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After Audit, New FAMU President Says Problems Being Corrected

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Already on probation for financial irregularities, Florida A&M University has been hit with another state audit critical of the way the school does business.

August 12, 2007

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North Dakota medical school gets $10 million grant renewal

GRAND FORKS N.D. University of North Dakota medical school officials say the National Institutes of Health has renewed a $10 million grant for research into such diseases as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

August 12, 2007

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After audit, new FAMU president says problems being corrected

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Already on probation for financial irregularities, Florida A&M University has been hit with another state audit critical of the way the school does its business.

August 12, 2007

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Congress Looking to Ease Burden on Low-Income Students

Lesser-publicized elements of College Cost Reduction Act would benefit part-time students.

August 8, 2007

Community Colleges

Finding Florida’s Lost Settlement

A six-member team is searching for evidence of a community of former African slaves and American Indians.

August 8, 2007

Students

Grants & Gifts

The Community College of Baltimore County has received a $295,328 grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to fund an online course aimed at increasing the number of nurses in the state. The new course, which helps paramedics transition into the nursing program, is expected to produce 40 nursing graduates in 2009 and 64 in […]

August 8, 2007

Students

Congress Looking to Ease Burden on Low-Income Students

Lesser-publicized elements of College Cost Reduction Act would benefit part-time students.

August 7, 2007

Students

Multicultural Dorm Project Rewarded For Retention Results

Five years ago, when Purdue University’s administrators sat down to brainstorm ways to improve diversity and retain students, they came up a solution they never thought would become an award-winning retention program.

July 30, 2007

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Adults with low educational skills hamper W.Va. economy

CHARLESTON W.Va. Experts in economics, education and welfare agree: a key to improving West Virginia’s long-struggling economy is developing the state’s “human capital.”

July 28, 2007

Students

Grants & Gifts

California State University-Northridge has received a $2 million contribution from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to support the university’s Performing Arts Center. The 1,700-seat center is expected to begin construction this year and should be completed by 2009. Chestnut Hill College (Pa.) has received a four-year, $799,600 grant from the U.S. Department of […]

July 25, 2007

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Small, Minority Student Loan Providers Cry Foul Over Subsidy Cuts

Officials at Urban Ed. Express, a minority-owned newcomer to the student loan industry, say legislation before Congress designed to make college more affordable hurts their efforts to help minority students fund their college educations.

July 24, 2007

Health

Minority Doctor-training Programs To Get Federal Funding Under Proposed Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to increase the funding for two federally funded programs aimed at training minority health professionals throughout the nation.

July 24, 2007