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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Inside Higher Ed

What’s the need: The Fordham Housing Fund is specifically for students in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program ( CSTEP ). How it works: Each year, rising juniors in CSTEP apply for a scholarship from the fund. After, CSTEP staff select the nine scholarship recipients for the upcoming academic year.

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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

We educated our campus communities as to what is at stake in Ukraine, facilitated efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian citizens and offered scholarships for Ukrainians interested in pursuing higher education. According to economists, roughly three-quarters of the wealth of most countries is accounted for by human capital.

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Divination Modalities and the Art of Scholarship Agreements

Inside Higher Ed

Join us at the next national Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) conference plenary session for a fascinating look into future thinking and the art of crafting effective scholarship agreements. Donors may have many wishes about who receives their scholarships and how the selection process is handled. see below).

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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. The UNCF president said the organization expects to raise $185 million, or $5 million per institution, through its capital campaign. United Negro College Fund Inc.

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Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU

Insight Into Diversity

The $100 million award comes from billionaire couple Ronda Stryker, director and granddaughter of the founder of the medical technology company Stryker Corp., Of the $100 million, $75 million will go to endowed scholarships to attract future students while removing financial barriers, according to the institution.

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Futuristic Scholar Looks to Change the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

public & private sector organizations, Brown University; M.A., As the technological world continues to rapidly change and progress, it can leave users in underrepresented communities behind. Each of my projects has an overarching umbrella: community, technology, justice, equity, and media,” says Agloro. “I

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HBCUs Can Help Reverse the Black College Enrollment Recession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the country’s largest champion of the Black college community, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has awarded more than $500 million in scholarships and leadership development to HBCU students. There is still far more work to be done, and there is perhaps no way better to help achieve that mission than by supporting our HBCUs.

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