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Leveling the Playing Field on Endowments

Elite institutions are under pressure to spend more of their endowments to help low-income students.

February 6, 2008

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Grants & Gifts

The AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND has been awarded $128,000 for scholarship funds from the UPS Foundation. The funds will be available to American Indian students for the 2008-09 academic year. A new $700,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic safety has been awarded to eight California State University campuses to reduce alcohol abuse among […]

February 6, 2008

Latinx

President’s Budget ‘Shortchanges’ MSIs

Minority-serving colleges and universities would lose some of last year’s hard-fought funding gains under President Bush’s proposed education budget plan for next year.

February 4, 2008

Latinx

2008 Budget: A Mix of Winners and Losers

Controversial Upward Bound experiment halted, and some MSIs win in earmarks.

January 23, 2008

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Grants & Gifts

California State University, Dominguez Hills has received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program. In addition to helping the seven scholars who are currently participating in the initiative, 19 new students have been admitted into the research-intensive program. Colorado College has received $10 […]

January 23, 2008

Students

Scholarship Deadlines Approach

Three opportunities to apply for scholarships or fellowships with impending deadlines were recently announced for Hispanic students.

January 21, 2008

Community Colleges

Chat Transcripts: International Talks – Community Colleges and Global Recruiting

Read transcripts of the Diverse web chat event on community colleges and global recruiting. Chat was held on Tuesday, January 22nd.

January 21, 2008

Latinx

2008 Budget: A Mix of Winners and Losers

For higher education, Congress’ long-awaited omnibus 2008 spending bill is a decidedly mixed bag with a few victories and some unexpected setbacks.

January 21, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Emerging Scholars: The Class of 2008

Each year, as we select our “Emerging Scholars,” we’re always amazed and inspired by the accomplishments of these under-40 intellectuals.

January 9, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Emerging Scholars: The Class of 2008

Each year, as we select our “Emerging Scholars,” we’re always amazed and inspired by the accomplishments of these under-40 intellectuals. This year is no exception.

January 9, 2008

HBCUs

Grants and Gifts

Clark College’s Corporate Education (Wash.) unit has been awarded a $31,000 Job Skills Program (JSP) grant to provide training for Southwest Washington Medical Center. The grant will provide training for 25 SWMC directors, managers and supervisors on the topics of lean health care, training the trainer and leading change. The Kentucky Adult Learner Initiative has […]

January 9, 2008

STEM

New President of Texas A&M is First Woman and First Hispanic to Run the University

COLLEGE STATION, Texas It’s official. The new president of Texas A&M University is Dr. Elsa Murano, the first woman and first Hispanic to hold the job. Murano, a former A&M administrator who fled Cuba as a child, was named by the A&M systems Board of Regents Thursday. She was the only finalist for the post.

January 3, 2008