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Funding at Risk: How AANAPISI Programs Transform Student Lives

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All three of these initiatives the refugee course, the ARISE program and the multilingual writing center are funded through federal grants for schools designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution or AANAPISI. The department administers grants for AANAPISIs and MSIs. San Antonio College.

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Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students

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One of us is a Latina Pell Grant recipient who has spent the past two years visiting more than 80 colleges and universities across the country, speaking directly with first-generation and low-income students. She served as White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media in the Obama Administration.

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Molloy University Awarded $3.5M Grant to Promote Minorities in STEM

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million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program. The multifaceted goal of the grant is to support underrepresented minority students in STEM,” said Lentini. Molloy University has received a $3.5 It is good for the region.”

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$2.59M Grant Supports Nurse Training to Support Underserved Patients

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million grant through the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration. “We Students develop competency in leading therapeutic groups, implementing crisis and case management, prescribing psychotropic medications, and conducting psychotherapy. Dr. Kathryn E.

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Melvin C. Terrell Scholars Dive into Research

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Terrell Foundation that aims to help minoritized students develop into scholar-practitioners, administrators who can also do research. Cerano and Evans are MCT Scholars, part of a new program from the Dr. Melvin C. We have to understand research because we’re often the people being asked to apply it to practice,” she said. “We

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Women's Liberal Arts College Allows Students to Travel Globally as Part of First-Year Course

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Over 60% of our students are students of color. Over 40% are Pell Grant-eligible. Many of our students are first-generation students. While the courses are meant to be enjoyable, their focus is on helping students develop intercultural competency. "We

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Impacting the Environment - Dr. Majid Bagheri

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Majid Bagheri has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a strong commitment to research, education and student development at Savannah State University, says Dr. Asad Yousuf, professor and chair of engineering technology at Savannah State.

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