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Students

Abdul-Alim Named Spencer Fellow in Education Reporting

Diverse correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim is one of three accomplished journalists named 2013- 2014 Spencer Fellows in Education Reporting by the Columbia Journalism School.

April 14, 2013

Students

Obama Administration’s 2014 Education Budget Proposal Boosts Pell Grant, Seeks Interest Rate Changes

Elsewhere, funding for historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions would remain unchanged at $313 million and $221 million, respectively.

April 10, 2013

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Community Colleges Still Evaluating Impact of Sequestration

Schools are at a standstill when planning on money for the next fiscal year as uncertainty abounds as to what’s actually included in budget cuts.

April 4, 2013

Students

Ga. Lawmakers Look to Lower Grant Requirements

Georgia lawmakers are poised to reverse a two-year-old law that increased the grade point average eligibility for students seeking state grants at technical colleges.

March 24, 2013

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NIH Clearing Path for Underrepresented Groups to Obtain Grants

The effort envisions the agency investing millions of dollars into efforts to boost the number and grant-readiness of students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and institutions.

March 21, 2013

African-American

A Debt-Free Approach to Graduate Education for African-Americans

At a recent meeting, financial gurus discussed the financial state of Black America and ways to bridge the wealth gap through education.

March 14, 2013

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Next Fiscal Deadline Has Programs at Risk

With educators already grappling with across-the-board budget cuts, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., face an even more ominous deadline of March 27 when a government shutdown could ground all federal education programs.

March 10, 2013

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Financial Aid Officers Scrambling to Deal With 33,000 Students Losing Campus Jobs

The cuts as a result of sequestration are being called “devastating” at HBCUs, who often serve students already struggling to pay tuition.

March 3, 2013

Students

Education Sequestration: A State-by-State Breakdown

Unless Congress and President Obama can reach a compromise today, most government programs will be reduced by 5 percent on Friday.

February 28, 2013

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Proposal To Tie College Funds to Completion Rate

Texas lawmakers are working on a proposal to tie higher education funding to completion rates at state universities.

February 27, 2013

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Mississippi Makes Its Ratification of 13th Amendment Official

The state of Mississippi has corrected a clerical error that left unrecorded ratification of the 13th Amendment for 18 years.

February 18, 2013

Leadership & Policy

University Presidents’ Benefits Vary in Virginia

Not all university presidents in Virginia receive the same fringe benefits.

February 10, 2013