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Hispanic Caucus Applauds Higher Education Bill

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the passage of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4137, on July 31 by a vote of 380-49 in the House and 83-8 in the Senate. The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

August 5, 2008

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Congress Cuts Off College Aid for Sex Offenders

Some of the nation’s worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible to receive generous educational financial aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers under a bill approved by Congress.

August 5, 2008

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Congress Cuts Off College Aid for Sex Offenders

Some of the nation’s worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible to receive generous educational financial aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers under a bill approved by Congress.

August 4, 2008

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House Approves HEA Bill; Senate Vote Next

The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to renew the Higher Education Act and make changes in a variety of programs from Pell Grants and student loans to those for minority-serving institutions.

July 31, 2008

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Wide-ranging bill aims to rein in college costs

Congress wants to blow the whistle on colleges that raise tuition sharply, while helping students pay less for textbooks and making Pell grants available year-round part of a wide-ranging bill designed to address concerns about rising college costs.

July 30, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Delaware Professor Awarded Competitive Fellowship

Rosalie Rolon-Dow, assistant professor of education at the University of Delaware, has received a prestigious and highly competitive Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship for next year.

July 29, 2008

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Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education

The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.

July 23, 2008

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Grants & Gifts

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY’S CHILDREN’S CENTER has received a $5 MILLION grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to establish a basic and transnational research center that will consolidate research, treatment and care of adult and pediatric patients. OHIO UNIVERSITY’S RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY has eceived a $92 MILLION gift in securities […]

July 23, 2008

Native Americans

Penn State Receives Grant for Leadership Training

Penn State’ College of Education has received more than $960,000 to offer new graduate fellowships to American Indian and Alaska Native students who are interested in becoming school principals, the university announced.. The fellowship program is funded by the Office of Indian Education, part of the U.S. Department of Education.

July 22, 2008

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Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education for Residents

The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.

July 21, 2008

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Spellings: Reform Higher Ed From Within, Or Congress Will

To keep up with international competition, U.S. colleges and universities need to set a deadline to educate 10 million more people by 2012 and particularly focus on those from low-income and minority groups as well as “nontraditional” adult students, said Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.

July 20, 2008

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Education Department Launches Effort to Simplify Student Aid Formula

Under Secretary of Education Sara Martinez Tucker calls for revamping federal aid formula at national summit.

July 17, 2008