Tag: Educational Finance: Page 136

Leadership & Policy

Future Uncertain for Howard Pharmacy Students

Students in Howard University’s pharmacy program are growing increasingly nervous about what their degrees will be worth when they graduate…

May 3, 2006

Students

Report: College Access For Low-Income Minorities Could Get Worse

A new report warns that a number of factors at the federal, state and institutional levels are likely to converge in the coming decade…

May 3, 2006

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Federal Help for Gulf Coast Colleges Said To Fall Short

To speed up the recovery of educational institutions damaged by Hurricane Katrina…

April 26, 2006

HBCUs

Rainbow Coalition Will Pay Alleged Duke Rape Victim’s Tuition

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/Push Coalition will pay the college tuition of a Black exotic dancer who told police she was raped by White members of Duke University’s men’s lacrosse team…

April 16, 2006

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Access to College for Low-Income, Minority Students Could Get Worse, Says Report

A new report warns that a number of factors at the federal, state and institutional levels are likely to converge in the coming decade…

April 13, 2006

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Study: Majority of Parents Not Saving for College

Parents are fully aware of the rising costs of college, but the majority of parents have saved little or nothing for this anticipated expense, according to a new survey…

April 4, 2006

Native Americans

United Tribes Technical College Left Out of Indian Affairs Budget Request for Fifth Straight Year

For the fifth consecutive fiscal year, the Bush administration has zeroed out funding for the United Tribes Technical College. In the previous four years, Congress restored funding for the Bismarck…

March 8, 2006

International

Finger Scans Replace Cash at Gonzaga

About 400 students at Gonzaga University are among the first in the nation to use finger scans to pay for meals and other expenses in the campus area…

March 8, 2006

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Study: State Shortfalls Projected to Continue Despite Economic Gains; Long-Term Prospects for Higher Education No Brighter

Although most state budgets for 2006 have improved, the long-term prognosis for state finances is poor, according to an analysis released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education…

February 28, 2006

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Katrina-Affected Colleges to Receive New Federal Funds

Gulf Coast colleges — including historically Black institutions — as well as students hard hit by Hurricane Katrina soon will get access to an extra $230 million in federal aid…

February 8, 2006

Native Americans

American Indian Programs Cut to Pay Lawyers in Trust Case

Interior Department officials, ordered to pay $7 million to lawyers for American Indians suing the government over lost royalties, cut Indian programs to find most of the money…

February 7, 2006

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University of California Regents Talk Money, Gov. Schwarzenegger Talks to Students

University of California leaders voted to keep a closer eye on the golden handshakes given to departing executives…

January 22, 2006