Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 51

Community Colleges

College Tuition Up Again This Year, While Student Borrowing Rises to Keep Up

Average tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose 6.6 percent this year, again outstripping increases in financial aid and pushing students into more borrowing. Community colleges once again did the best job keeping the lid on prices.

October 21, 2007

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Grants and Gifts

Brigham Young University (Utah) has received a $320,000 grant from The Micron Technology Foundation for microelectronics research and undergraduate training. California State University, Northridge has been awarded $80,000 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The funds will be used to sponsor senior student film projects, purchase hardware and software upgrades and help underwrite the university’s […]

October 21, 2007

International

Cornell’s African Degree Program Creates New Model For International Educational Cooperation

Cornell University and Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia have signed an agreement that could create a new model for how U.S. colleges and universities can export their expertise to poor nations where it is needed most.

October 16, 2007

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University of Alaska Gets $3.2 Million Grant for Ph.D. Program

FAIRBANKS, Alaska The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a $3.2 million federal grant for a doctoral program combining subjects such as biology and geology with history and sociology.

October 15, 2007

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Japan Decides to Cancel US$4.7 million Grant for Education Center in Myanmar

TOKYO Japan has canceled a multimillion-dollar grant for a business education center in Myanmar following the death of a Japanese journalist during a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Yangon, officials said Tuesday.

October 15, 2007

Community Colleges

AACC Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Boost Programs for Older Learners

Many businesses anticipate mass worker shortages as baby boomers retire and are looking to two-year colleges to fill the coming skills gap. However, many of these older workers can’t afford to retire and are needing new skills to keep up with new jobs created in this age of ever-changing technology.

October 8, 2007

Community Colleges

AACC Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Boost Programs for Older Learners

Many businesses anticipate mass worker shortages as baby boomers retire and are looking to two-year colleges to fill the coming skills gap. However, many of these older workers can’t afford to retire and are needing new skills to keep up with new jobs created in this age of ever-changing technology.

October 3, 2007

Latinx

MSIs, low-income and minority students fare well in higher education funding bill.

At 119 pages, the final agreement on the College Cost Reduction Act are a challenging read. But tucked inside the plan, which promises the largest infusion of financial aid in a generation, are a series of provisions to promote college access for students of color.

October 2, 2007

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Grants and Gifts

The AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENT, a nonprofit sponsor of group insurance and charitable giving programs for the more than 400,000 members of the American Bar Association, has donated $3.7 MILLION to improve the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. The CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and the regents of the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA have received $7.5 MILLION […]

October 2, 2007

Students

Asianisation of Campus Fellowships

Students flock to university Christian groups to find solidarity and acceptance, say educators.

October 2, 2007

International

Cornell’s African Degree Program Creates New Model For International Educational Cooperation

Cornell University and Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia have signed an agreement that could create a new model for how U.S. colleges and universities can export their expertise to poor nations where it is needed most.

September 26, 2007

Students

New Graduates Crushed By Student Loan Debt, Study Says

New graduates are leaving college with more debt, but their starting salaries at new jobs are not keeping pace with their debt, a new study by the Project on Student Debt indicates.

September 25, 2007