Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 24

African-American

Teen Girls Discover Digital Technology as ‘COMPUGIRLS’

Dr. Kimberly Scott, an associate professor in women and gender studies at Arizona State University, the digital divide is not just about “who has access to computers, but what happens during that access.”

March 31, 2011

Students

Paying for Pell Grant Program Requires Stark Choices

To maintain the current maximum grant of $5,550 and meet demand, the Obama administration would eliminate in-school Stafford Loan subsidies for graduate students.

March 30, 2011

Home

Vice President Biden Announces Plan To Enlist Nation’s Governors for College Completion Campaign

Vice President Joe Biden announced an administration plan to enlist governors into pushing their states to boost college graduation rates while providing millions in financial incentives for colleges to do the same.

March 22, 2011

Students

Georgia Technical College Students Required to Maintain B Average to Retain HOPE Funding

Thousands of working moms, laid-off factory employees and others who flocked to Georgia’s 26 technical colleges for job training because of the recession could lose the HOPE Grants that pay their tuition under changes the state is making to the cash-strapped program.

March 21, 2011

Sports

‘Uncle Tom’ Documentary Remark Exposes Pain in Black Community Over Class, Education

When Jalen Rose, recalling his teenage years, said that he then considered Black Duke University players like Grant Hill “Uncle Toms”, he exposed a sensitive and longstanding issue for many African-Americans.

March 20, 2011

Leadership & Policy

UMES President Thelma Thompson Announces Retirement

Her decision ends a nine-year tenure at the state’s lone 1890 land-grant university.

March 16, 2011

Home

For Music Education Professor Kay Roberts, Strings are Instrumental

University of Massachusetts Lowell music professor Kay George Roberts embarked upon a decade-long crusade to bring high-quality, low-cost music education to the children of Lowell, Mass.

March 16, 2011

Latinx

Ed Secretary Duncan Defends $2B Increase in 2012 Education Budget

The higher education portion of the Obama FY2012 request includes a $67 million increase for TRIO programs for a total of $920 million; summer Pell grants would be cut.

March 1, 2011

African-American

House Budget Stirs Opposition Over Higher Education Cuts

Advocates have criticized legislation by the House of Representatives that would cut funding for minority-serving colleges and universities by $250 million this year while reducing the maximum Pell Grant by more than $800 for the neediest students.

March 1, 2011

African-American

Arne Duncan Says Education is Key to Improving Economic Conditions

The education secretary pointed to the 41 states that have raised their K-12 standards as success stories that will benefit children from underserved communities.

February 28, 2011

Community Colleges

Creative Partnerships Among Business, Colleges and Universities Key to Competing in Global Economy

Employers and educators should align research and development goals, U.S. labor official says.

February 27, 2011

Students

Educators Seek Out More Minorities to Study Abroad

Educators want more minority students to study abroad because the experience is seen as crucial to student development, yet minority participation badly lags their overall presence on college campuses.

February 22, 2011