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Princeton Grants Suspended as Federal Pressure on Universities Grows

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Princeton President Dr. Christopher Eisgruber announced earlier this week that "several dozen" federal research grants from agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA, and the Department of Defense have been halted. Similar complaints have been filed against dozens of other institutions.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

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The National Clearinghouse data already shows that at four-year colleges with high shares of Pell Grant recipients, freshman enrollment is declining by more than 10 percent. Double the Pell Grant and Tie It to Inflation : Policymakers should not only double the Pell Grant but tie it to inflation so that it maintains its purchasing power.

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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

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From the rise of anti-DEI rhetoric to the elimination of critical educator preparation grants and the erosion of support for education research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the pattern is clear: dismantle the very systems designed to ensure equity and opportunity in education. That future is now at risk.

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

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million grant from T.D. million grant will lay the groundwork for an innovative mixed-use development that not only provides essential services and resources but also strengthens the college’s long-term vision for community impact. Jakes Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, the first graduate program the school’s history.

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GRANT STEPP

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Grant Stepp Grant Stepp has been named athletic director at Kentucky State University. Stepp holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Western Kentucky University and a master’s in sports administration from EKU. He served as associate athletics director for development at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU).

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Dr. Lester McCorn Selected to Lead Paine College

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While at the helm of Clinton College, he has helped the institution secure millions of dollars in grants for new programming and presided over the transition of the school from a a two-year school to a four- year college. “Dr. Both institutions are historically Black colleges and universities.

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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

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Responding to a problem To help address these issues, the National Science Foundation has created the ADVANCE Adaptation track grants, which offer schools millions of dollars to implement tested programs to increase the representation of women in academic science and engineering careers. These are not programs that work right away.

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