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Kirk Douglas Expands His Commitment to a Minority Scholarship Program

The film legend has given over $7 million to an endowed scholarship fund for minority students at St. Lawrence University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1939.

The Leadership Alliance Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary

Since its inception, the Leadership Alliance, a partnership of 32 high-ranking research universities and several minority-serving educational institutions, has produced 215 Ph.D.s and 19 M.D./Ph.D.s.

Ronald McNair Scholars Program Faces Major Cuts

It is proposed that the number of campuses that will participate in the scholarship program will be reduced from 203 to 127 and as many as 2,000 fewer students will be able to participate.

The New Class of UNCF/Merck Science Initiative Scholars

Now in its 17th year, the UNCF/Merck Science Initiative has provided scholarships and fellowships to 627 students.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announced New Secondary School Program

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is joining force with Baltimore-based Connections Education, an online educational firm, to launch a series of TMCF Collegiate Academies.

Tennessee State Seeks High-Performing Out-of-State Students

Students who qualify for the new Scholar Tuition Rate will pay approximately one-half the normal rate for tuition paid by students from other states.

The Milwaukee Scholarship Program Is Sending 10 Black Men to Morehouse College

All 10 Black male students from Milwaukee public high schools will receive full, four-year scholarships to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Widening Racial Wealth Gap Threatens the Ability of African Americans to Pay for College

According to the Federal Reserve, between 2007 and 2010, nonwhite and Hispanic families saw their median net worth dropped from $29,700 to $20,400. This is a decline of 31.3 percent.

Indiana Eliminates Higher Education Grants for Prison Inmates

Ball State University has been offering educational programs to more than 1,000 prison inmates but state budget cuts are gutting the program.

Thousands of African American College Students Face Losing Their Pell Grants

The new rules eliminate Pell Grants for college students who do not have a high school diploma and for those who have been in college for more than six years.

Duke University Honors Its First Black Students

The scholarship fund was established with a $1 million gift from a White classmate of the five Black students who racially integrated Duke's undergraduate programs in 1963.

Texas A&M University to Admit Two Posses of 10 Students in 2013

In the fall of 2013, two posses of students, one from Atlanta and one from Houston, will enroll on the College Station campus.

New Scholarship for Black Students at Florida Gulf Coast University

The scholarship fund was endowed by the African Network of Southwest Florida.

Vassar College to Offer Scholarships for Women From West Africa

The scholarships will cover full tuition and other expenses for two women for four years of undergraduate study.

Black Alumni of Southern Methodist University Create a Scholarship

A gathering of 118 Black alumni celebrated their history and pledged to help those who walk in their footsteps.

Notre Dame Discontinues Fellowship Program for Black Doctoral Candidates

Over the past 11 years, 47 Erskine Peters Fellows have spent a year at Notre Dame while they finished work on their dissertations. The fellowships carried a stipend of $30,000 plus a $2,000 research budget.

Blacks Get a Small Share of Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Dollars

Blacks are 16.5 percent of regular HOPE recipients and only 3.8 percent of the more exclusive and lucrative Zell Miller Scholarships.

The National Hockey League to Offer Scholarships to HBCUs

The National Hockey League is teaming up with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

New Scholarship Program for Minority Pre-Med Students at Christopher Newport University

Minorities, low-income students, and students from rural or medically underserved areas with a 3.5 GPA in high school and 1100 score on the SAT will be eligible.

Two Howard University Students Awarded Luard Scholarships

They will spend their junior year abroad studying in the United Kingdom.
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