Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 31

MSIs

Obama’s Higher Education Agenda May Lead to Expanded Federal Role

Scholars, academic administrators and higher education policy officials have interpreted the administration’s pronouncements and initiatives as markers of a significant shift in federal higher education policy.

December 20, 2009

Community Colleges

For-profit Colleges Haul in Government Aid

An Associated Press analysis shows surging proportions of both low-income students and the recently boosted government money that follows them are ending up at for-profit schools, from local career colleges to giant publicly traded chains such as the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry.

November 29, 2009

HBCUs

WASHINGTON UPDATE: HBCUs on Board with Direct Lending

System won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.

November 25, 2009

Faculty & Staff

AWASH IN WISDOM

Tribal colleges employ elders to impart a higher level of learning that cannot be found in traditional classrooms and textbooks.

November 25, 2009

HBCUs

ACCELERATING AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT

Dr. Martha Kanter, the U. S. Education under secretary, is driving the administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.

November 25, 2009

Students

HBCUs Get On Board With Direct Lending

Direct Loan-only system won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.

November 23, 2009

Students

As N.C. Families Struggle, College Aid Panel Meets

After N.C. lawmakers shuffled around financial aid programs around to help balance the state budget this year, a legislative commission meets this week to recommend reforms to the state’s financial aid system

November 16, 2009

Students

College Students Find Support in Campus ‘Posses’

The Posse Foundation, founded by Deborah Bial, targets students in disadvantaged urban school districts who have strong leadership skills and helps keeps them in college by supporting their psychological and academic needs.

November 16, 2009

MSIs

MSIs To Get New Help in Going ‘Green’

A new grant to the United Negro College Fund should help a cross-section of minority-serving institutions – including Hispanic-serving universities and tribal colleges – promote environmentally friendly building practices in the years ahead.

November 12, 2009

Community Colleges

College Tuition is Up Sharply Amid Recession

With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.

October 22, 2009

Home

STUDY INVESTIGATES IF ONLINE EDUCATION IS KEY TO HELPING MORE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OBTAIN DEGREES

Peter Schenk believed a college degree was the key to a more financially stable life. To that end, the 22-year-old worked two jobs to support his family and pay college tuition for himself and his wife.

October 14, 2009

Home

Bay Area Digital News Project Promises Diverse Coverage

Innovative Web site news outlets, such as the Bay Area News Project, promise coverage of diversity in U.S. communities, but some observers are skeptical of such claims.

October 14, 2009