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STEM
12 Universites Awarded AAU Mini-Grants to Support STEM Education
The Association of American Universities (AAU) has awarded “mini-grants” to 12 AAU member institutions to support their efforts of refining undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The mini-grants are funded by a five-year, $1 million grant from the Northrop Grumman Foundation which supports maintainable and diverse national programs to improve STEM education and […]
February 21, 2019
News Roundup
Strada Education Network Awards $8M in Grants for Organizations That Connect Education to Employment
Strada Education Network has announced it has given $8 million in grants to support organizations that help prepare learners of all ages for in-demand careers. “No one sector can close skill and equity gaps, alone. These grants reflect a commitment to investing in an ecosystem of providers to help individuals bridge the divide between education […]
February 5, 2019
Students
BNY Mellon Donates $1M Grant to CUNY to Support Low-Income Students
The City University of New York (CUNY) has recently received a $1 million grant from the BNY Mellon Foundation to support academically driven, low-income students and increase graduation rates. The BNY Mellon three-year grant, named the BNY Mellon Foundation Transfer Scholarship, will support 330 juniors and seniors at a CUNY senior college who are on […]
January 25, 2019
African-American
UNCF Receives $500K Grant from Walmart Foundation to Continue its Support of HBCUs
The Walmart Foundation has announced it has given a $500,000 grant to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to continue its support of historically Black colleges and universities. This grant follows Walmart Foundation’s 11th consecutive year that it has supported the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building. The grant will support UNCF in providing its member […]
January 17, 2019
Students
Report Highlights MSIs as ‘Underutilized Resource’ for Strengthening STEM Workforce
Providing early research experiences and creating supportive campus environments are among the promising and intentional strategies outlined in a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine focused on the impact and role of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in producing graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
December 19, 2018
News Roundup
CEO of Intuit and Wife Donate $25M to Marshall University’s College of Business
Intuit Chairman and CEO Brad D. Smith, along with his wife Alys, have donated $25 million to Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business, making it one of the largest gifts in Marshall’s history. Brad, a 1986 graduate of the university, said that he and his wife are excited to have the opportunity to help his […]
November 9, 2018
Students
New Innovative Grant at Cal Poly Pomona Raised Graduation Rates, Lowered Equity Gaps
After establishing an innovative Summer Completion Initiative Grant, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), accomplished the initiative’s mission of providing the required classes and support necessary to help students with 8 units or less complete their degree. The program had a 93 percent graduation rate. Last spring, the university reached out to […]
November 1, 2018
News Roundup
Hurricane Florence-Impacted Schools Received $2.8 million from Education Department
More than $2.8 million in supplemental funding has been designated for low-income schools in North Carolina and South Carolina that were affected by Hurricane Florence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a press release issued this week. About $2 million in funding will go to students in financial need in North Carolina, while […]
October 3, 2018
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Dallas County Promise Touts Impressive College Enrollment Numbers
Jose Alvarez describes himself as a struggling, first-generation student at El Centro College. His hardships include a lack of transportation and food. But he has made himself and his family a promise to “never give up.”
October 1, 2018
Students
NASAP Foundation Announces Its New Name
The National Association for Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Foundation, an organization that has given charitable donations across the nation for more than a decade, has announced its new name: The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc. “We are excited to launch the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc.” said foundation chair Dr. Melvin […]
August 20, 2018
Faculty & Staff
Johns Hopkins to Offer Dozens of Employees $36K to Buy Homes
BALTIMORE ― Johns Hopkins University is offering dozens of its full-time employees $36,000 grants toward buying a house near its east Baltimore medical campus. Andy Frank, special adviser to the university’s president, says the grants, paid for by the school’s “Live Near York Work” program, are part of a larger effort to bring new life […]
July 27, 2016
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