Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 25

Students

House Republicans Slash $61B in Continuing Resolution

An amendment barring the Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulation passed by a vote of 289-136.

February 19, 2011

Students

House Republicans Slash $61B in Continuing Resolution

An amendment barring the Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulation passed by a vote of 289-136.

February 19, 2011

Students

Obama Budget Protects Pell Grants, Sets Education Priorities

President Obama presented a 2012 budget that has limited increases for education but a commitment to protect the current $5,550 maximum Pell Grant, which is the subject of potential cuts on Capitol Hill.

February 14, 2011

Students

Conference: Independent Colleges Urged to Enhance Their Affordability

Administrators are told during national meeting that there are concrete steps that universities and colleges could take to make getting a degree more affordable for low-income students.

January 31, 2011

Community Colleges

Federal Agencies Announce Community College Grant Program

In what is said to be one of the largest federal investments in community colleges ever, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Education Department announced a long-awaited $2 billion competitive grant program Thursday meant to support programs that help students and “trade impacted” workers secure jobs in new and growing industries.

January 20, 2011

Students

Lack of Emphasis On Reading, Writing Impedes College Student Learning, Study Says

New report from the Social Science Research Council says colleges are failing to enforce the fundamentals.

January 17, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Black Colleges Step Up Pursuit of Sponsored Research

Envisioning a more competitive future, a number of Black college leaders have challenged their faculties to pursue aggressive research agendas.

January 5, 2011

Students

With High Demand, Pell Grant Program Faces Challenges

Uncertainty about program funding comes as more students take advantage of Pell awards year round.

January 4, 2011

African-American

NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College

An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

December 23, 2010

Students

Garden State Abandons Minority Doctoral Program

New Jersey Legislature defunds the Minority Academic Careers program, making financing doctoral study a heavier burden for minority students.

December 14, 2010

Home

House’s Leadership Change Means Key Agendas Will Change, Too

Incoming chairs are likely to push for cuts that could weaken both funding and policy.

December 13, 2010

Home

Democrats Delay Action on DREAM Act

The Senate moved Thursday to delay a politically charged showdown vote on legislation carving out a path to legal status for foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally, putting off but probably not preventing the measure’s demise.

December 9, 2010