Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Cosby sets up scholarships for UMass students: "The four-level program will begin in the third grade, with students nominated by teachers, administrators, and community leaders. The students' progress will be checked in sixth and ninth grades. If the students are keeping high grades and are on track for college by the end of high school, they will be selected to receive scholarships to UMass."

allAfrica.com: Liberia: GOL Launches Compulsory Education: "The Government of Liberia has launched the second phase of the Free and Compulsory Primary Education Program (FCPEP) with threat to punish parents who refuse to send their children or wards to school"

Idaho Press-Tribune: "The Boise State University Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to formally ask the administration to remove the corporate name 'Taco Bell Arena' and restore it to 'The Pavilion.'
The resolution, which passed 17-2, is a reflection of the faculty's dissatisfaction with Taco Bell's response to questions about whether their food products are made from produce handled by farm workers living in humane conditions, said Robert McCarl, an assistant professor of anthropology who drafted the original language."

Presidential election may affect policies on minority enrollment: "'The [U.S. Department of Education] issued a statement last year saying that minority scholarships, recruitment and academic enrichment programs were, in most cases, no longer allowed,' he said.
Bush's policy concerning higher education for minorities instead focuses only on economical issues.
Wilbert Bryant, the Education Department's deputy assistant secretary of post-secondary education, said Bush plans on increasing Pell Grant funding, approving more money for financial aid and creating education savings accounts."

Womble Carlyle offers minority scholarships at Southeast law schools - 2004-10-21 - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area: "The Womble Carlyle Scholars Program will provide a $4,000 scholarship each year to second-year law students at eight law schools throughout the Southeast. Each recipient also is guaranteed a summer associate position with the firm.
The recipients also will become eligible for a $4,000 third-year scholarship.
Schools whose students will share in the scholarship money are Emory University, Howard University, N.C. Central University, University of Georgia, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina, University of Virginia and Wake Forest University. "

Offering better education - The Washington Times: Commentary - October 20, 2004: "Recently, the departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development launched a six-day, six-city tour of America to educate parents in urban communities about the benefits of No Child Left Behind, and empower them to take advantage of the new opportunities provided by the law. "

The Sallie Mae Fund Awards $2.3 Million in College Scholarships: "To be eligible for The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs, students must be accepted and enrolled at a Title IV eligible, accredited postsecondary two- or four-year college or university, vocational, or technical school in the United States or Puerto Rico and meet program-specific eligibility requirements. For a complete listing of 2004 scholarship recipients and the schools they are attending, or for 2005 scholarship applications and deadlines, please visit http://www.salliemaefund.org."

McGraw-Hill Higher Education Enhances Customer Service With Advanced Knowledge-Management Technology: "NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- For college instructors and students with questions about McGraw-Hill Higher Education's (MHHE) innovative e-learning products, the answers and a multitude of support services are now available through the advanced knowledge-management technology on MHHE's technical support website -- http://www.mhhe.com/support.

The site provides support for all MHHE web-based and software products. The MHHE Support site now offers a continually replenished FAQ Knowledge Bank, an Expertise Exchange where visitors can pose new questions, and a Document Library to provide instructors and students with a way to resolve questions on more than 100 MHHE media technology products. Questions that are not immediately answered by the Knowledge Bank are routed to customer support representatives or to appropriate subject-matter experts, ensuring every question receives a timely answer."

EDU, Inc. Black College Common Application: "EDU, Inc. is a service that has been developed to augment the recruitment efforts of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to increase the number of educational options for students throughout the country. The service has been featured in the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC) Bulletin, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Issues In Black Higher Education and several other nationally recognized publications.

You are able to use the EDU, Inc Black College Common Application and apply to all 33 MemberInstitutions for only $35.00.

You are not required to pay any other application fees to apply to the 33 Member Institutions.

In order to complete the application process, you are required to send your transcripts, test scores, essay and recommendations to all of the colleges you are interested in attending."

The Jackson Sun News - Study: College students fail to apply for federal aid: "Many were well off and correctly assumed they wouldn't get aid. But the study found 1.7 million low- and moderate-income students also failed to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Two-thirds of community college students did not apply for aid, compared to 42 percent at public four-year colleges and 13 percent at private colleges."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Elections: Highlights of Bush, Kerry education plans

American Medical Student Association response to Sullivan Commission report : Onlypunjab.com Team- Entertainment News, Movie News, Music News, Humour News, Outrageous Acts - Onlypunjab.com: "The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's largest, independent medical student organization today announces its endorsement of 'Missing Persons: Minorities in the Health Professions,' a report issued by the Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Health Workforce."

Horace Mann Offers College Scholarships for Educators' Children: "Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN - News) will pay the scholarships directly to the college or university of each recipient's choice for tuition, fees and other educational expenses. To be eligible, a student must be a college-bound high school senior whose parent or legal guardian is a U.S. public or private school or college employee. The student must have an overall grade point average equivalent to at least a 'B' average and must answer an essay question."

College Application Season: Internet Brings Schools, Scholarships, Friends and Financial Aid to Your Desktop: "College application and financial aid season, which kicks off this month and runs through January, is an exciting and potentially stressful time for high school seniors and their parents. Fortunately for today's prospective college students, the Internet provides a wealth of information and free tools that can help with everything from researching, selecting and applying to schools to securing scholarships and financial aid."

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Big 'I' Weighs Minority Producer Database: "The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America is considering a proposal to compile a nationwide database of minority-owned agencies for carriers looking to expand their presence in urban markets to utilize, the group's Diversity Task Force Chair Joe Hernandez told the inaugural conference of the National African-American Insurance Association in Chicago."

FactCheck.org Cheney & Edwards Mangle Facts: "Cheney and Edwards both made misleading statements about each other's education records, specifically on the No Child Left Behind law. Cheney claimed 'they were for it; now they're against it.' But while Kerry has criticized the law as being underfunded and called for some changes he has not called for the law's repeal. Edwards claimed 'they said they were going to fund their No Child Left Behind; $27 billion short today.' In fact, overall federal funding for education grew 58% in Bush's first three years, though many governors and congressional Democrats say even more is required."The truth of the matter is that both parties have continued to neglect education in this counrty. Education is used as a political football by both Republicans and Democrats to the detriment of the country's children. - Barry

The Planetary Society: ISU Scholarship: "The application deadline to ISU [International Space University] for the summer program is December 15, 2004, and the deadline to ISU for the Master's program is December 31, 2004. Application are due to The Planetary Society for consideration of a scholarship by December 31, 2004. Scholarship winners will be announced by March 1, 2005."

AMNews: Oct. 11, 2004. Group offers ways to close medicine's diversity gap ... American Medical News: "The Sullivan Commission, an independent task force, sees academic coaching, mentoring and financial aid as key to training more minority physicians."

TownOnline.com - Bolton Common - Scholarships are available for automotive students
The second scholarship is available from AutoZone, which has created a new scholarship program focusing on automotive service technology. The $10,000 "AutoZone Future Technician Scholarship" will be managed and administered by Skills USA-VICA's Youth Development Foundation. The AutoZone Future Technician Scholarship was developed to achieve three important goals: to provide incentive to high school students to seek post-secondary education, to help build automotive career option awareness and to infuse highly qualified professionals into the industry. To learn more about AutoZone and its scholarship programs, go to www.autozone.com.

Pocatello Idaho State Journal: Scholarships aim to diversify ISU science students: "A four-year $400,000 grant to promote the study of computer science, engineering and mathematics at Idaho State University will focus on enabling women, minority students and those with disabilities to study in what have traditionally been some of ISU's most homogenous fields. "