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Grants & AwardsBenedict College’s (S.C.) Community Development Center received $50,000 from the S.C. Partnership of the Fannie Mae Corp. The contribution, over two years, will support the agency’s efforts to increase their capacity to build more affordable housing in the Waverly community.California State University AT Northridge received $300,000 from Countrywide Credit Industries for the creation […]

March 13, 2002

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RODERICK PAIGE

RODERICK PAIGEU.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Roderick R. Paige sat down with Black Issues senior writer Ronald Roach and Washington correspondent Charles Dervarics to discuss a wide-ranging set of issues related to the Bush administration’s education pledge to “Leave No Child Behind.” Paige was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the seventh Secretary of the […]

March 13, 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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Grants & AwardsThe American Society of Safety Engineers will receive a $25,000 donation from the United Parcel Service (UPS) for the formation of the society’s UPS Diversity Scholarship Program, which focuses on minority students in the field of professional safety.Cleveland State University’s College of Education has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for its […]

February 27, 2002

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Bush Budget Proposes Cutting Digital Access Programs

Bush Budget Proposes Cutting Digital Access ProgramsWASHINGTONThe federal budget proposal for 2003 unveiled in early February by the Bush administration would eliminate funding for the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) and for the community technology centers program, two initiatives that have helped low-income, rural and other disadvantaged groups gain access to digital technology. The prospect of […]

February 27, 2002

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Job Training Overhaul May Affect Colleges

Job Training Overhaul May Affect CollegesThe Bush administration is proposing a major overhaul of federal job training programs, a budget reduction effort that may affect colleges and universities and low-income students participating in education programs below the baccalaureate level.The White House is proposing to cut from 48 to 28 the number of federal job training […]

February 27, 2002

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‘Wartime’ Budget Has Few Higher Education Increases

‘Wartime’ Budget Has Few Higher Education IncreasesHistorically Black colleges are among the projected winners.The Bush administration’s self-described “wartime budget” for 2003 would hold the line on higher education spending, with most programs receiving level funding or small cutbacks next year.The maximum Pell Grant would remain at $4,000, while college work-study, supplemental education grants and TRIO […]

February 27, 2002

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Grants & AwardsCalifornia State University at Northridge’s Minority Biomedical Research Support program has received two grants totaling more than $6 million to develop biomedical research and enhance research education. The grants were awarded by the National Institutes of Health through its National Institute of General Medical Sciences division.Macalester College (Minn.) received a $1,766,658 grant from […]

February 13, 2002

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Grants & AwardsDelaware State University’s School of Management has received a grant of $500,000 from MBNA America Bank, N.A. as part of the corporation’s commitment to provide the institution with significant financial support over the next five years. In addition, the university’s Department of Agriculture received $10,000 from John T. and Lucille Moor Sr. to […]

January 30, 2002

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Grants & AwardsCalifornia State University Northridge has received $380,000 from the National Science Foundation to continue research on how children deal with everyday racial and ethnic discrimination.Grambling State University’s (La.) biology department is the recipient of a $371,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will be used to research the treatment and […]

January 16, 2002

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Congress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell Grant

Congress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell GrantThe House and Senate in late December found a way to increase the maximum Pell Grant for next year despite a slowing economy that is putting major pressure on the government’s main student-aid program.Following weeks of negotiations, Congress finally approved a record $4,000 maximum Pell Grant for the neediest college […]

January 16, 2002

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Grants & AwardsCreighton University’s medical interpreter training program has been established with a two-year $130,000 grant from the state of Nebraska. The program seeks to improve medical care by helping to reduce the amount of miscommunication because of  language differences.The Diversified Information and Assistance Network (DIANE) Video Consortium, headquartered at Tennessee State University, has received […]

January 2, 2002