May 13, 2021
Today Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock announced that funds from the American Rescue Plan will go to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU s). HBCU s will get nearly $85 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan and Paine College is getting $2.6 million of the funds.
At least half of the funds must go directly to support student aid as students and parents continue to endure economic distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Georgia HBCU s receiving funds:
Albany State University, $20.37 million
Clark Atlanta University, $16.5 million
Fort Valley State University: $11.9 million
Interdenominational Theological Center, $131,131
Today
Becoming windy with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 86F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40%..
Tonight
Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms before midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 62F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Updated: May 14, 2021 @ 2:31 am
Milledgeville mother of 2 gets college degree after 30 years
Lisa Nichols will graduate from the university with a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership, with a concentration in Public Administration. Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ) Updated: 11:53 PM EDT May 13, 2021
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. One Milledgeville mother of two is now at Fort Valley State University and will receive her college degree 30 years after she started.
In 1981, Lisa Nichols took her first steps on the campus of Middle Georgia College, but she says books were the last thing on her mind. After three years, I dropped out because I was not focused, had a little boyfriend I was trying to run behind, Nichols said.
Grand Valley State University forms national alliance to solve equity challenges in higher education
Updated May 14, 2021;
Posted May 14, 2021
The outdoor patio space at the top level of the Mary Idema Pew Library provides an outdoor learning space for students. The Mary Idema Pew library is located on Grand Valley State University s Allendale Campus. Photo provided by GVSU Communications
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ALLENDALE, MI – Grand Valley State University has partnered with five other universities across the country to engage students in developing innovative solutions for challenges in higher education like low completion rates, lack of access and racial gaps.
The REP4 alliance – which stands for Rapid Education Prototyping for Change, Learners, Community, Equity – allows students to design and build prototypes for solutions to problems they see in higher education, which the six colleges will implement nationwide, GVSU President Philomena V. Mantella announced this week.
Colleges form alliance to support student-designed learning
ANNIE MA, Associated Press
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1of5In this image provided by Grand Valley State University, Jordan Bernal, a Sport Management student at Grand Valley State University, poses outside Kindschi Hall of Science in Allendale, Mich. on Sept. 1, 2020. Bernal said first-generation college students like himself often struggle to find and take advantage of resources and scholarships once they enroll. (Kendra Stanley-Mills/ Grand Valley State University via AP)Kendra Stanley-Mills/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5In this photo provided by Grand Valley State University, student Julian Sanders a political science major from Flint, Mich., stands for a portrait on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 in Allendale, Mich. Sanders, who was a mentor in last summer s Learner Engagement Challenge, said the solutions the students came up with would have filled a gap in his own college experience. While high school taught him how t