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Wal-Mart Foundation Donates $12.5 Million to King Memorial

The leadership of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. announced today that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., through the Wal-Mart Foundation has provided a $12.5 million letter of credit which will expedite the beginning of physical construction of the memorial.  The Wal-Mart Foundation’s latest effort is in addition to the $1 […]

November 19, 2008

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Fisk University Jubilee Singers Awarded 2008 National Medal of Arts

Washington, D.C. — President George W. Bush today announced the recipients of the 2008 National Medal of Arts, the nation’s highest award for artists and arts patrons. The Fisk University Jubilee Singers and eight other recipients will receive medals presented by the President and Mrs. Laura Bush in a ceremony at the White House. The […]

November 17, 2008

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College Closings Rare, But Could Rise in Downturn

For 15 years, Cascade College in Portland, Ore., struggled to find the fuels that any college needs: students to pay tuition, and donors to help build an endowment.

November 16, 2008

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Harvard seeking spending cuts amid economic crisis

Harvard University is considering spending cuts because the economic slowdown may reduce federal grants and the school’s substantial endowment, President Drew Faust said Monday. Harvard’s endowment posted an 8.6 percent return and grew to $36.9 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The school, however, lost 12.7 percent on its U.S. stock portfolio […]

November 10, 2008

Students

Universities Struggle to Cover Operating Costs

With declines in the stock market and less access to credit, some institutions are looking at their financial bottom lines more closely.

October 29, 2008

Students

When It Comes To Funding, Community Colleges Have to Emulate Four-Year Schools

California’s community colleges, the largest higher education system in the nation, have launched a three-year campaign to create a $100 million endowment for scholarships.

August 25, 2008

HBCUs

Survey Says … Black Colleges Need To Complete National Surveys

When it comes to understanding historically Black colleges and universities, we don’t have good data.

August 20, 2008

HBCUs

Perspectives: Survey Says … Black Colleges Need To Complete National Surveys

When it comes to understanding historically Black colleges and universities, we don’t have good data.

August 18, 2008

Students

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY, has received a $2.8 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students in need of academic support. The funds will be used to establish a Center for Student Success. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, has received a $50,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to provide services […]

August 6, 2008

Students

New Clark Atlanta President Brown Takes Helm

When Carlton Brown arrived at Clark Atlanta University last summer, the institution was clawing out of a $25 million deficit and its administration had a reputation for intimidating faculty and students.

August 3, 2008

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Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS’ OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE has received a $1 MILLION endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation. EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY has received a $5,000 gift from Xcel Energy, an electricity and natural gas company, for the university’s Alliance for Minority Participation program. The AMP program provides students of color with scholarships […]

July 9, 2008

Native Americans

Donation Supports Haskell Indian Nations University

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has announced a donation of $150,000 to support initiatives at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.

July 8, 2008