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Howard University Revokes Diddy’s Honorary Degree, Ends Scholarship

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Howard University is stripping Sean "Diddy" Combs of an honorary degree and rescinding all of his gifts to the university after a video surfaced in May of the rapper/music producer assaulting his former girlfriend in 2016. He helped establish the $1 million Sean Combs Scholarship Fund in 2014 and contributed to the School of Business in 2016.

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New Program Aims to Increase Voter Turnout Among Community College Students

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Two-year institutions can apply for grants to use on voter registration and get-out-the-vote initiatives, and one school may win a concert headlined by a yet-to-be-announced musician. Community colleges can apply for grants before National Voter Registration Day on Sept. Grants will only go to accredited institutions.

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California Program Makes Master’s Degrees More Attainable for Incarcerated Students

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But in 2016, fewer students were enrolling, so HUX closed down, director Matthew Luckett told BestColleges. Participants won't qualify for traditional financial aid, including federal student loans and Pell Grants , according to Luckett.

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Maryland HBCU Offers Incarcerated Students College Degrees

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Tuition for students is free, courtesy of the Second Chance Pell Grant program. The first, administered by the University of Baltimore , began in 2016 and similarly focuses on a partnership with Jessup Correctional Institution. Over 700,000 incarcerated people are now Pell Grant eligible and have access to higher education.

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Partnership with ABCD to Strengthen Prison Education Program

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In addition to providing educational opportunities, the BRAVO initiative allows Franklin Cummings Tech and ABCD to collaborate on securing scholarships and Pell Grant funding, ensuring no out-of-pocket expenses for returning citizens pursuing a degree. Learn more at www.bostonabcd.org.

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The Gates Scholarship

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So, you’re probably thinking about financial aid, grants, work study, and any other way you can fund the next few years of your education (in which case, here's some great information for you ). But the Millennium program’s last cohort was the class of 2016. But that’s not most of us. Gates Cambridge Scholarship Wait, there’s more?

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A ‘Budding’ New Degree: Inside Cal Poly Humboldt’s New Cannabis Studies Program

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But designing a cannabis studies major in California – where voters in 2016 approved Proposition 64 , legalizing adult-use cannabis and commercial sales – isn't as easy as it may seem. There is a massive growth in public sector jobs, as well as nonprofits that are administering equity grants or community reinvestment grants."