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81 Unusual Projects Get $100K in Gates Grants

Can tomatoes be taught to make antiviral drugs for people who eat them?

May 4, 2009

Leadership & Policy

UNCF Wrestles with New Economy, Old Issues

Despite the bleak economy, UNCF president has high hopes for HBCUs with the Obama administration.

April 29, 2009

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Knoxville College Still in the Dark But Seeing Light

Knoxville College was knocked to the academic sidelines in 1996 after losing its accreditation over mounting financial and administrative problems.

April 27, 2009

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No Black Boy Left Behind

The expected reworking of the No Child Left Behind Act along with a significant infusion of funding for the Education Department present an opportunity to develop policies and programs to ensure Black boys, in particular, have a better chance of succeeding, educators said at a conference Friday on Capitol Hill.

April 26, 2009

Latinx

Minority-serving Institutions Called To Serve as Leaders in Student Retention

The Lumina Foundation for Education is requesting proposals for its Minority-Serving Institutions–Models of Success grant program.

April 7, 2009

Latinx

UCLA Launches Largest Mexican, Mexican American Online Archive

The University of California, Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Center, the UCLA Library, and the Arhoolie Foundation have launched the largest online digital archive of Mexican and Mexican American recordings.

April 1, 2009

Students

Taking Online Education to a New Level

Tiffin University is pioneering the way with a new online 20-month degree program that guarantees students admission to a four-year institution.

March 19, 2009

Latinx

What Will It Take To Increase Hispanics in STEM? Money, of Course

The National Science Foundation came to Hispanic-serving institutions for advice Sunday on the best way to tackle the dearth of Latinos in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

March 1, 2009

Students

Obama’s Call of College for All; Could It Be Done?

In his address to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. It’s an ambitious goal – some might say impossible.

March 1, 2009

Students

Education Secretary Duncan: HBCUs as Relevant Today as Ever

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made his first official visit to Howard University Thursday to discuss the role historically Black colleges and universities must continue to play in preparing teachers to educate the nation’s increasingly diverse student body.

February 26, 2009

Students

Massachusetts News Nuggets

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has such a rich concentration of higher education, we can’t cover all of the colleges and universities. However, here is a snapshot of some:

February 18, 2009

Health

Grants & Gifts

The COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (Colo.) has received a $597,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation to establish an organization for business leaders to help promote public policy for two-year colleges. The CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM has been awarded a $2 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help train and educate students for […]

February 18, 2009