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Tag: Foundations: Page 57
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Bishop State Community College Under Investigation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Bishop State Community College employees allegedly arranged for their relatives, including a 67-year-old disabled grandmother enrolled in sports programs, to receive student financial aid, according to The Birmingham News.
August 21, 2006
African-American
Marshall Drops âAfrican-American students onlyâ From Course List
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Marshall University has dropped the words âAfrican-American students onlyâ from an orientation class listed on its fall schedule, following a warning from an educational foundation that it could be violating state and federal law.
August 12, 2006
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Education: The Biggest Predictor of Success
In Washington, D.C., about 30 minutes from where our offices are locatedâŚ
August 9, 2006
African-American
Cosby Leads Discussion In Black Male Forum
âWhen we sit down and talk on an honest level, we see there is a problem in our neighborhoodâŚ
August 9, 2006
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Grants & Awards
Bethune-Cookman College (Fla.) has received a $250,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and two $150,000 grants from the Florida Hospital Memorial System and the Halifax Medical Center. The combined grants will allow the college to purchase a building that will serve as the new home for the School of Nursing. Harrisburg Area [âŚ]
August 9, 2006
Students
Grants & Awards
100 Black Men, a nonprofit organization working to advance the intellectual development of Black youth and improve the economic circumstances of the Black community, has received a $75,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation. The grant will be used to fund the organizationâs nationwide youth mentorship program. Calhoun Community College (Ala.) has received a $89,412 grant [âŚ]
July 26, 2006
Students
New GED Chief Faces Sagging Testing Rates Despite High Minority Dropout Numbers
Widely recognized as the equivalent to a high school diploma, the General Educational Development testâŚ
July 25, 2006
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Billionaire Proposes New Research University
British billionaire Anil Agarwal, the chairman of Vedanta Resources, has announced a $1 billion grant towards setting up the first privately-owned research university in his native India.
July 25, 2006
African-American
Cosby, Scholars and Youth Seek Answers to the Problems of Black Men
A forum held yesterday in Washington, D.C. sought solutions to problems faced by Black men from a diverse panel that included Dr. Bill Cosby, former gang members working against gang violence, educators, scholars and two Black men who graduated at the top of their high school class.
July 17, 2006
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Scholars Cite Historyâs Legacy, Rap Music for Achievement Gap
Dr. Glenn C. Loury is losing sleep over the achievement gap between Blacks and Whites in public schoolsâŚ
July 12, 2006
HBCUs
Black Colleges Must Tap Alumni Support
Memphisâ Lemoyne-Owen College, which faces a debt of $6 million, is the most recent example
July 12, 2006
Students
Community College Transfers Shut Out of Elite Colleges
The doors of the nationâs most selective four-year colleges and universities have begun closing in the faces of aspiring low-income transfer students from community colleges over the last two decades, a new study suggests.
June 28, 2006
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