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Georgia State Receives $2 Million from Kresge Foundation Education Program

Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success (NISS) has received $2 million from the Kresge Foundation Education Program. The money will go towards the institute’s implementation. NISS will help higher ed institutions implement technology-driven and evidence-based systems to increase college access and completion. It is slated to open in the fall. Using data-driven approaches, […]

Georgia State University

Latter-Day Saints Church Funds Initiatives With NAACP and UNCF

Three initiatives that aim to provide scholarships, humanitarian aid and educational opportunity were announced Monday during a news conference from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the NAACP, Deseret News reported. The first initiative – funded by the church – will give $1 million a year for three […]

The Rev. Amos Brown

Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to Create Scholarship Program, Named After Former GM Ozzie Newsome

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has donated $4 million to create the Ozzie Newsome Scholars Program, in honor of former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. The money will be given to graduates of Baltimore City Public Schools s who choose to attend a Maryland historically Black college and university, The Root reported. The Stephen and […]

Discover This Year’s Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs

Now in its 8th year, Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) is a national recognition that celebrates student affairs workplaces that are vibrant, diverse, supportive and committed to staff work-life balance, professional development and inclusive excellence. PPWSA offers institutional leaders information that can be used to improve practices across their student affairs community, while also serving as a useful tool for employers, career services staff and job-seekers across the country.

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Higher Ed Enrollment Experiences Steep Fall in Spring 2021, Community Colleges Suffering Brunt

Higher ed enrollment suffered massive decline for the spring 2021 academic term, falling by 3.5% – 603,000 students, according to a new report by The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).

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College Promise, ETS Create Models for Targeted Student Support

Through a partnership with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in 2019, College Promise has worked to adjust the “one-size fits all” model to target more specific student populations.

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Kaiser Permanente Endows $1 Million to Health Sciences at Colorado Community Colleges

The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges has received a $1 million, 15-year endowment from Kaiser Permanente. The Kaiser Permanente Colorado Equity Scholarship Fund will support students who are enrolled in a health sciences degree program and who are Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, LBGTQI, have disabilities, or are US veterans. The […]

Virginia Union University Gives $6.35 Million to Help Students Pay Off School Debt

Virginia Union University gave more than $6.35 million to help 1,344 students pay off school debt, making it so that all graduating seniors had no debt to the school and continuing students had their current balance paid. The awarded students include 1,192 undergrad and 152 grad students. Federal funding – via the CARES Act – […]

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Washington and Lee University to Keep Name Tied to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee

Washington and Lee University (WLU) will keep its name amid calls for the school to remove its Confederate ties, The Washington Post reported. Students and faculty voted last year to change the school’s name, partially named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. WLU announced Friday that after a review, the Board of Trustees decided there […]

Washington and Lee University

NAACP Calls on Biden Administration to Cancel Student Debt

The NAACP—the nation’s oldest civil rights organization—is stepping up its efforts to pressure the Biden administration to cancel student debt, after the administration excluded debt forgiveness from its $6 trillion budget proposal last week.

Denmark Technical College to Give Free Tuition to 500 Students

Denmark Technical College is giving free tuition to 500 students, The State reported. The Denmark Technical College Tuition Assistance scholarship will eliminate the $2,813 tuition for fall semester for the first 500 students who apply and are enrolled for fall 2021. Returning students are eligible. Out-of-state students can receive a $2,813 credit for tuition. Denmark […]

Denmark Technical College

Conference Spotlights Future Higher Education Challenges

Hosted by Georgetown University, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities’ 2021 Conference on Information Technology Management examined the lessons learned from the pandemic and the current state of higher education.

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