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What to Do With That Old Clunker of a PC

What to Do With That Old Clunker of a PCYou’ve gotten good use out of your computer, putting it through its paces. It has cranked out words, crunched numbers and cruised through cyberspace. But now it’s getting long in the tooth and slowing you down. Time to upgrade to a new machine. But what should […]

October 23, 2002

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Study Compares Number of Blacks In Prisons, Higher Education

Study Compares Number of Blacks In Prisons, Higher EducationWASHINGTONA study released last month by a Washington think tank shows that in the last two decades, state spending on corrections grew at 6 times the rate of state spending on higher education. In addition, by the close of the millennium, there were nearly a third more […]

September 25, 2002

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Harvard Study Finds Merit Scholarships

Harvard Study Finds Merit Scholarships Go to Less Needy Students  BOSTONMerit-based state scholarships tend to benefit college students who are least likely to need them, and in some cases are widening enrollment gaps between White and minority students, according to a study of programs in four states.The analysis of programs in Georgia, Florida, New Mexico […]

September 25, 2002

HBCUs

D.C. Tuition Program Gains Funding

D.C. Tuition Program Gains FundingThe Senate would provide full funding of $17 million next year for the college tuition assistance program for District of Columbia residents.In a tight budget year, full funding is critical because of a recent expansion in the project’s scope, says Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. The Senate’s recommendation is “especially welcome […]

September 11, 2002

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Dear BI Career Consultant:

Dear BI Career Consultant:What funding strategies can development officers create to offset state mandated budget cuts to my university?It is common knowledge that the costs and funding of public sector higher education have escalated and become more complex. The findings from a recent national report “Losing Ground: A National Status Report on the Affordability of […]

August 28, 2002

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States to Study Rising Costs of Higher Education

States to Study Rising Costs of Higher EducationBOULDER, Colo.Five states have signed on to participate in a project to study the rapidly rising costs of higher education. The study, “Changing Direction: Integrating Higher Education Financial Aid and Financial Aid Policy,” will examine tuition, financial aid policies and state appropriations. It will seek ways to keep […]

July 17, 2002

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Filling the Budget GAP

Filling the Budget GAPUniversity administrators face tough choices as states cut deep into higher education budgetsBy Page Boinest Melton Norfolk State University President Marie McDemmond hoped this year to tackle the university’s student space shortage. Troubled that financial aid students spill out the doors of the administration building, and that admissions officers interview prospective students […]

June 19, 2002

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Oprah Winfrey Endows NYU Program for African Women

Oprah Winfrey Endows NYU Program for African WomenNEW YORKThe Oprah Winfrey Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million endowment to New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service for the creation of The Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program for African Women. The program, which will allow African women to pursue graduate studies in public policy and management […]

June 5, 2002

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Hard Times for Poor Students

Hard Times for Poor StudentsRemember the good old days in student financial aid? Those who needed help with tuition, room and board were pretty much guaranteed it in packages where grants exceeded loans. Need tended to be the way financial aid money was allocated, and while parents with means had to step up to the […]

May 22, 2002

HBCUs

D.C. Tuition Bill Extends Reach to All HBCUs

D.C. Tuition Bill Extends Reach to All HBCUsResidents of the District of Columbia could gain significant new benefits — including tuition discounts at many Black colleges — under legislation that has cleared Congress and is awaiting President Bush’s signature.The Senate in March joined the House of Representatives in approving H.R. 1499, a bill to expand […]

April 10, 2002

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University of Tennessee Offers Grants to Attract Black Students

University of Tennessee Offers Grants to Attract Black StudentsKNOXVILLE, Tenn.Under pressure to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee will begin a new scholarship program this fall to attract Black students. “This program is meant to make more resources available to African American students,” says Richard Bayer, dean of admissions. “We think we can do […]

March 13, 2002

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Texas Law School Officials Answer Bar Association’s Scrutiny

Texas Law School Officials Answer Bar Association’s ScrutinyBy Lydia LumHoustonDespite a scathing American Bar Association (ABA) report against it, Texas Southern University’s law school remains a viable institution competitive with peer schools, TSU officials say.Officials at TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law say they have taken steps to improve the passage rate of the state […]

March 13, 2002