U.S. and Caribbean nationals interested in pursuing studies in media, broadcasting or public speaking are being offered scholarship awards in the memory of Christian communications professional and former CNN news anchor Andria Hall.
The SpeakEasy M.E.D.I.A. Foundation opened the application process for two grants which will be awarded to a high school student from the United [...]

Best-selling author John R. Talbott, widely regarded as one of the first to predict the current housing and mortgage crisis, turns his attention to the economic possibilities achievable under a Barack Obama presidency. Obama’s greatest strength is his ability to bring the country together. For too long divisions among races, religions, political views, cultures, [...]

Minnesota center Bryce Webster, a sophomore-to-be, will transfer after being granted his request to be released from his scholarship, the school announced Thursday.
“We understand his desire to leave the program, and we wish him the best of luck the rest of his career,” coach Tubby Smith said, in a prepared statement.
After a standout career at [...]

Columbia University will pay $1.1 million into an education fund and a national financial aid organization will crack down on gifts from lenders as part of state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s effort to reform the student loan industry, Cuomo said Thursday.
Under the agreement, both Columbia and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators will [...]

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office said Thursday it reached a settlement with CIT Group Inc. and CIT’s Student Loan Xpress unit arising from the state’s investigation of abuses in the U.S. student loan business.
The New York-based commercial and consumer lender agreed to pay $3 million into a fund that will educate students about [...]

It’s a good thing you got that college education. You can put it to good use navigating the complex maze that is the student loan industry as you consider whether to consolidate your federal student loans.
For those who have never done it, it’s a question that comes up every year in anticipation of the [...]

For high school seniors looking to enter into the growing fields of graphic design and the culinary arts, it takes more than just focus, hard work and dedication to make things happen.
It takes financial resources that aren’t always within reach for many families. And that’s why The Art Institutes system of 32 locations across the [...]

Two New Scholarships Among AAJA’s 2006 Programs
The Asian American Journalists Association is awarding the largest amount of student scholarships in its history.
“We are grateful that these major media companies and supporters recognize the need to diversify newsrooms by encouraging young people to become journalists,” said AAJA executive director Rene Astudillo. “By increasing the number of [...]

Thirty-two college students from across the United States have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2006, the scholarship trust announced Sunday.
The scholars, selected from 903 applicants who were endorsed by 333 colleges and universities, will enter Oxford University in England next October. The scholarships are the oldest of the international study awards available to American [...]