Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 64

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Despite Higher Pell Grant, Budget Has Few Other Increases

Despite proposing a large Pell Grant increase for next year, President Bush’s 2008 education budget falls short…

February 21, 2007

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Grants & Gifts

Benedictine University (Ill.) and the College of DuPage (Ill.) will use a three-year, $199,952 grant from the National Science Foundation to help introduce biocalculus to more two- and four-year students at the two institutions. The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $500,000 grant to the North Alabama/Southern Tennessee region for the Second Generation of […]

February 21, 2007

HBCUs

The HBCU Mission: A Fresh Look For a New Congress

For organizations like the United Negro College Fund that are stakeholders in national education policy decisions…

February 21, 2007

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Senate Panel Tackles College Affordability “Crisis”

Increasing the maximum Pell Grant and reducing loan interest rates are two chief strategies the U.S. Congress is taking to help students. But witnesses at a Senate hearing offered a variety of ideas for improving the financial aide system, some of them beginning with colleges themselves.

February 18, 2007

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Hamilton Project Releases New Papers on College Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. A new study released by The Brookings Institution on Wednesday says education policy needs to be based on strong evidence, with more investments in areas like early education and reforms in areas like federal student aid and loan processes.

February 14, 2007

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Grants & Gifts

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded $25 million each to Butler University (Ind.) and Purdue University (Ind.) to improve pharmacy education, outreach and research at the two institutions. Butler plans to use the grant to expand its public health initiatives and create more opportunities for students and faculty to work with minority populations. Purdue plans to […]

February 7, 2007

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Bush Administration Supports Pell Grant Increase

The Bush administration next week will propose the largest Pell Grant increase in 30 years, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Thursday.

February 1, 2007

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Proposed Pell Grant Increase ‘Great News’ For Low-Income Students

Two weeks after voting to cut student loan interest rates, the U.S. House of Representatives is moving quickly to address another key element of college affordability: the maximum Pell Grant for needy students.

January 30, 2007

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Congressional Dilemma: Cut Loan Interest Rates

The first Democrat-controlled Congress since 1994 is already struggling with a nagging issue: Whether to focus on cutting student loan interest rates as promised or increasing need-based grant assistance for low-income students.

January 24, 2007

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Project Town Gown

The neighborhood surrounding Rhodes College suffers from high infant mortality rates, among other ills; but the college refuses to stand by and watch its community deteriorate.

January 24, 2007

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Grants & Gifts

Bethune-Cookman College (Fla.) has received a $4.6 million gift from an anonymous business associate of BCC alum Larry R. Handfield. The donation is the largest single gift by an individual in the college’s history. Handfield, a former drum major for BCC’s Marching Wildcats Band, is a criminal defense attorney in Miami. Ohio’s Third Frontier Program […]

January 24, 2007

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U.S. Sens. Obama, Kennedy Propose Pell Grant Increase

Add U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to the list of those who want the new Democrat-controlled Congress to make major improvements in federal financial aid policy for low-income students.

January 23, 2007