About 500 low-income students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point may be unable to attend classes this fall because of the uncertainty of a state financial aid program.
The Higher Education Aids Board has imposed a waiting list for applicants to the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant program, which last year awarded about $3.3 million to 1,923 [...]
Grant County young people bound for college are better prepared than many in the state, according to a recently released study.
The Ready for College 2007 study conducted by the state’s Higher Education Department, reported the number of high school graduates attending in-state universities that needed remedial classes before enrolling in college level studies.
The report focused [...]
Versant today announced that it will grant a 2-year scholarship to a talented student pursuing a masters degree in computer science specializing in Databases/Information systems at Hamburg University in Germany. In launching the new “Versant Advanced Database Scholarship”, Versant, with its European Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, and Hamburg University will jointly select a talented student [...]
The engrossed budget proposal the state House of Representatives released at the end of March includes $8 million for college financial aid, an increase of $3 million from the previous school year.
It still didn’t meet the $13.4 million requested by Gov. Janet Napolitano and the Arizona Board of Regents.
“Our goal was to make sure that [...]
Despite a growing number of options to finance a college education, students and parents are increasingly turning to loans.
Not only are students borrowing more money, but more of them are borrowing, according to data compiled by Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.
The news doesn’t sit well with Carna Pfeil, the commission’s associate director, who is [...]
The Gemological Institute of America’s fifth annual Richard T. Liddicoat Scholarship Fund Campaign is now underway and will run through December. Contributors will be helping qualified individuals build their careers in the gem and jewelry industry.
The RTL Scholarship Fund was created by the GIA Alumni Association in 2003 to honor Liddicoat, GIA’s longtime president and [...]
Maria College has received a $7,500 grant from the New York State Higher Education Services Corp. to implement an online course to teach students about their finances.
The course is designed to educate students at the Albany, N.Y., college, and others, about student loans and repayment practices, as well as to equip them with practical financial [...]
Talladega College has received a $90,000 grant to restore the historic campus.
Four buildings will be restored, all on the national historic register of historic places.
Plans are also in the works to restore other structures on the 140-year-old campus.
Talladega College was among 15 other colleges and universities to receive the grant from the Getty Foundation.
Highlighting a statewide nursing shortage that some say decreases the quality of care at hospitals and other facilities, Villa Julie College could receive up to $750,000 for upgrading its distance learning program for nurses.
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski said last week the funds were included in a Senate spending bill, along with $2.5 million for the [...]
After a decade of success in the work-family arena, the Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston College received an additional $1.4 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Created in 1997, the Network is the leading web destination for free credible, current information on work-family issues. The Network is a highly valued [...]