Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 19

Students

New Grants Available to Assist Veterans With Debt Overload

The Veterans Student Loan Relief Fund has issued the first round of grants to assist military veterans and qualifying family members in debt as a result of loans to attend for-profit institutions.

November 11, 2012

African-American

Decision 2012: What’s Next for Education?

President Obama, facing a divided Congress, will need a bipartisan agreement to deal with fiscal issues that could negatively impact higher education.

November 6, 2012

Students

Some Universities Trying to Discourage Student Loans

In an effort to reduce student loan default rates, some colleges and universities are launching programs to improve student-loan literacy, and in a few cases, offer other kinds of financial assistance to students so they don’t get too deep into debt.

October 31, 2012

Students

Tuition Increases Slow, but Net Cost Still Hits Home

Experts say dwindling federal grant aid and tuition increases put more of a financial burden on students.

October 24, 2012

Students

Obama, Romney Advisers Trade Barbs on Education

On topics from financial aid to No Child Left Behind, advisers for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offered sharply different views on the federal role in education at a joint appearance before a Washington, D.C., audience Tuesday.

October 16, 2012

Disabilties

Alabama Students Looking To Fill Pell Grant Void

Changes to federal eligibility rules for Pell grants have some Alabama students returning to college looking for new ways to pay for classes.

October 8, 2012

Home

Group Discusses Ways to Make College More Affordable

Panel shines the light on a variety of pressing issues in higher education, including how colleges are judged versus how they should be judged for what they produce.

October 3, 2012

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Week Conference: Black College Leaders Counseled on Federal Contracting, Grant Opportunities

Experts told HBCU leaders that to win federal grants and contracts means administrators must have a realistic sense of their school’s capabilities, hire faculty with a vision to conduct research, and be willing to remedy shortcomings in their proposals.

September 26, 2012

Students

Linguists’ Quest To Preserve Languages in Danger

A Utah linguist says dozens of native languages across the Americas could disappear within a few generations with the downsizing of a prominent university program.

September 23, 2012

Home

New York Community Colleges Get Funds for Job Training

The federal government is providing $14.6 million to 23 community colleges in New York to enhance job-training programs while other colleges statewide are expected to benefit from private investment linked to the grants.

September 19, 2012

Opinion

Commentary: Futures Linked – Higher Education and Pell Grants

Unfortunately, college access in America is just as much a product of family wealth as it is student performance, writes University of Albany history professor Ibram Rogers.

September 10, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Engaging Latino Alumni: Basic Steps

Although often overlooked by those studying and working within the confines of mainstream philanthropy and higher education giving, 63 percent of Latino households give to charity.

September 6, 2012