Descubra al Barack Obama que es cristiano y liberal sin ningun reparo en admitirlo -y como el representa el rostro cambiante de la religion en la politica estadounidense. Barack Obama enfrento ciertas tribulaciones mientras trataba con la crisis causada por su ex pastor, el doctor Jeremiah A. Wright [...]
In Democracy and Self-Organization, Robert Aziz draws on his depth understanding of human psychology and culture to provide us with unprecedented insight into the dynamics of meaning underlying Barack Obama’s politics of change. Conclusions reached about our current cultural crisis [...]
This anthology comprises speeches by influential figures in the history of African-American culture and politics. Contents include the famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech by Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass’ immortal “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?” Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “I Have a Dream,” Barack Obama, and many others.
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Three private colleges in Connecticut will add a total of $75,000 to their scholarship funds to settle allegations of questionable arrangements with a student loan agency, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday.
Trinity College, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University all denied any wrongdoing but agreed to abide by a code of conduct that would no [...]
Over 175 scholarships were awarded at the Battle Creek Community Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Reception, which took place on May 24, 2007, at Kellogg Arena. These scholarships, including annual renewals on those awarded previously, total over $600,000! Scholarship selection criteria vary, depending on the donor’s interest; however, academic performance, financial need, and school/community/church involvement are the [...]
Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., joined by 31 Attorneys General, urged the U.S. Senate to enact The Student Loan Sunshine Act, a new federal law to safeguard students and families nationwide from deceptive practices in the college loan industry.
The House of Representatives recently passed this legislation in a virtually unanimous vote of 414-3.
In a [...]
A Coushatta woman who got student aid and loans for which she wasn’t qualified and filled in forms so others could, too, must spend nearly 3 years in prison and repay $30,500, and two relatives will serve lesser sentences.
U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell sentenced Anita Morris, 35, to 2 years and 9 months in [...]
Passaic County Community College was awarded a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound Program to serve 50 Passaic high school students next school year.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. announced the award Thursday.
The program seeks to prepare high school students for college, and get them interested in earning a degree.
The program serves students [...]
Applications are now available for the Moriarty Scholarship. This scholarship was established in memory of William J. Moriarty, Jr. whose vision of learning through the arts was responsible for establishing the Rensselaer Children’s Summer Theatre now known as The Fendig Summer Theatre for Children.
The scholarship fund has been established to continue this vision of learning [...]
American Water, the largest water services provider in North America, today announced recipients of the 16th annual James V. LaFrankie Scholarship Awards. The awards were distributed across the nation to college-bound children of full-time American Water employees who demonstrate an interest in water-related industry occupational fields.
Out of 69 applicants, American Water chose seven high school [...]