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Montserrat College of Art Awarded $2.1 Million Federal Grant - Beverly, MA - The Beverly school will receive the first installment of the $372,000 "Strengthening Institutions Program" this fall.

The federal dollars will go toward combatting substance abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking and boosting enrollment, retention, graduation rates and professional outcomes for low-income college students.

Dive deep into our special edition on G20 Summit 2023. Get the best of The Indian Express at one place for your UPSC CSE preparation. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this exclusive coverage.

It was hailed as a "one-of-a-kind moment" for world leaders to come together and tackle the world's most pressing challenges.

The G20 began with a meeting of finance ministers after the wave of steep currency devaluations in the late 1990s, and added an annual meeting of world leaders after the global financial crisis a decade later.

The G20 summit, which aims to coordinate global economic policy, has struggled to achieve real-world results. While joint statements are made, there are often no clear consequences for underperforming nations. For example, despite pledging to limit global warming and end the financing of coal power plants overseas, coal-fired power generation reached a new high in 2022. However, the G20 has had some successes, such as stabilizing the financial system during the global financial crisis and suppor...

Summits like the one in India this weekend have produced many ambitious statements — and, often, disappointing results. Critics say an upgrade is needed.

Many colleges and universities offer summer programs that help ease the transition to higher education for incoming freshmen. But transfer students aren’t always afforded similar opportunities.

Dr. Christopher Dougherty, Ph.D. is the eighth president to lead the 2,100-student, liberal arts university in its 85-year history.

A new project targets persistence and cultural engagement among low-income and first-generation Hispanic and Latino students at the University of Arizona. The University of Arizona is placing special focus on its Hispanic and Latino students from the borderlands, launching Project ADELANTE to promote engagement and persistence among its minority learners and create collaboration among teaching, research and service in the region.