Monmouth College receives $470K grant to support underrepresented STEM students
Monmouth College has received a major national grant to help make higher education more inclusive. The $470,666 grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will be used to help create a seamless transfer pathway for Illinois Central College students from underrepresented backgrounds who want to earn a bachelor's degree in mathematics or science at Monmouth. "The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is one of the world's leaders in biomedical research and support of education in the biomedical fields. A Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant is, in the higher education world, equiva...