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Hispanics in Health Care to Get Scholarships

Ten health professional students pursuing health-care careers in California will receive $5,000 and $2,000 scholarships today (Feb. 11) from the National Hispanic Health Foundation at a gala in Sacramento.

February 10, 2009

Debate Rages Over Hebrew Charter School in NYC

Two years after the debut of a controversial public school focusing on Arabic language and culture, a Hebrew language charter school is opening in New York City, stoking further debate about the purpose of a public school education.

February 5, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Veteran Lawyer, Education Advocate Nominated to Head Office of Civil Rights

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants a lawyer with a deeply unique understanding of academic challenges facing students of color to oversee the civil rights division in his department.

February 4, 2009

Grants & Gifts

CLARK COLLEGE (Wash.) has received a $106,500 grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust to purchase production and videoconferencing equipment to provide more learning options for students interested in health care. The Clark College Foundation will now raise additional funds to develop the program’s curriculum and manage it. EMORY UNIVERSITY (Ga.) has received a $14 MILLION […]

February 4, 2009

Montana Professor to Study End-of-life Care on Reservations

A Montana State University nursing professor has received a nearly $107,000 grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation to better understand the needs of dying patients on the Blackfeet Reservation.

January 26, 2009

Leadership & Policy

TSU, Smiley Strike Deal Amid Questions About His $1 Million Pledge

In February 2005, the Tavis Smiley School of Communication officially opened at Texas Southern University in Houston, garnering national fanfare, especially because the ceremony and naming of the school came with a $1 million pledge from its namesake.

January 21, 2009

Grants & Gifts

The UNIVERSITY OF DENVER’s Morgridge College of Education has received a $10 MILLION gift from James (Jim) Cox Kennedy to establish the James C. Kennedy Institute for Educational Success. The funds will endow three faculty chairs and program/research endowment in the college. The Kremen School of Education and Human Development at the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, […]

January 21, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Audit Clears Former North Carolina A&T Chancellor

Former North Carolina A&T Chancellor James C. Renick and Anna Anita Huff, a program manager, were accused of misusing university funds but now both are not found to be in violation of any laws nor did they personally spend the misused funds. Renick left the university in 2006 to take a position at the American Council on Education in Washington.

January 20, 2009

Tom Joyner to help Va Union raise money

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Union University is getting some help raising money from radio personality Tom Joyner. The nationally syndicated “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” will feature the university throughout January. The goal is to raise $200,000. Joyner’s foundation has pledged to match $5,000 from each of five alumni chapters. School officials say that […]

January 13, 2009

Can Barack Obama Save Public Schools?

Guyton Elementary School typifies the challenges the new administration faces in trying to improve troubled elementary schools.

January 11, 2009

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Leadership & Policy

Perspectives: Ascending the Hierarchy of Success

Whether you’re an emerging scholar or experienced administrator, it’s never too early to start preparing to ascend to a college presidency.

January 8, 2009

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $200,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to develop an arts program that would bring K-12 students from the San Fernando Valley to the CSUN campus. The Department of Journalism at COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO has received a $10,000 grant from the Tribune Foundation to support the school’s Minority Journalism […]

January 7, 2009

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