Tag: Scholarships: Page 54

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Sallie Mae Fund, BET Collaborate to Promote College Awareness

“On average, college graduates earn $1 million more than high school graduates in the course of a lifetime,” said Debra Lee, chairman and CEO of BET Networks. “Increased awareness is the key to helping more African-Americans realize their dream of going to college and, in turn, access that greater earning power.”

January 9, 2008

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Grants and Gifts

California State Polytechnic University has received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to aid the university in producing more graduates specializing in cyber security. Educators will be able to enhance their curricula with this grant and encourage students to get into the new field. California State University, Northridge has received a $23,500 […]

December 26, 2007

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Black Student Enrollment Rebounds at UCLA

As a senior honors student at Weston Ranch High School in Stockton, Calif., last spring, Lakea Youngblood gained admission to the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Los Angeles, California’s two most sought-after public universities.

December 12, 2007

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Tom Joyner Foundation to Launch Full Ride Scholarship Program for HBCU Students

For one lucky student planning to attend a historically Black college or university next fall, the Tom Joyner Foundation is willing to pick up the entire tab.

December 12, 2007

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Getting to Know: Dr. Ernest J. Wilson

It’s no exaggeration to say that Dr. Ernest J. Wilson III brings a dazzling breadth of academic and public affairs experience to the deanship of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.

December 12, 2007

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Black Student Enrollment Rebounds at UCLA

Will “outsourced” affirmative action prove long lasting?

December 12, 2007

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In Brief: UT Teaching Hospital Considers Turning Away Undocumented Cancer Patients

The University of Texas Medical Branch may stop offering cancer care to indigent and undocumented immigrants in order to cut costs; University of Buffalo researcher’s work leads to dismissal of Tulsa ‘Race Riot’ charges; West Virginia rethinks scholarship leave of absence.

December 3, 2007

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Best and Brightest: A Selfless Southern University Leader is Born

One of Carey Ash’s first acts as president of the Student Government Association at Southern University at Baton Rouge was to make sure students who couldn’t afford textbooks had access to them anyway. That meant giving up his own scholarship money to purchase the books.

November 26, 2007

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Wesleyan to Offer Scholarships to Military Vets

MIDDLETOWN Conn. Wesleyan University, a liberal arts school known for its liberal student body, plans to offer up to 10 new scholarships to military veterans.

November 19, 2007

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Rhodes Scholars Named for 2008

WASHINGTON Thirty-two men and women from across the United States have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2008, the scholarship trust announced Sunday.

November 18, 2007

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Avila Professor Reaches Out to At-risk High School Students

KANSAS CITY Mo. Tears trickled down Reulan Levin’s face as she read the thank-you letter proof that her caring had helped lift a former student over seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

November 15, 2007

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17,000 Massachusetts Seniors Get Free Scholarships to State Colleges

MALDEN Mass. Nearly 17,000 seniors in Massachusetts high schools now have free tuition to state colleges or universities.

November 14, 2007