JBHE: Latest News for 10/21/10

Grants and Gifts

• The University of Connecticut Health Center received a two-year, $561,069 grant from the Connecticut Health Foundation for a computer-based health screening system to improve care for low-income and underserved populations.

• Wilberforce University, the historically black educational institution in Ohio, received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The money will be used to strengthen academic programs and to enhance the university’s physical plant.

• Historically black Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, North Carolina, received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to increase the number of black and other minority students who pursue careers in the transportation industry.

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued grants totaling $1,150,000 to nine colleges and universities for programs to increase the number of minority students pursuing careers in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences. Among the educational institutions receiving grants were several historically black institutions including Spelman College, Virginia State University, and Fayetteville State University.

• Alcorn State University, the historically black educational institution in Mississippi, was awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The money will be used to develop curriculum in advanced technologies.

• The black studies program at Boston University received a $180,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support two weeklong summer workshops for K-12 teachers. The subject of the workshop will be African Americans in Massachusetts.

• Bowie State University, the historically black educational institution in Maryland, received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund its TRIO/Student Support Services program. The purpose of the program is to provide academic and other support services for low-income students in order to increase retention and graduation rates.