Tag: Minority Serving Institutions: Page 16

MSIs

Underrepresented Minorities Hit Hard by California Graduate Study Fees

Rising fees for graduate programs at University of California campuses threaten to undermine growth of underrepresented  and much-needed minorities in health-science and other professions.

July 19, 2010

Asian American Pacific Islander

Advocates Work To Develop Asian Pacific American-serving Higher Education Sector

Eight institutions have obtained the federal designation of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, a new category that recognizes schools where 10 percent or more of the student body are Asian American or Pacific Islander.

June 23, 2010

African-American

GAO Again Recommends Better Oversight of Grants to Minority Serving Institutions

Since 2004, the Government Accountability Office has been telling the U.S. Department of Education that it needs to improve the way it monitors and provides technical assistance to Title III and Title V grantees.

May 27, 2010

African-American

Advocates Question Whether Administration’s Proposals Will Leave Minority Institutions Behind

Plans by the Obama administration to consolidate dozens of education, science and community-development programs of interest to communities of color continue to draw concerns from the president’s allies and adversaries alike.

May 26, 2010

African-American

Obama Administration Officials Deliver Commencement Speeches at HBCU, HSI Graduations

President Barack Obama’s scheduled address at Hampton University and other speeches by administration officials should bring a timely spotlight to minority-serving institutions.

May 5, 2010

African-American

House Panel Votes To Block NSF Funding Shift

A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday dealt a blow to the Obama administration’s plan to consolidate federal science programs for minority-serving institutions into a single entity with broader competition.

April 29, 2010

Latinx

HSI Administrators Express Dismay Over Proposed NSF Grant Consolidation

The Obama administration’s proposal to consolidate federal science programs for minority-serving institutions into a single competitive grant program has representatives from Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) crying foul.

April 26, 2010

African-American

Forum: Minority-serving Campuses Urged to Tout Their Success

The Obama administration’s top official for federal initiatives with historically Black schools on Thursday urged MSI leaders to focus on telling policymakers about their record of achievement.

April 22, 2010

MSIs

Community Colleges Continue to Seek Federal Help

With the $12 billion American Graduation Initiative stricken from the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was included in health care reform legislation, community colleges try to hold on to previous allocations.

April 13, 2010

Faculty & Staff

From the Cultural Revolution to Computer Science

When Dr. Wei Chen received the 2010 IBM Faculty Award, the Tennessee State University computer science professor was puzzled over all the fuss about the honor. The IBM award was for Chen’s work on “cloud computing,” an emerging field in information technology.

April 12, 2010

African-American

Minority-focused STEM Funding Plan Raises Equity Concerns

A debate has emerged over science programs at minority-serving institutions and how best to prepare more students of color for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Loss of guaranteed funding and potential increased competition for NSF grants jeopardizes MSI programs, advocates say.

April 1, 2010

Students

Student Loan Reform Changes Necessary To Avert Pell Grant Crisis, Advocates Say

House approval of a student loan reform plan will help alleviate a potential crisis in the Pell Grant program as growing numbers of low-income students seek to access the program during this recession, higher education advocates say.

March 22, 2010