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Howard University is proud to be named a
Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader. For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is recognizing the noteworthy engagement that selected HBCUs have achieved with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government s flagship international educational exchange program. Howard University is one of 20 HBCUs to receive this distinction.
“Howard University is delighted to be recognized as an HBCU Institutional Leader by the Fulbright Program. The Fulbright experience has made a significant positive impact on our Howard scholars, helping them to become better global leaders who are prepared to be servant leaders with an international perspective,” said
Alice Letteney participates in national HACU panel May 19, 2021
In April, UNM-Valencia Campus Chancellor Alice Letteney was selected to participate as a panelist for La Academia de Liderazgo’s seminar, “Overview of a President’s Role in Advocacy & How do Institutions of Higher Education Make Their Best Case to Policy Makers?”
La Academia de Liderazgo, a leadership academy for Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), is a one-year program aimed to help prepare the next generation of culturally diverse leaders for executive and senior level positions in higher education. According to its website, La Academia is designed to increase the number of talented individuals who aspire to be in leadership positions of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Emerging HSIs.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Jahana Hayes (CT-05)
College students became eligible for expanded SNAP benefits temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would make that expansion permanent and provide other supports for students’ basic needs.
Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Representatives Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), Al Lawson (D-Fla.), and Norma Torres (D-Calif.) and United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the
Student Food Security Act of 2021, bicameral legislation to address food insecurity on college campuses by enabling more low-income college students to access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and pushing the federal government, states, and colleges and universities to take a more proactive role in addressing student food insecurity. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick D
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HACU announces the workshops of its premier conference on Hispanic higher education to be held .
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and UniversitiesMay 6, 2021 GMT
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced more than 50 workshops will be offered virtually under the theme, “35 Years of Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success,” as part of its 35th Annual Conference, taking place virtually, October 25-27, 2021.
General conference workshops will include topics of interest to Hispanic-Serving Institutions and colleges and universities serving Hispanic students. Topics are offered under the following six tracks: Grants and Fundraising Opportunities; Partnerships that Work; Executive Leadership for Presidents, CEOs and Trustees; Championing Academic Success for Hispanic Students, Research and Practice; Ad
He s really making some strong statements about the value of education and investing in young people, he said.
Higher education leaders were particularly heartened by Biden s plan to boost the Pell Grant, even if the maximum amount of the federal financial aid grant, currently $6,495, wasn’t doubled as many had hoped.
Across HBCUs, about two-thirds of students are Pell eligible. Nearly 75 percent of the students at Dillard are eligible.
The proposed funding in the Biden plan comes at a time when the financial status of long-struggling minority-serving institutions in general, and HBCUs in particular, is getting widespread attention. Public awareness of racial, economic and educational inequities has been increasing as part of the country s racial reckoning since the killing of George Floyd. Policy makers and philanthropists alike have moved to address these issues and support institutions that educate large numbers of students of color.