The Island Institute announced today that it has awarded $125,000 in college scholarships to 59 island students who are pursuing post-secondary studies at colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools in Maine and around the country. Almost $60,000 more than last year’s award total, this one-time special distribution, made possible by the generosity of the Institute’s donors […]

U of M Wallin Scholarship Program Scholars Blia Yang (back row left) and Thouni Seneyakone (back row right) are pictured with Win and Maxine Wallin at the reception.
Blia Yang of St. Paul and Thouni Seneyakone of Minneapolis were among the Wallin Scholarship Program scholars honored at the University of Minnesota on Oct. 3, 2007. In […]

Huckabee rescinded bulk of awards
HOPE –A $100,000 grant from the Executive Division of the General Improvement Fund for critical needs at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope remained intact Friday after Gov. Mike Huckabee rescinded the bulk of the awards he made Thursday.
University Chancellor Dr. Charles Welch said Friday specific legislative language in […]

Today’s computers have more than 2,000 times as much memory as the machines of yesteryear, yet programmers are still writing code as if memory is in short supply. Not only does this make programs crash annoyingly, but it also can make users vulnerable to hacker attacks, says computer scientist Emery Berger from the University of […]

On the occasion of our 8th graduation ceremony, which will be held today, it is another auspicious moment to celebrate 14 years of Ndejje University that opened its doors to the learning public, becoming the first private university in Uganda.
This year’s graduation is held at the University’s main campus in Ndejje.
It is a moment to […]

Seven students in the University of Cincinnati’s (UC) distance learning bachelor of science in health information management program have been awarded FORE Scholarships by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
The recipients of the FORE (Foundation of Research and Education of AHIMA) scholarships are Joann Blackwell (Cincinnati), Stacy Carlson (Rockford, Minn.), Mary Jo Carrion (Albuquerque), […]

Each autumn, the Peel board presents a number of students with scholarships and Peel board awards. These regional scholarships and awards are given out at the student’s commencement ceremonies so that the students’ families, friends and classmates can be present when the recipients are honoured.
The awards this year are:
Kayleigh Dzur, a graduate of Brampton Centennial […]

Greg Bachman gave Ruth Gilman a unique gift for her 101st birthday last Friday.
Bachman stopped in at Gilman’s house to tell her that a scholarship is being established in her name at Emporia State University. The scholarship will be endowed by Emporia Physical Therapy and Fitness.
“We just decided we’d start a scholarship in her name […]

Almost 9,000 students are spread across five campuses at Gloucestershire: three in Cheltenham, a fourth (with top sports facilities) in Gloucester, and the Urban Learning Foundation in east London. It was originally formed by the merger of the College of St Paul and St Mary and the higher education wing of the Gloucestershire College of […]

Essex is a relatively small university of 5,900 undergraduates and 2,100 postgraduates. 23% of students here come from overseas. The main campus is situated in 200 acres of landscaped parkland on the outskirts of Colchester, and has recently undergone a period of expansion. Widening participation is taken seriously here: in addition to its partnerships with […]