Scholarship applications for the 2009 Glenn Miller Vocal and Instrumental Scholarships have been streaming in, representing 26 states and one foreign country.
Fifty-three instrumental and 43 vocal applications have been received from the states of Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, [...]

This title includes a Foreword by John W Bachman, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota. Mastering the art of medical practice management requires knowledge that most physicians don’t learn in medical school, residency, and fellowship training. Successful practice management in the 21st century requires physicians to understand how to organize [...]

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Several Indian-origin students have found a pride of place among the 32 named last week to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2008.
Six students of Indian or South Asian origin are among the recipients of the scholarship, the oldest international study awards available to American students.
Each will receive scholarships to study at the University of [...]

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 [...]

Mohamed Bakri endured political strife in Sudan, confronted language barriers in the United States and worked while raising a family on his way to graduating summa cum laude at the University of Minnesota.
Now Bakri, 44, is among 33 out of a pool of more than 970 nominated candidates to receive a slice of the “world’s [...]

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 [...]

Lawmakers from all corners of Oregon are backing a new approach to college financial aid as the elixir to the state’s college-affordability woes.
But the plan is running into an affordability gap of its own, after fiscal analysts found that the costs could be 30 percent higher than originally thought.
On Friday, the House Education Committee unanimously [...]

Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation announced it received a bequest from Marion “Bunny” Hoover of almost $1 million to provide an endowment fund for annual scholarships benefiting graduates of North Platte High School as well as students at North Platte Community College.
The announcement was made at the community foundation’s celebration event Saturday night in North Platte.
In [...]