Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 13

Sports

Obama: Extended Shutdown Would Curtail Cash Flow to Schools

The U.S. Department of Education already has furloughed nearly 90 percent of its 4,000 employees, which would make it difficult to handle inquiries from new student loan applicants.

October 1, 2013

Students

Minority Engineering Education Success Highlighted at National Meeting

The National Action Council on Minorities in Engineering organization puts a spotlight on engineering student retention and graduation rates at its partner schools during its meeting in Washington.

October 1, 2013

African-American

Nation Leaders Highlight Critical Needs for the Future of American Universities

The TIME Summit on Higher Education brought together leaders in higher ed, business and government to discuss, among other topics, how to prepare future students, faculty researchers and teachers for the sciences.

September 22, 2013

Home

Report: State-based Land Grant Funding Falls Short for HBCUs

An analysis of public land grant universities shows that 10 states failed to provide more than $56 million from 2010 to 2012 in mandated state appropriations to historically Black universities.

September 12, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Former South Carolina State President Named Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs

Dr. George Cooper fills the vacancy left behind by Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., who left the post to become president of Morehouse College earlier this year.

September 12, 2013

Students

College Scorecards and Affordability for Minorities

Under a new rating system, colleges would be held more accountable by the federal government and would be compared to each other through relevant data.

September 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

North Dakota Tribal Colleges Racing to Keep Up With State’s Job Boom

Four North Dakota tribal colleges will use state grants to develop and enhance programs that meet the state’s employment needs in high-demand areas.

September 3, 2013

Students

Facts, Figures as Students Return to the Classroom

WASHINGTON — Schools and classrooms are spiffed up, maybe. New textbooks have been ordered, perhaps. Teachers are energized, hopefully. What’s certain is that millions of children in the United States are heading to school after the summer. Many are there for the first time, while others are in the final year of their formal education. […]

September 1, 2013

African-American

HBCUs Step Up Efforts to be More Eco-Friendly Through Partnerships and Grants

Schools are establishing conservation programs, updating their campus infrastructures and training students to become good stewards of the environment.

August 29, 2013

Students

Obama Proposes New System for Rating Colleges

President Obama is pushing for a new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on affordability and performance and ultimately determine how federal financial aid is distributed.

August 22, 2013

Health

Jackson State Awarded $10.7M Grant

Jackson State University has been awarded a $10.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

August 20, 2013

Students

As Price of College Rises, So Does Federal Aid

With college costs continuing to rise, more students are receiving federal financial aid, though state and institutional aid remains largely flat.

August 20, 2013