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Elite California Universities Partner to Recruit Minorities in STEM

The California Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate aims to increase the number of underrepresented minorities entering the postdoctoral and faculty ranks in STEM disciplines at top-tier universities, starting with its first retreat April 4-5.

March 24, 2014

HBCUs

HBCUs Gather in Silicon Valley for Innovation, Entrepreneurship Symposium

Nearly 100 HBCU stakeholders are meeting at a symposium this week seeking to leverage the intellectual capital and top-tier research activity at HBCUs into dollars needed to ensure institutional viability in the years to come.

March 20, 2014

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Allen Sessoms Speaks on ‘Near-Death’ Experience at UDC

Dr. Allen L. Sessoms appeared on a panel at the American Council of Education conference, where he said the University of the District of Columbia was not serious about making dramatic changes during his time as president.

March 10, 2014

Students

President Obama’s New Budget Adds Funds for Higher Education, MSIs

President Obama’s 2015 education budget plan features more funds for Pell Grants and an initiative to spur innovation at HBCUs and minority-serving institutions.

March 4, 2014

African-American

NAACP, UNCF and National Urban League to Receive Walmart Grants

Walmart announced this week that it will give $1.75 million in grants to three organizations in an effort to help African-Americans pursue higher education, job training and placement.

February 25, 2014

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Grambling Researchers Get Air Force Grants

Two grants totaling $1.8 million have been awarded by the Air Force to two Grambling State University professors.

February 17, 2014

Students

Diverse Conversations: School Diversity Program Mirrors Workplace

Steve Reinemund, dean of the Wake Forest University School of Business, stresses the importance of learning how to lead in a multicultural environment.

February 17, 2014

Students

Bill Aims to Eliminate Up-Front College Costs

Students in Washington State could be among the first in the nation to go to college without having to worry about paying tuition up front.

February 16, 2014

Students

House Passes Plan to Pay Community College Tuition

A plan to pay community college tuition for recent Mississippi high school graduates who are not covered by other financial aid is advancing.

February 11, 2014

Latinx

Farm Bill Gives Central State Land-Grant Status; New Grant Program for HSIs

The Agricultural Act of 2014 will authorize a new program for Hispanic-serving institutions to work with agricultural workers and designate Ohio’s Central State with land-grant status.

February 11, 2014

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Research Money Small but Vital Part of Farm Bill

A group of scientists at Michigan State University huddled around a computer screen earlier this week — not poring over scientific data but watching a webcast of the U.S. Senate.

February 6, 2014

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More States Grant In-State Tuition to Immigrants

Supporters of immigrants’ rights are energized because after years of contentious fights, New Jersey and three other states passed statutes last year that will allow such students who came to the U.S. when they were minors to pay in-state tuition.

February 3, 2014