Posts Tagged ‘higher education’

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates Announces 2012 Scholarship Program

Monday, November 21st, 2011
Multi-billionaire Bill Gates' non-profit organization is giving away 1,000 scholarships for the 2012 school season. Bill Gates' Millennium Scholarship Program (GMS) will select 1,000 talented students next year to receive a “good-through-graduation” scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Scholars will also be provided with personal and professional development through their leadership programs, along with academic

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Rise In Four-year Students Attending Community College

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
[THE WASHINGTON POST] Community colleges in the Washington region are doing brisk business this summer with students from four-year universities. The students are taking advantage of increasingly flexible transfer policies to load up on cheap, convenient credits that will help them graduate more quickly and at a lower expense. Prince George's Community College enrolled 136 students from four-year colleges this summer, nearly double last year's

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New University Of Maryland President Committed To Community

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
[THE GAZETTE] The University of Maryland, College Park, has selected Wallace D. Loh — the current executive vice president and provost at the University of Iowa — as its new school president, according to a statement released today by UM officials. Loh, 65, will take over on Nov. 1, replacing current president C.D. "Dan" Mote Jr., who announced in February that he plans to retire Aug. 31. Loh was selected by the University System of Maryl

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