Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 65

Students to Congress: Ease the Financial Burden

WASHINGTON, D.C. As the highlight of College Affordability Day of Action, college students used a Capitol Hill news conference on Thursday to call on the U.S. Congress to make college more affordable by cutting student interest rates in half and increasing the maximum Pell Grant award.

January 11, 2007

Black Colleges Involved in Efforts

Not that long ago, Dr. David A. Padgett’s chosen career field could have been considered mundane…

January 10, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Interdisciplinary Innovator

It’s hard to predict where the career path of Dr. Sean M. Decatur may ultimately lead…

January 10, 2007

Grants & Awards

Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) has received a $400,000 gift from Melvyn and Vonda Riley, the largest alumni donation in the university’s history. Melvyn Riley graduated from ECSU in 1961, while Vonda Riley graduated in 1965. The gift will be used to support athletic scholarships. The University of Hawaii’s School of Social Work has received […]

January 10, 2007

The First 100 Hours of New Congress Bring Lower Expectations for Higher Ed Funding

While many education advocates hope Democrats will push for more funding this year, early signs are emerging that the 110th Congress may have trouble fulfilling this goal. House Democrats are already opting for a ‘go-slow’ approach on one of their top campaign promises of fall 2006 — to slash student loan interest rates in half, to 3.4 percent. Under legislation proposed for the new Congress’ first 100 hours of business, the House of Representatives would make such a cut, but only over a five-year period. As a result, the promise wouldn’t be fulfilled until 2011.

January 8, 2007

Congress Fails to Enact Spending Bill

The 109th Congress has adjourned without enacting a spending bill for K-12 and higher education…

December 27, 2006

Grants & Awards

California State University-Northridge’s National Center on Deafness has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve the academic achievement of deaf and hard of hearing high school and college students. The program, PEPNet-West, provides services to almost 860 schools in 16 states. The university has also received a $340,764 […]

December 27, 2006

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Joins Education Committee

The Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate promises to bring student aid issues to the forefront…

December 13, 2006

New Congress Expected to Give Education Higher Profile

With a major shakeup looming on Capitol Hill, education advocates are preparing for a new environment in which Democrats…

November 29, 2006

Boosting Minority Ranks in the U.S. Foreign Service

Several years ago, while enrolled at Howard University, Dionandrea Shorts was well on her way to…

November 29, 2006

The Death of a Diversity Alliance

A decade ago, 11 eager Florida colleges and universities came together to form what was expected to…

November 29, 2006

Planting The Seeds of Interest

Luciano Torres watched in amazement as the group of 12-year-olds, clutching backpacks and wearing matching T-shirts

November 29, 2006

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