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Article: AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE GRANT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 6, 2009
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AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 5 -- Augusta State University issued the following news release:
Augusta State University is one of 13 University System of Georgia institutions to share in a grant from the Lumina Foundation to increase the number of African American males earning bachelor's degrees. ASU will receive a $20,000 grant, and as part of the funding, the university will participate in a collaborative effort with the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB), a student-centered, student-run organization committed to removing educational barriers for black males.
Through this collaboration, ASU will also participate in a national pilot research project that will be conducted by SAAB's ...