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Howard Earns $90 Million DoD Contract, a First for an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

About 30% of African American STEM professionals begin their higher education at a Historically Black College or University, according to the United Negro College Fund, but only around 1% of the Defense Department’s research funding is directed towards HBCUs and other minority serving institutions. This week, the U.S.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Those who did not receive a Pell Grant would have been eligible for up to $10,000 in relief.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. In addition, students who come from low-income families, which allowed them to qualify to receive a Pell Grant, will have debt reduced $20,000,” Biden said in August. Department of Education (ED).

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The Helen Perkins era

SRHE

Helen Perkins was appointed as Director of the Society for Research into Higher Education in 2004. The benefits were such that the Society was able to introduce its now established series of annual research grants. by Rob Cuthbert, SRHE News Editor. Steadying the ship.

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$16B College Sports Revenue and Regulations: Knight Commission Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 171 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amy Privette Perko

The Change Leader, Inc.

By 2032, according to a new report from Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics in partnership with CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), college sports revenue, including college football playoff revenue and new lucrative conference media contracts, is projected to reach $16 billion annually for 54 schools with the most lucrative football programs.