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Students

Challenge Grant Program Clears House Committee Hurdle

Challenge Grant Program Clears House Committee HurdleWASHINGTON — A new multimillion-dollar program that Congres-sional Black Caucus members have deemed a priority has moved a step closer to reality.The college completion challenge grant program, proposed by President Clinton and U.S. Reps. William Clay, D-Mo., and Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., cleared a critical hurdle late last month with […]

June 21, 2000

African-American

Washington Briefs

Congress Hears Support For Completion GrantsWASHINGTON — Leaders of the TRIO community made their case for new college completion grants before a congressional committee late last month.The plan, part of President Clinton’s budget, would provide $35 million for such completion grants, which would help students enter and stay in college. Colleges that participate in the […]

April 26, 2000

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Washington Briefs

Washington BriefsGOP Leaders Irate Over Faulty Aid FormsWASHINGTON — Students who depend on financial aid to attend college are receiving poor service from the U.S. Department of Education, angry congressional Republicans charged earlier this month.At issue is a series of recent problems affecting application forms that students must fill out to qualify for aid. Last […]

March 29, 2000

Recruitment & Retention

Eager to Jump on the Gravy Train, Campus Officials Wonder

Eager to Jump on the Gravy Train, Campus Officials Wonder, How Far Will New Retention Legislation Really Go?UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Though a federal proposal to create a new national retention program is still under debate, Dr. Audrey Kharem already has a good idea as to how Pennsylvania State University could spend the money if […]

March 29, 2000

Latinx

Minority-Serving Institutions in Line For Funding Gains

Minority-Serving Institutions in Line For Funding GainsWASHINGTON — President Clinton’s final education budget plan would give student aid and Black college programs some substantial funding gains next year.Total funding for historically Black colleges and universities  would increase by $30 million, surpassing the $200 million barrier. The overall $209 million plan includes $169 million for the […]

March 1, 2000

HBCUs

The State of Retention

The State of Retention AUSTIN, Texas — In the academic world, where importance in the institutional pecking order often can be measured by how much money officials are willing to spend on a certain program, rarely a peep is heard these days about retention.College and university administrators traditionally have preferred to spend their money on […]

October 13, 1999

Latinx

UNCF Urges More Federal Funding For Black Colleges in 2000

UNCF Urges More Federal Funding For Black Colleges in 2000The College Fund/UNCF is asking Congress for budget increases that would propel the government’s historically Black college funding program past the $200 million mark next year.College Fund/UNCF President William Gray, a former member of Congress, personally presented the proposal to the House Appropriations Committee on April […]

May 12, 1999