Tag: Financial Aid: Page 33

Students

Study: College Bound Scholarship Program Sending Low-Income Kids to College

Low-income kids who participate in Washington’s College Bound scholarship program are going to college at nearly the same rate as their richer classmates and well ahead of other poor children who did not sign up, according to a new report released Monday.

March 10, 2014

Students

Alabama State University Supporters Rally over Budget

Alabama State University students and supporters rallied in the rain outside the Statehouse on Thursday to make sure a big budget cut is restored to their university.

March 9, 2014

Community Colleges

Survey: Coast a Growing Factor in College Decisions

UCLA survey shows the percentage of the nation’s college freshman attending their first-choice school has reached its lowest level in almost 40 years.

March 6, 2014

Students

Alabama State University Supporters Rally over Budget

Alabama State University students and supporters rallied in the rain outside the Statehouse on Thursday to make sure a big budget cut is restored to their university.

March 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

DA: No Charges for Crowder in University of North Carolina Fraud Case

Problems in the African and Afro-American Studies department included classes that didn’t meet and unauthorized grade changes.

March 5, 2014

Sports

North Carolina Systems Making Student Transfers Easier

Fifty-eight community college and 16 public university campuses across North Carolina will sign an agreement to ease transfers.

February 20, 2014

African-American

Harvard Gets $150M Gift from Citadel Hedge Fund Founder

Kenneth Griffin’s gift is mainly to support its financial aid program. It will impact up to 800 students.

February 20, 2014

Home

Welcome Aboard!

Now that we’ve dug out from the snow, please join us in welcoming Jessie Pett and Jae McCadden to the Diverse team. Jessie, a Junior Sales Rep/Sales Administrator, has been in sales management for three years and customer service for five years. She is pursuing a degree in business management with a concentration in sports […]

February 19, 2014

Students

Purdue Gets $5M Gift from Anonymous Donor

Purdue University has received a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor that will finance scholarships and efforts to make Purdue more affordable for students.

February 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Divided FAMU Board Approves Mangum’s Contract for President

Trustees who oversee Florida A&M University are finally approving a new contract for the school’s new president.

February 13, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Rubio to Propose Higher Education Overhaul

Sen. Marco Rubio is calling for state-accredited alternatives to four-year colleges and income-based repayments for college loans.

February 11, 2014

Students

Tenn. Governor Proposes Free Community College Program

A popular Tennessee governor running for re-election wants to create a free community college program. Sound familiar?

February 6, 2014