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National Park Service Grants $9.7M to Preserve HBCUs

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Since the 1990s, the National Park Service has awarded over $60 million to historically Black colleges and universities. The minimum grant request is $50,000, while the maximum is $750,000. The NPS evaluates each grant request based on significance, need/urgency/threat, mitigation of threat, and feasibility.

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Fulbright Feeder Schools

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It provides grants for students, scholars, and professionals to study, research, and teach across more than 140 countries, fostering mutual understanding between nations. Scholars include Pennsylvania State University (Doctoral) and Middlebury College (Baccalaureate), while Georgetown University led in producing Fulbright U.S.

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Meet Sophia, Your Robot Commencement Speaker

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D'Youville University is having an AI robot speak at commencement. Some students and faculty are upset by the university's choice of speaker. It's that time of year again when universities everywhere are busy announcing commencement speakers for the annual spring ceremony. Not at D'Youville University this year.

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La Familia: Five Ways Institutions Can Support Hispanic Families  

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The wage gap persists, with Hispanic workers earning less than their White counterparts for similar work, hindering their ability to build wealth and provide for their families (Chapa & De Anda, 2017). That makes a strong case for colleges and universities to make sure they have recruitment and parent communications in Spanish.

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Average MCAT Score and Scores for Top Medical Schools

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However, osteopathic schools, which grant the doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) Average MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants and Matriculants of MD-Granting Medical Schools. Between 2016-2017 and 2021-2022, the average MCAT score jumped nearly two points, from 499.6 May 2016-April 2017. May 2017-April 2018.

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Nonprofit Partners With Colleges to Offer Computer Science Internship Program

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The CodePath E³ Program is open to students at Georgia State University (GSU), GSU's Perimeter College, and Miami Dade College in Florida. CodePath said that 64% of its 20,000 students since 2017 identify as low-income or being from underrepresented communities.

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These Universities Offer Free Medical School

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Costs vary depending on several factors, including whether you pursue your degree at a public or private university, pay in-state or out-of-state tuition, and get financial assistance through scholarships and other support. The university has other scholarships to ease the burden of other academic-related expenses.