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NEWS ABOUT: scholarship

scholarship stories: 11 news summaries

Iran Blasts Oxford Tribute
to Dead Protester

Regime lodges protest against Neda Soltan scholarship

Nov 11, 09 4:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The Iranian regime has condemned Oxford University's offering of a scholarship in the name of a young woman killed in protests earlier this year as a politically motivated move staged by its enemies. The scholarship is named after Neda Soltan, a 26-year-old philosophy student who became the symbol of the... More »

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Iran • scholarship • Oxford University • Iranian protests • Neda Soltan

 Obama Kicks Off 
 Radical College 
 Aid Revamp 

The administration's goals are both ambitious and controversial

May 4, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s education proposals have taken a backseat to the economy and health care, but the changes he proposes in student lending are about to ignite a fierce lobbying battle, the Washington Post reports. Obama’s plan to move all federal funds for student lending to the Department of... More »

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education • Barack Obama • Department of Education • higher education • scholarship • Pell grants • college loans

(Newser) - The recession has led to some antipathy toward moneyed Americans, but the haves are not casting a blind eye to the have-nots' troubles, ABC News reports. Colleges across the country are seeing millions in anonymous donations designed to save endowments, and at least one hospital has spared hundreds of jobs... More »

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philanthropy • college • scholarship • recession • kindness • economic downturn • hard times

 FSU Safety 
 Nabs Rhodes 
 Scholarship 

Florida State safety is the first major footballer to nab the honor in a generation

Nov 24, 08 3:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Florida State defensive back Myron Rolle has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship, making him the first Division I football player in a generation to win the nation's most prestigious post-grad award, reports the New York Times. Rolle will do a one-year masters degree in medical anthropology at the University of... More »

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scholarship • Oxford University • Rhodes scholar • Florida State Seminoles • college sports • Myron Rolle

Cities Fight Urban Blight
With Free College Tuition

'Promise Communities' are tried across the country

Oct 22, 08 7:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cities on the decline across the country are testing a new strategy to stem urban decline: Families who buy homes in town get their kids college tuition paid in full. These "promise communities"—about 80 in all—seek to attract new residents and keep upwardly-mobile city dwellers from... More »

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real estate • scholarship • homeownership • urban revitalization • college tuition

ANALYSIS

Race Scholars Weigh Job Woes —Their Own

Obama win could make field inconsequential, or more vital than ever

Aug 14, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's historic run for the White House is dividing scholars of race in America, writes Jonathan Tilove, who covers race for Newhouse News Service. Some see a black president as an antidote to racism, but others view a potential Obama presidency as an empty symbol with few practical implications.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • race • scholarship • black • Election 2008

US Axes Fulbrights for 8 Palestinians

Israel won't let the students leave Gaza
to study abroad

May 30, 08 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight Palestinians have had their Fulbright scholarships taken away because Israel won't grant them visas to leave the Gaza Strip, reports the New York Times. Israel has isolated Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory last year. The State Department has allocated the prestigious scholarships to students the West... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • State Department • university • scholarship • scholar • Palestinians

OPINION

'Bogus' McCain, Bush Oppose New GI Bill

Particularly when GOP heavies spend so
much air, funds on war

May 6, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called new GI bill, which would update the famed original to fund education for veterans, should be an obvious ‘Yea’ vote for any legislator, but, the New York Times' Bob Herbert points out, John McCain and President Bush are fighting it. The bipartisan bill is “an investment”... More »

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John McCain • POW • scholarship • James Webb

Colleges Explore Mormonism

Long ignored by religious academics, Romney's faith is drawing new attention

Feb 19, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Academics, including those at most theological seminaries, have long ignored the study of Mormonism. But now, possibly because of a certain presidential candidate—or a certain HBO show—it's on the radar in religion departments and scholarly publishing houses, the Boston Globe reports. Harvard Divinity School just added its first... More »

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Mitt Romney • scholarship • academia • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Big Love • Harvard Divinity School

Let Facebook Ring from the Ivory Tower

Academics unleash study of social networking craze

Dec 16, 07 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Move over, preening teenagers: byte-thirsty academics are now frequenting social networking hangouts like Facebook and MySpace. Hoping to snatch a dissertation out of the latest digital craze, plus a side of fame, they’ll all have to line up behind danah boyd (small caps intended), a Berkeley PhD candidate who’... More »

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social networking • MySpace • Facebook • scholarship • danah boyd • Journal of Computer Mediated Communication • National Science Foundation • academic research

Islamic Scholars Need U.S.

Freedom fosters faith and scholarship

Apr 6, 07 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraq war may be unforgiveable, but America has given Islam a priceless gift: a haven for Muslim scholarship, says a professor at the University of Deleware. "Muslim scholars have always maintained that true happiness comes from the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge," writes M. A. Muqtedar Khan.... More »

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Iraq • education • Islam • America • school • scholarship • University of Delaware • Muslim • Iraq war

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