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South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride
South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride With Lottery’s Scholarship MoneyCOLUMBIA, S.C. The state’s biggest college scholarship program just got a lot sweeter. About 21,000 students going to the state’s four-year colleges won’t have to pay for tuition under the lottery bill that Gov. Jim Hodges signed into law last month. That law does not […]
July 4, 2001
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Fewer California Students Get College Aid, Despite Available Funds
Fewer California Students Get College Aid, Despite Available FundsSAN FRANCISCO Although California education officials have expanded the state’s $500 million college scholarship program, fewer students are expected to receive grants next fiscal year — in part because many applicants didn’t fill out the forms correctly. Last year, the Legislature increased funding for the Cal Grants […]
July 4, 2001
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Grants & Awards
Grants & AwardsThe Alamo Community College District (San Antonio) has been awarded a $830,777 “Discovery 4 Higher Education Distance Learning” grant from the state Telecommunications Infrastructure Board. The grant will help create a state-of-the-art system for online education.California State University at Northridge received a $60,000 gift from software company Sight, Sound and Motion. The gift […]
June 6, 2001
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EventsAlbertson College has been awarded a second-year grant of $29,403 from the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership to encourage students to become entrepreneurs by gaining hands-on experience working with Idaho businesses.The American Council on Education Fellows Program has received a $300,000, three-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to enhance the use of information technology […]
May 23, 2001
HBCUs
HBCUs Propose Increasing Title III Grants
HBCUs Propose Increasing Title III Grants A new proposal before Congress would ensure that individual historically Black colleges and universities receive at least $1 million each for undergraduate programs under Title III of the Higher Education Act.The plan is part of a series of increases HBCUs are recommending to Congress for fiscal 2002, which begins […]
May 23, 2001
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Grants & Awards
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 number of miscommunications because of language differences.Elizabeth City State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship received a $77,281 grant from the 2001 Kauffman Entrepreneur […]
May 9, 2001
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Grants & Awards
Grants & AwardsFlorida Southern College in Lakeland has been awarded $65,300 from the trustees of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. The money will establish a faculty-student summer research program.Jacksonville University in Florida received a $150,000 grant from the trustees of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. The grant will support development of the school’s Learning Resources […]
April 25, 2001
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Democrats Raise Stakes in Education Debate
Democrats Raise Stakes in Education DebateEducating minority students from underserved communities tops agendaIncreasing federal support across the education spectrum — from dropout prevention to teacher preparation at Black colleges — is the aim of a new package of aid touted by Democrats and Congressional Black Caucus members.“The Democratic Party has sent a clear signal to […]
April 25, 2001
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Grants & Awards
Bluefield College in Bluefield, Va., has been awarded $75,000 from the trustees of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. The money will be used to help Bluefield cope with the stresses of a growing enrollment and a commitment to remain financially independent.DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., received a $20 million grant from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment […]
April 11, 2001
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Grants & Awards
Grants & AwardsAllegheny College in Meadville, Pa., received $22.2 million from alumnus Dr. Robert A. Vukovich to help develop and build a new theater and arts complex.The American Indian College Fund received a $25,000 grant from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter to help the fund’s efforts in assisting tribal institutions and their 26,000 American Indian students […]
March 28, 2001
HBCUs
AOL Time Warner Playing a Part in Bridging the Technology Gap
AOL Time Warner Playing a Part in Bridging the Technology Gap By Ronald RoachDULLES, Va.hen it comes to digital divide issues, B. Keith Fulton is one of the most recognized authorities in the United States. Fulton first came to prominence as director of technology programs and policy at the National Urban League in the early […]
March 28, 2001
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Grants & Awards
Grants & AwardsBall State University in Indiana received a $3.5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to increase student retention rates. California State University-Northridge received $600,000 from the W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles to support the establishment of a Materials Science Research Center. Miami-Dade Community College’s Medical Center Campus was one of 20 community colleges […]
March 28, 2001
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