Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 32

MSIs

Watchdog Agency: MSI Grants Need Greater Oversight

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says the U.S. Education Department must conduct greater grant administration oversight of minority-serving institutions and other developing colleges to ensure proper management and prevent improper grantee spending.

October 12, 2009

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WASHINGTON UPDATE: Community Colleges To Benefit from New Higher Ed Bill

Ambitious higher education legislation is loaded with student aid, community college improvements.

September 16, 2009

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Community Colleges To Benefi t from New Higher Ed Bill

Ambitious higher education legislation is loaded with student aid, community college improvements.

September 16, 2009

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WASHINGTON UPDATE: Minority-serving Institutions Seek Long-term Funding Increases

Advocates seek additional funding through a couple of bills under consideration in Congress.

September 2, 2009

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FINDING THEIR IDENTITIES

Responding to the demands and needs of Asian-American Students, the University of Maryland, College Park, expands course offerings related to culture, identity.

September 2, 2009

Students

Finding Their Identities

Responding to the demands and needs of Asian American students, the University of Maryland expands course offerings related to culture, identity.

September 2, 2009

Students

Unprecedented Federal Support Predicted for HBCUs

At the conclusion of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a gathering of Black college leaders Wednesday that he predicts HBCUs will receive “unprecedented” levels of financial support under the Obama administration.

September 2, 2009

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Minority-Serving Institutions Seek Long-Term Funding Increases

Advocates seek additional funding through a couple of bills under consideration in Congress.

September 2, 2009

Home

West Virginia Colleges Get Over $4M in Federal Grants

West Virginia, Marshall and West Virginia State universities will share more than $4.4 million in National Science Foundation grants to promote computer technology and biometrics research.  According to the Charleston Daily Mail, Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Gov. Joe Manchin made the announcement Tuesday morning. The first grant is worth $2.6 million over the three years, […]

August 31, 2009

Faculty & Staff

CHANGING COURSE

The University of the District of Columbia’s problems are so deep and longstanding that some people thought it would take a rocket scientist to figure them out.

August 19, 2009

Students

HBCU NEWS NUGGETS

Florida A&M University: Later this month, FAMU will become the only institution in the nation with a program dedicated to regulatory education and training in the study of veterinary technology.

August 19, 2009

Home

A Last-Minute Dash for Tuition

With the rising cost of tuition, some students do not know how they will cover college expenses this school year.  Some states are cutting back on aids and grants. According to the Wall Street Journal, in Michigan, the state legislature continues to battle over the Michigan Promise Grant, a merit award of up to $4,000 […]

August 19, 2009