Tag: Funding: Page 59

Latinx

PBIs Make Gains in Washington

Predominantly Black institutions are recognized with a new federal grant program and proposed funding in the new HEA bill.

April 30, 2008

Community Colleges

Higher ED Leaders in California Protest Budget Cuts

The leaders of the California Community College, the California State University and the University of California systems have come together to petition policymakers in the state capitol to resist deep budgets cuts for public higher education.

April 29, 2008

Native Americans

American Indian Higher Education Consortium Prepares for New Leadership

Carrie Billy of the Navajo tribe will take over the position of executive director of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium effective June 1.

April 21, 2008

Students

University of California Makes Room for Record 60,000 Freshmen

The University of California has accepted a record 60,008 California residents as freshmen for the coming fall despite worries that cuts in state funding could lead to overcrowded campuses and tuition increases, officials said Monday.

April 15, 2008

Latinx

HSI Leaders Appeal For Increased Funding

With the White House proposing cuts for their favored programs next year, leaders of Hispanic-serving colleges and universities descended on Washington, D.C., this week to state their case for more, not less, funding for fiscal year 2009.

April 15, 2008

Latinx

MSIs Score Significant Victory in Congress

More minority-serving institutions are competing for and winning Homeland Security Department funding.

April 2, 2008

Native Americans

State, UW Join Push for Tribal Center at Riverton College

Plans for a long-sought American Indian center at Central Wyoming College in Riverton have gotten a boost with the University of Wyoming joining the project and the state Legislature’s approval of $1.1 million in funding.

March 12, 2008

Community Colleges

Maine Community College System May Face $1.95 Million Funding Cut

Gov. John Baldacci, spelling out how he would make up for the second $95 million reduction in state revenue estimates in three months, unveiled a budget change package Wednesday that relies largely on new proposals to cut back planned expenditures, including on state aid to local schools.

March 5, 2008

Students

University of Colorado Presidential Selection Upsets Campus

The man nominated to lead the state’s flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.D.s, he has only a bachelor’s degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser.

February 14, 2008

Students

Colo. University Selection Upsets Campus

BOULDER Colo. The man nominated to lead the state’s flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.Ds, he has only a bachelor’s degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser. Bruce Benson’s nomination may be bitterly dividing this 52,000-student, three-campus institution, but it is a sign […]

February 13, 2008

Community Colleges

Ballot Proposal To Boost California Community College Funding Defeated

BERKELEY, Calif.—Voters rejected a plan to secure more state dollars for California’s community colleges, but supporters say the campaign succeeded at drawing attention to the funding woes of the massive system.

February 5, 2008

Students

Study: Public HBCUs Are Not Funded Equitably Compared to Traditionally White Institutions

Public historically Black institutions are usually on the losing end when government dollars and permission to create graduate programs are being handed down, according to the new study, “Contemporary HBCUs: Considering Institutional Capacity and State Priorities.”

February 4, 2008