Tag: Fellowships & Grants: Page 8

Latinx

Starbucks: 1,000-plus Enrolled for Tuition Program

Starbucks says more than 1,000 of its workers have enrolled for an upcoming fall semester at Arizona State University to take advantage of a program that helps pay for their tuition.

October 7, 2014

Students

HSI Leaders Urged to Make Voices Heard When it Comes to Funding

Luis Maldonado, chief advocacy officer at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, said of political engagement: “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the table.”

October 6, 2014

Students

Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement

Scholars at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education say there has been a failure to provide the resources and exposure students need to be successful.

October 5, 2014

African-American

HBCUs Awarded Funds to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion

Four HBCUs, with the support of the Human Rights Campaign and Promised Land Films, are working to ramp up their LGBTQ inclusion efforts, just ahead of National Coming Out Week.

October 2, 2014

African-American

Hampton University Shares in $75M First In The World Grants Program

The U.S. Department of Education announced the 24 colleges and universities who cumulatively were awarded $75 million from the four-year grants program.

September 30, 2014

Students

New Center Seeks to Boost Knowledge, Interest in Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Seeking to address a gap in knowledge about Hispanic-serving colleges nationwide, a leading research group on Tuesday launched a virtual data center to provide key information about these institutions as well as promising practices in serving Latino students.

September 30, 2014

Disabilties

Biden Announces $450 Million Worth of Grants for Higher Ed

The funding is designed to help community colleges and other institutions provide better job training.

September 29, 2014

Home

University of Missouri Professor Says Complaints Led to Tenure Denial

Gaining tenure is never a sure thing. Dylan Kesler figured his chances were pretty good.

September 21, 2014

Sports

Report: Colleges Leave Poor Students to Taxpayers as They Woo Rich

Colleges are said to be shifting financial aid from low-income students to high-income ones to bolster their prestige and raise them up the rankings.

September 18, 2014

African-American

Morgan State University Professor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

A professor at Morgan State University has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining research grants from the National Science Foundation.

September 1, 2014

Home

Louisiana Gov. Jindal Sues Feds Over Common Core

The lawsuit accuses the Obama administration of illegally manipulating federal grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the education standards.

August 27, 2014

Home

Study: Single Parents Jeopardizing Retirement Plans to Fund Children’s College Education

Expert advises against the tendency to focus on one goal at the expense of the other.

August 13, 2014