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Tag: Scholarships: Page 48
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‘Putting Education First’ Rhodes Scholar says parents rewarded achievements in the classroom over football field.
Many boys fantasize about becoming stars on the football field or basketball court when they grow up and earning millions of dollars in endorsement deals.
January 4, 2009
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Grants & Gifts
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $50,000 in scholarship grants from the Coca-Cola Foundation for first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS has received $50,000 from the Verizon Foundation to support first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $10,000 gift from Citi for its Bookstein Institute for Higher Education In Taxation. The […]
December 24, 2008
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Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, has received a $5 million grant from the Office of Education at the National Aeronautics Space Administration to further research and educational activities at the university’s Structures, Propulsion, Aerospace and Control Engineering (SPACE) Center. Cal State L.A. is one of seven universities to receive NASA’s Minority University Research and Education […]
December 10, 2008
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Gates Foundation to invest in community colleges
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would like to encourage more 20-somethings to get a post-high school degree or certificate before starting a family.
December 9, 2008
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Jefferson, Not Hemings, Inspiration For Top Book Award Winner
It would be easy to assume that a desire to document an enslaved woman’s rightful place in history started Annette Gordon-Reed down the path that led to her recent triumph as the winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction.
December 7, 2008
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CHANGING ROLES IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Women are emerging from positions of authority in traditional tribal culture to more public roles.
November 26, 2008
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University of Maryland Becomes U.S. ‘Minority-Serving Institution’ for Asian Americans
The University of Maryland has been granted status as a “minority-serving institution” for Asian Americans and related groups, a gateway to targeted federal support for scholarships and the growth of academic programs. It’s the first “minority-serving” designation for the University of Maryland. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Maryland $2.4 million over two […]
November 18, 2008
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Study Abroad Programs Show Growth, Increased Diversity
The number of U.S. students studying overseas has reached a new record, part of an upward trend that also shows greater diversity both in the study abroad population and the foreign destinations selected for their studies.
November 17, 2008
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Voters Set To Decide on Affirmative Action, Whether to Give More Public Dollars to Education
Voters will not only choose the next president on Tuesday, but in many states they will also cast ballots affecting higher colleges and universities across the country.
November 2, 2008
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Grants& Gifts
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $5 MILLION from the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee for its Department of Biological Sciences. The funds will help build ASU’s new life sciences building, which will house the university’s new doctoral program in microbiology. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS, has received a $750,000 grant from the […]
October 29, 2008
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Arkansas Chancellor Could Support In-State Rates for the Undocumented
The head of Arkansas’ flagship university said the state must do everything possible to encourage more students to seek bachelor’s degrees – possibly even by offering undocumented immigrants the lower tuition rates given to in-state residents.
October 28, 2008
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UA head wants in-state rates for illegals
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The head of Arkansas’ flagship university said the state must do everything it can to encourage more students to seek bachelor’s degrees – including possibly offering illegal immigrants the lower tuition rates given to residents. University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart stopped just short of endorsing a possible measure […]
October 23, 2008
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