Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 62

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House Committee Approves Increase in Pell Grant, New Funding For Black Colleges

The House education committee on Wednesday approved a higher education bill that would increase Pell Grants, cut lender subsidies and make wide-ranging changes to help low-income students and minority-serving colleges.

June 13, 2007

Latinx

MSIs, College Access Programs Gain in House Bill

Advocates for low-income students are hailing a new U.S. House of Representatives agreement that would increase funding for college access programs and minority-serving institutions in 2008.

June 10, 2007

Latinx

Minority-Serving Institutions Scrambling For Quick Funds

HSIs look for increased federal funding through NSF and farm bills.

May 30, 2007

Students

Grants & Gifts

The City College of New York has received a four-year, $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue the college’s participation in the Institute of General Medical Sciences’ SCORE program. The program provides research funds for faculty development at minority-serving institutions. A collaborative effort between the City College of San Francisco and […]

May 30, 2007

Students

Grants & Gifts

Ball State University (Ind.) has received $200,000 from the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation to create the Telecommunications Merit Endowment Scholarship. The scholarship aims to benefit incoming freshmen and transfer students who are looking to major in telecommunications. Cheyney University (Pa.) has received a $350,000 donation from Ephren W. Taylor II, the youngest Black […]

May 16, 2007

Students

Amid Loan Scandal, Attention Turns to College Affordability Crisis

After widespread reports of questionable practices in the student loan industry, the U.S. Congress — and, particularly, minority lawmakers — took the difficult first steps this week to refocus the debate on how best to reform the financial aid system to help low-income students.

May 10, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bettering the Black College Paradigm

As president of Huston-Tillotson University, Dr. Larry L. Earvin knows that a successful capital campaign will do wonders for his small, historically Black private school in Austin, Texas.

May 9, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grants and Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE has received a $150,000 gift from philanthropist Robert Barbera to support the university’s Collegiate Forensics Invitational Tournament and other debate programs. The gift will be used largely to help students recognize the value of public debate. HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Md.) has received a $1.5 MILLION gift from the Rouse Company Foundation to […]

May 2, 2007

Students

Documenting American Indian Success

AIHEC says it has all the data federal officials need to determine that tribal colleges are grant-worthy.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bettering the Black College Paradigm

The UNCF’s new Institute for Capacity Building aims to help its member schools improve their operations and stability.

May 2, 2007

Health

Two Legislators Push for Additional Funding To Continue Physician Training Program for Hispanics

With its funding set to expire next month, a program that trains Hispanic doctors may get a reprieve thanks to two U.S. legislators who were successful in pushing for a short-term extension of grants.

April 26, 2007

Students

Grants & Gifts

Austin College (Texas) has received a $2.5 million gift from alum John Q. Adams Sr. and his wife, Vicki. A lecture hall in the college’s planned science facility will be named the Cindy Adams Black Lecture Hall in honor of John Adams’ late sister. Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Calif.) has received more than $6 […]

April 18, 2007