Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 27

African-American

Coppin State Opens Campus-based Neighborhood Computer Center

Coppin State University is set to debut formally today its new efforts to help low-income residents in nearby neighborhoods modernize their digital communications skills with the opening of a neighborhood broadband technology skills training center.

September 15, 2010

African-American

HBCU National Meeting Stresses Competitiveness by Black Schools

Speakers at a national HBCU conference on Tuesday said the future of HBCUs hinges on winning contracts instead of grants, implementing ways to become more energy efficient, and making a concerted effort to retain and graduate incoming students who are increasingly ill-prepared for the rigors of college.

September 14, 2010

African-American

Obama Administration Officials Praise, Encourage HBCUs at National Conference

Leaders of historically Black schools were encouraged to pursue research and development opportunities more aggressively for their institutions during opening sessions of the HBCU Week conference.

September 13, 2010

Students

Indiana Looks to Boost Aid to Older Students

State officials have proposed overhauling Indiana’s college financial aid system to make more money available to older adults, who are more than half of the state’s students but receive a small amount of assistance.

September 8, 2010

African-American

HBCU Stimulus Funding Has Helpful Yet Limited Impact

HBCUs’ share of stimulus money, with few exceptions, did little to improve the beleaguered condition of the institutions. Click here for HBCU stimulus funding analysis.

September 7, 2010

Health

Legislation Seeks To Expand Ability of Urban Universities To Aid Neighboring Communities

The Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century would build on existing programs and best practices.

August 29, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Accelerated Community College Program Puts Achievement in Reach for Disadvantaged Students

Ivy Tech Community College’s one-year associate degree program places low-income and first-generation college students on a faster route to higher education attainment.

August 12, 2010

African-American

Effort Aims To Bridge Swimming Gap for Minorities

A study conducted by the University of Memphis and released in May showed 69 percent of Black children and 58 percent of Hispanic kids either had low or no swimming ability.

August 5, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Oil Spill Mars UC Berkeley’s BP-funded Research

BP’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley’s research partnership with the British company, with activists on the famously liberal campus demanding a severing of ties.

August 1, 2010

Students

Hometown Hero Clyburn Brings Federal Spending to South Carolina

U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn brings federal financial support to better Morris College and its surrounding communities in his native Sumter, S.C. This is the second of two features DiverseEducation.com has published this week on Clyburn.

July 22, 2010

African-American

Conference: Access Programs Will Increasingly Help Students Consider College

At the annual national GEAR UP conference, officials said college access programs such as GEAR UP will play a growing role in getting students to view themselves as college material.

July 19, 2010

Students

Fellowship Program Opens Doors for Minority Researchers

The Keystone Symposia works to ensure more minority scientists can access career-advancing life sciences research and networking opportunities.

July 15, 2010