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UNCF and Nissan North America Create new Program for Fisk & Tennessee State Universities
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has continued its partnership with Nissan North America and announced the creation of a new scholarship program for sophomore and junior students enrolled at Fisk University and Tennessee State University, two historically Black colleges and universities. The new scholarship program, called the Nissan Scholars Program, will donate four $5,000 [
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October 22, 2018
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Gene Haas Foundation Awards Metropolitan Community College $10,000 for Manufacturing Scholarships
The Gene Haas Foundation, a private nonprofit organization, has awarded the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Foundation with a $10,000 donation to fund scholarships for the MCC Precision Machine Technology program. The MCC Precision Machine Technology program is an increasingly popular initiative among students at the South Omaha campus as a result of the new Center [
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September 27, 2018
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awards More Than $3.3 Million to Students in 2018
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has awarded more than $3.3.million in scholarship money to students since January 2018, according to a press release issued Monday by the organization. The money was received by high-achieving students attending historically Black Colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to TMCF, since its inception in 1987, some $300 million in funds has been raised [
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September 10, 2018
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NASAP Foundation Announces Its New Name
The National Association for Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Foundation, an organization that has given charitable donations across the nation for more than a decade, has announced its new name: The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc. “We are excited to launch the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc.” said foundation chair Dr. Melvin [
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August 20, 2018
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Eastern Michigan University Creates New Scholarship Program
Eastern Michigan University is set to implement a new scholarship program with fixed tuition, room and board costs next fall to help incentivize students to graduate within four years.
August 14, 2018
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Eight HBCU Students Awarded Beyoncé-Google Scholarships
Texas Southern University (TSU) student Jordan Davis is one of eight recipients of the 2018-19 BeyGOOD Homecoming Scholars Award. Superstar singer-actress Beyoncé Knowles-Carter created the initiative in April alongside Google.org, the philanthropic site of Google, in order to provide scholarships to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Davis will receive $25,000 in scholarship [
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July 27, 2018
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Study: College Financial Aid Award Letters Lack Clarity, Transparency
Financial aid award letters from colleges often are so unclear or misleading that students and their families don’t get an accurate picture of the full cost of schooling and just how much money they will have to ante up on their own.
June 5, 2018
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University of Memphis to Waive Tuition for Fallen Soldiers’ Families
Starting this fall, students whose parents or spouses were killed or disabled in military service can attend the University of Memphis without paying tuition, university officials announced Wednesday.
May 30, 2018
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Beyonce Gives $100,000 to Four Historically Black Schools
NEW YORK — Beyonce paid tribute to historically Black colleges during her groundbreaking Coachella performance, and now the singer is donating $100,000 to four Black universities. The superstar singer announced Monday the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for the 2018-2019 academic year through her BeyGOOD initiative. She plans to give $25,000 each to Tuskegee University, Bethune-Cookman [
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April 16, 2018
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Columbia Offers Scholarships to Syrians, Despite Visa Ban
NEW YORK — Columbia University is moving ahead with the second round of a scholarship program for displaced Syrian students. That’s despite President Donald Trump’s travel ban that currently bars visas, including student visas, for Syrian nationals to enter the United States, with only limited possibility for case-by-case exceptions. The legality of that travel ban [
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April 15, 2018
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Alabama A&M’s First Capital Campaign Hugely Successful
By the time Alabama A&M University concluded its first-ever capital campaign, the university had raised $27.3 million — an amount that university officials say surpassed the original goal of $16.25 million by 68 percent.
November 5, 2017
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‘Yes’ Team Wins Debate Over Paying College Athletes
Two sides with decidedly different opinions on whether college athletes should be paid participated in a public debate on Tuesday night in New York City.
October 25, 2017
From left, Andy Schwarz, Joe Nocero, moderator John Donvan, Christine Brennan and Len Elmore. (Photo courtesy of Samuel Lahoz)
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