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Faculty & Staff

Eduardo González Putting UMass Boston on Map With Grants and Success

This Diverse 2014 Emerging Scholar is exactly where he wanted to be, doing high-level research on theoretical math that has attracted the attention of his peers and federal grantmakers.

January 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Miss. Universities Seek $20M to Fund Aid Formula

JACKSON, Miss.—The board that oversees state-run universities in Mississippi says it needs more money to complete the transition to a new formula for dispensing funds to the state’s eight public universities.

January 15, 2014

Students

Tech Students Get Support from Ga. Governor

Nathan Deal is proposing a separate scholarship for full tuition in the HOPE grant program, one of a handful of higher education proposals designed to create marketable grads.

January 8, 2014

Latinx

Colombian MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Winner Honored in Physics

As a young student in Bogota, Colombia, Ana Maria Rey was discouraged by her parents from pursuing her love of physics.

January 6, 2014

African-American

Ohio University Helps Miami Tribe Preserve its History

Miami University is working to preserve 19th century land grant documents recently recovered by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

December 15, 2013

Home

New Department of Labor Initiative Focuses on Workforce Development

While most of us would not debate the value of a four-year degree, this American dream remains beyond the reach of many as the cost of a college education continues to rise. However, even in 2012, there are many family-sustainable occupations to be had without that sometimes-elusive document.

November 25, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Obama to Announce $100M in Education Grants for HS Students

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is announcing $100 million in grants to help better prepare high school students to compete in the global economy.

November 19, 2013

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University of Pennsylvania-led Team Concludes National MSI Study, Launches New Research Center

As new minority institution research center debuts at the University of Pennsylvania, three-year Model of Success study produces new insights on and strategies for minority-serving schools.

November 14, 2013

Home

Universities Say Sequestration Stymied Research Efforts

Nearly 70 percent of the universities surveyed said that the sequester has hampered their ability to obtain new federal research grants and has caused them to delay already approved research projects.

November 11, 2013

Native Americans

Univ. of Oregon’s Tribal Climate Change Project Growing

Tribal communities are speaking out more on the issue of climate change as they, too, are seeing considerable environmental disruptions in their own backyards.

October 31, 2013

Students

Just the Stats: Hikes in Tuition and Cuts to Pell Grants

Data released this week by The College Board’s Trends in Higher Education series, Education Pays 2013, Trends in Student Aid and Trends in College Pricing, reported that despite increases in college costs and decreases in financial support, investment in higher education pays off in the long run. Tuition is on the Rise. Each year colleges […]

October 23, 2013

Health

Higher Ed Mostly Unscathed by Shutdown

Some universities are seeing some effects from the federal shutdown while others have felt little, but officials say more damage will be done if the shutdown persists.

October 9, 2013