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Wallace Foundation Earmarks $47M to Bolster Programs for Aspiring Principals

The Wallace Foundation announced Wednesday that it will make a $47 million commitment to help a select number of universities redesign their academic programs for aspiring principals.

March 18, 2016

Students

The Plight of Most First-generation College Students

Student advocates recognize the vitally important bond between student and college, especially for those who are the first in their families to attempt a college education.

March 7, 2016

STEM

LSAMP’s Progress in Diversifying STEM Workforce not Exact Science

The program has produced 509,954 holders of STEM bachelor’s degrees among underrepresented minority students but the number who have gone on to work in STEM has proven difficult to ascertain.

March 1, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Joseph Continues to Bridge Eras of Social Change

James A. Joseph says that a friend of his sums up his life thusly: “It’s interesting to see that wherever you were, you were always a troublemaker.”

March 1, 2016

Women

Community Benefits from Satornino’s ‘Scenic Route’ to Success

Dr. Cinthia Satornino, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, came to academia after a varied career in the nonprofit and business world.

February 18, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Guinier: America Needs Large-scale Social Movement

A large-scale social movement is needed to impact political decisions in a way that makes them more reflective of the will of the American people, Harvard law professor Lani Guinier argued Tuesday during a forum on higher education.

February 16, 2016

Students

Gates Foundation Calls for More Granular Data on Student Outcomes

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation amplified a longstanding plea in higher education Tuesday for better tracking of student success at America’s colleges and universities.

February 2, 2016

Sports

Campus Center Named for LeBron James Charity may be Delayed

AKRON, Ohio ― A contractor dispute may delay the opening of the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education building at the University of Akron. The $18 million project is slated to be finished in early February, but the university says it terminated a contract with a general contractor working on the building. Cleveland.com reports […]

January 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

SUNY Broome’s Health Care MOOC Gaining Global Attention

Foundations for Assisting in Home Care is targeted at individuals who are considering pursuing a degree in health care and anyone who feels the need for guidance on how to assist the elderly or those who are ill.

January 5, 2016

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Delaware State University Gets $6.2M in Grant Money

Delaware State University has received $6.2 million in grants ― $1.2 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for student education, and $5 million from NASA for the university’s optics program.

October 27, 2015

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Foundation, Universities Announce $100M for Brain Research

The Kavli Foundation and three universities are committing $100 million for neuroscience research and plan to launch three institutes to bring together researchers from different disciplines to investigate the workings of the brain.

October 1, 2015

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Northeastern University Agrees to Pay $2.7M in Settlement

Northeastern University will pay $2.7 million to the federal government after failing to account for research funds it received from 2001 to 2010.

August 19, 2015