Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 67

HBCUs

Dissatisfaction Voiced At HBCU Meeting

The National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference last month concluded with a…

October 4, 2006

Students

Grants & Awards

Alvernia College (Pa.) has received a $100,000 grant from the Hearst Foundation to support the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for nontraditional and minority students, especially Hispanic students pursuing degrees in nursing. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has awarded $50,000 grants to three California universities to fund scholarships. California State University-Northridge, […]

October 4, 2006

Health

MacArthur Geniuses Focus On Race-related Issues

Dr. Jennifer A. Richeson of Northwestern University says that she’s no genius, despite being awarded a $500,000 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation grant – dubbed the “genius” award – for her work in studying interactions between races.

September 30, 2006

Faculty & Staff

On Life Support

At the Hispanic Center of Excellence, located on the sprawling campus of the Albert Einstein Medical Center in the Bronx…

September 20, 2006

HBCUs

Grants & Awards

Baltimore City Community College has received a $14,235 grant from the Verizon Foundation to integrate computer technology into the institution’s English as a Second Language program. The National Science Foundation has awarded Hampton University (Va.) a five-year, $5 million grant to fund the Center for Laser Science and Spectroscopy, known as C.L.A.S.S. The center, based […]

September 20, 2006

Students

Sweeping Changes to Higher Ed Proposed

A senior U.S. Senate Democrat is proposing a sweeping higher education bill with a Pell Grant increase, more funding for the nation’s tribal colleges and scholarships to students who study science, math and engineering.

September 13, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Spellings Drops By “HBCU Week” Festivities To Tout New Grants

WASHINGTON The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities is wrapping up a conference in Washington, D.C., today commemorating “National HBCU Week.”

September 11, 2006

African-American

UNCF-Mellon Undergraduate

Fellowship Program (a component of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program)…

September 6, 2006

Latinx

USAID Gives $35 Million Grant for 10 U.S.-Mexico University Partnerships

The U.S. Agency for International Development has announced a $35 million grant for 10 partnerships…

September 6, 2006

Leadership & Policy

The Corporate Chancellor

Add the name Erroll B. Davis Jr. to the ever-growing list of chancellors who have been plucked from the world of business and industry…

September 6, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Goizueta Foundation Boosts Hispanic

Since the 1990s, state officials across the South have pushed their higher education systems to reach out…

September 6, 2006

Students

Grants & Awards

Amherst College (Mass.) has received a seven-year, $13 million grant from the Argosy Foundation to establish the Center for Community Engagement. The center intends to build relationships with regional and national community organizations working in a variety of fields. Bunker Hill Community College (Mass.) has received a $69,000 grant from Hewlett-Packard to create a new […]

September 6, 2006