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More Diversity Among 2009 SAT Test-Takers, Scores Slightly Down

Although college-bound high school seniors from the class of 2009 rank as the most racially and ethnically diverse group ever to take the SAT, average scores fell slightly from 2008, according to the College Board.

Can’t Get Tuition Money? Try Social Lending

A relatively new and Web-based form of lending could offer cash-strapped students an alternative way to finance tuitions and other college expenses.

THINKING OUTSIDE THE FUNDRAISING BOX

After Dr. Larry Earvin became Huston-Tillotson University president, he crafted an annual black-tie gala to raise scholarship funds.

NATIVE SONS

Veteran educators return to lead their embattled alma mater, Central State University.

HBCU NEWS NUGGETS

Florida A&M University: Later this month, FAMU will become the only institution in the nation with a program dedicated to regulatory education and training in the study of veterinary technology.

SPECTRUM : GETTING TO KNOW LISA MENZIES

No one has to teach Lisa A. Menzies about the significance of the nationâ€™s 103 historically Black colleges and universities, and there is no need to remind her that these institutions produce some of the brightest students.

HBCU News Nuggets

With more than 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the country, we could not cover them all. Here’s a glimpse at initiatives some of them are pursuing.

Native Sons

Veteran educators return to lead their embattled alma mater, Central State University.

Thinking Outside of the Fundraising Box

From black-tie events to direct deposit donations from alumni, private HBCUs are finding success in creative fundraising.

College scholarships in limbo in tussle over ‘Promise’

Students in Michigan have letters from the state ‘promising’ them the Michigan Promise Scholarship awards, but the scholarship could be eliminated. According to the Detroit News, more than 96,000 students are still unsure of whether the state will honor their Michigan Promise Scholarship. The students earned the state-funded merit scholarship — worth up to $4,000 […]

SPE announces scholarship winners for graduate research.

Gregorio Manuel Velez-Garcia and Zeba Farheen Abdul Samad will each receive a $2,000 scholarship check at the Society of Plastic Engineers Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition to help underwrite research in composites for ground transportation, ThomasNet reported. Velez-Garcia will use scholarship for development work on new method for predicting fiber orientation in fiber-reinforced, injection-molded thermoplastics, […]

Clemson sets application, enrollment record while maintaining academic quality

Clemson University will welcome its largest freshman class this week. According to Clemson University Media Relations, the university set a record enrollment of 16,281 undergraduate student applications. The director of admissions said the university accepted more freshmen and transfer students because of uncertainty about how the economic recession would affect yield – the percentage of […]

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