Delaware State University has received great assistance in its work to strengthen its already strong emphasis on its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines with the award of a $400,000 grant from the Welfare Foundation.
Alabama A&M Researchers Secure Department of Defense Contract
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
An Alabama A&M University researcher and his colleagues have won a major contract from the Army Research Office.
Dr. Satilmis Budak, an AAMU electrical engineering associate professor, is the lead on a contract involving improvements to thermoelectric power generation and cooling systems.
Texas Southern Receives State Grant to Assess Freeway Safety
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Researchers in the Transportation Studies Department at Texas Southern University are investigating the Freeway Auxiliary Problems for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Edward Waters Receives $1 Million Challenge Grant for Campus Renovations
November 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Edward Waters is finishing up a strong 2011 with another grant awarded to the school, this time from the Michael and Kim Ward Foundation to bolster renovations on campus.
Saint Paul’s launches $5M fundraising effort
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Saint Paul’s College has kicked off an effort to raise $5 million by July to help the private, historically black school pay for campus renovations and bolster its operating budget. President Eddie Moore Jr. said Monday that philanthropist Jane Batten is helping the effort through a pledge to match up to $500,000 in gifts to [...]
Jane Batten pledges $1.5 million to Saint Paul’s
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A local philanthropist with ties to The Virginian-Pilot has pledged up to $1.5 million to aid a financially troubled, historically black private college in southside Virginia. The recipient of Jane Batten’s generosity is St. Paul’s College, a Brunswick County institution in the midst of transition that recently brought on a new leader to help guide [...]
Federal grant funds Virginia State career program
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Through a five-year, $1.15 million U.S. Department of Education grant, Virginia State University will soon offer assistance to local residents seeking enrollment in college or career prep programs. The Educational Opportunity Program will be funded at $230,000 per year and serve 1,000 participants in the Tri-City area, providing free assistance in preparing admissions and financial [...]
Savannah River Remediation makes donation to Paine Scholarship Fund
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Paine College Annual Scholarship Fund received a donation from Savannah River Remediation this week. Dave Olson, SRR President and Project Manager presented the $5,000 check to Dr. George C. Bradley, President of Paine College. SRR is the Savannah River Site (SRS) Liquid Waste contractor; SRS is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. SRR [...]
Black- Owned Book Publishing Company to Donate 50% of Profits to Scholarships for HBCU Students
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In commemoration with the dedication of the Martin Luther King memorial, ATuskegeeAudio.com, an independent book publishing company, will donate 50% of its profits to send students to Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs). The ever rising cost of higher education is an ongoing problem parents and students face each year. It is the goal of the web [...]
Tuskegee Announces Five-Year, $250 Million Capital Campaign
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tuskegee University President Gilbert L. Rochon on Saturday announced that the university has initiated the largest capital campaign in its 130-year history. “Tuskegee University’s illustrious history and distinguished contemporary accomplishments deserve a continued and accelerated upward trajectory toward a globally preeminent academic future,” Rochon said. “The landscape of higher education is changing dramatically and Tuskegee [...]
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