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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

Students

Hispanic-serving Institution Officials Urge Education Reform to Expand Latino Opportunity

In response to the booming Latino student population across the country, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is encouraging concerted collaboration between Hispanic-serving higher education institutions and public school systems.

April 19, 2010

Students

Report: HSIs Key to Spurring Latino Movement Through STEM Pipeline

A Center for Urban Education (CUE) report argues that reversing the historic underfunding of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) will increase the number of Latino students going into the science and technology fields.

April 6, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Community Colleges Appreciate Attention, Need Money

Grappling with soaring enrollment and plummeting state support, community colleges are grateful for attention from the Obama administration but disappointed money has yet to materialize to help them keep up with demand, let alone meet ambitious goals to make the U.S. the global leader in college graduates again by 2020.

April 5, 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

Bipartisan Effort Vowed on Congressional Review of ‘No Child’ Law

Congressional leaders vow bipartisan cooperation in revising the K-12 law, while associations push changes they consider essential to minority student success.

March 29, 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

Latinx

Amid Bitter Health Care Debate, House Clears Student Loan Changes

After months of delays as education took a back seat to the health care debate, the House of Representatives Sunday night approved a mammoth bill that ties both issues together in a package that includes more support for Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions.

March 21, 2010

Latinx

Opinion: The Proposed NSF Broadening Participation Budget—A Lingering Odor

In congressional testimony, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden Bement voiced support for the Obama administration’s 8-percent increase in the NSF FY 2011 budget to $7.42 billion. The words were earnest, but, for communities supported by the Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate, the increase smells of a skunk.

March 17, 2010

African-American

Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs

Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.

March 10, 2010