Science

44 students receive Gilliam Fellowship to advocate science

Forty-four (44) students are selected to receive the Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advisers for 2019. The program is committed to supporting diversity and science by nourishing the upcoming generation of scientists. Gilliam program is organized to pair every student in each adviser while conducting lab experiments. The […]

Finance

US Senator Harris proposed $60 billion investment for HBCUs

$60 billion investment was proposed by US Senator Kamala Harris to aid historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) universities if elected for the 2020 upcoming presidency. Her pitch to reach out for blacks would be used to distribute $50 billion worth of scholarships, academic programs, and research. The remaining $10 billion will be implemented for […]

Innovation

The impact of personalized learning in study reforms

The term “personalized learning” has become widespread and notably made an impact in study communities with the works of technology. In fact, school improvement programs in 39 states have stated on how they would implement on making learning personal and self-paced in accordance in former President Obama’s US law called Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) […]

Opportunities

Rockstar Van Zandt promotes music education

This month, rockstar hall of fame, Steven Van Zandt, came to a town in a state of Colorado to promote music education. Van Zandt and his music band made their way to the Central Library of the Erie town. The stop was to meet the town county executive Mark Poloncarz. Before the crowd, Poloncranz declaimed […]

Community Colleges

SMCC decreases students housing costs

Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) declared this July that housing fees will decrease for the students after analyzing incurred damages in residential properties.  Tiffanie Bentley, Student Life’s Dean, confirms this by lowering it from two hundred fifty United States dollar ($250) to one hundred ($100). “We found that most students don’t incur any damages.”  “For […]