Tag: Hispanic Serving Institutions: Page 22

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Congressional Higher Ed Committee Tackles College Access, Affordability

WASHINGTON More support for Pell Grants and minority-serving colleges are two of the best strategies to expand access to postsecondary education, witnesses told the U.S. House of Representatives’ higher education subcommittee yesterday at the panel’s first hearing of the 110th Congress.

March 8, 2007

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Tribal Colleges Fight To Retain Federal Funding

It may not receive the attention of Pell Grants or other financial aid issues…

March 7, 2007

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Providing $100K Grants to Seven Black Colleges, Tom Joyner Foundation Encourages the Recruitment, Retention of Minority Teachers

Recruiting, training and maintaining quality teachers is a national challenge…

March 7, 2007

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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

Leadership & Policy

Despite Harvard’s Historic Move, Appointment of Women, Minority President Is Lacking, Says Study

In a historical first, Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, has been named the 28th president of Harvard University. According to a press release issued on the university’s Web site, Faust, a Civil War scholar, was confirmed by the Board of Overseers on Sunday.

February 10, 2007

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Minority-Serving Institutions Find New Technology Advocates

When the new U.S. Senate opened for business in January, it didn’t take long for minority-serving colleges to find a new sponsor for a…

February 7, 2007

Students

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

Students

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

Leadership & Policy

ACE Report Cites Enrollment Gains, Retention Problems

The college enrollment of Hispanic students jumped nearly 70 percent between 1993-2003…

November 15, 2006

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Grants & Awards

Cheyney University and Lincoln University, both historically Black institutions in Pennsylvania, have each received $500,000 grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration to promote minority student interest in science and technology careers. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has provided a three-year grant of just under $1.4 million to Florida Atlantic University, Florida […]

November 1, 2006

Students

HACU Receives $8 Million Scholarship for Study Abroad Students

SAN ANTONIO The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has received an $8 million scholarship grant from Global Learning Semesters, Inc. as part of an effort to send more Hispanic students abroad to study.

October 30, 2006

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ACE Report On Minorities Cites Enrollment Gains, Retention Problems

College enrollment of Hispanic students jumped nearly 70 percent between 1994-2004 while the number of Blacks earning bachelor’s degrees in computer science and other science fields increased dramatically, according to a report released today on the status of minorities in higher education.

October 29, 2006