limbo Over Immigration Status

Undocumented immigrants like Angelica Hernandez who were brought here as children have virtually no chance of earning legal status under current federal immigration laws.

May 24, 2011

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Should College Athletes Be Paid?

While a winning athletic program can bring millions of dollars and instant notoriety to a school, some say college athletes are getting played in the process.

May 16, 2011

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Recent Law School Graduates Face the Tightest Job Market in Years

But amid lingering industry wide uncertainties, officials at some law schools are scrambling to ensure that underrepresented minorities get jobs.

April 20, 2011

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Californians Join Hands to Help Community Colleges

Community college supporters across California joined hands Sunday to raise awareness and scholarship money for students struggling to pay for college.

April 18, 2011

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Playing Chess Opens Door to College Scholarships

For a fourth consecutive year, a scholarship went to the winner of the Under 18 section of the Kasparov Chess Foundation’s All Girls Championships in Chicago, and it represents what tournament organizers say is a growing trend in chess competition.

April 12, 2011

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Arkansas Near Bottom in U.S. College Degrees Earned

A report by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education indicates fewer than 38 percent of those who entered the state’s public universities in 2004 had earned a degree within six years.

April 11, 2011

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Oklahoma’s GOP Lawmakers Push to Abolish Affirmative Action

A Republican-backed plan to wipe out any affirmative action programs in Oklahoma appears headed for approval by the Legislature, prompting a bitter response from some minority lawmakers that it is merely a political ploy to play on racial fears.

April 6, 2011

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Black College Conference Takes on Public Criticism of HBCUs

This year, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s professional institute conference has provided practical ideas and strategies to address major challenges facing HBCUs.

March 22, 2011