Recently added articles from Black Issues in Higher Education:
Get to know the numbers.(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2005; ... Coinciding with summer's arrival, our 2005 Top 100 undergraduate edition encourages many of us to reflect on the recently completed academic year and the hundreds of thousands of young people graduating with bachelor's degrees. On a recent trip to Salina, Kan., to attend my sister's ...
Federal government's efforts to streamline Grant process online slowly gaining momentum.(WASHINGTON /UPDATE)
Jun 02, 2005; ... Those who like to apply for grants electronically so far haven't been afforded as many opportunities as the U.S. Department of Education had hoped. The department has been participating in a government-wide effort to coordinate and streamline the grant process online. But as of late April, ...
House approves Perkins Act: provision added to help smooth transition of two-year college students into bachelor's programs.(Washington Update)
Jun 02, 2005; ... Maybe next year federal money will flow to smooth the transition between two-year and four-year colleges and to train automotive technicians at community colleges. And no state would have to worry about losing a share of funding if the Tech-Prep program gets consolidated in the basic ...
Congress passes Pell boost.(Washington Update)(Pell Grant)(Brief Article)
Jun 02, 2005; ... A $100 increase in the maximum annual Pell Grant amount recently won congressional approval. Congress passed a budget resolution for fiscal year 2006 that includes $400 million to accommodate the Pell award increase, to a maximum of $4,150. The budget also allows a reserve fund of up to ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt launches national campaign to reduce black infant mortality.(Washington Update)(Mike Leavitt)(Know What to Do for Life public education campaign)
Jun 02, 2005 ... WASHINGTON U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt announced the launch of Know What to Do for Life, a public education campaign to increase awareness about the risk factors associated with infant mortality in the African-American community. "We have ...