Today's Date: March 28, 2024
Chevron Announces Opening of Fab Labs at HBCUs   •   University of Phoenix Receives Arizona Veteran Supportive Campus Recertification   •   BNSF Railway builds upon safety record by utilizing virtual reality for training   •   Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Expands OTC Portfolio for Children with the Introduction of bébé Bottoms™   •   Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Wells Fargo Bank Award $850K for Rio Manor Apartments Renovation   •   Bill Introduced in Minnesota Would Increase Access To Genetic Testing   •   Argonne-Supported Critical Materials Assessment Tags Potential Supply Chain Bottlenecks   •   American Water Charitable Foundation Announces National Partnership With American Red Cross With $250,000 Donation   •   New Report Shows Massachusetts Customers Could Have Saved Hundreds of Millions in 2024 Through Competitive Energy Supply   •   Paralyzed Veterans of America to honor former Senator Elizabeth Dole with 2024 Gordon H. Mansfield Congressional Leadership Awar   •   JAMS Diversity Fellowship Accepting Applications   •   Impacts of Extreme Weather on Interior Design Examined in New Research   •   PMI Foods Gives Easter Donation of 15,000 Pounds of Prime Rib to New Life Church in Arkansas   •   80 M/other Artists Converge for MICAfest 2024 in Northampton, MA this May   •   Scotiabank ranks on The Globe and Mail's annual Women Lead Here benchmark of executive gender diversity for the fourth consecuti   •   UC Berkeley FHL Vive Center Teams Up with BeamNG   •   More $10-a-day child care spaces   •   Gale Primary Sources Release Four New Archives Devoted to Contributions from Underrecognized Communities   •   Consolidated Credit Launches Free Webinar Series to Empower Individuals During Challenging Economic Climate   •   Pushing Policy: Women Uniting for Legislative Change; Four Trailblazing women at the forefront of the Quad Caucus
Bookmark and Share

Grant To Study 'Models Of Success" For Minorities

PHILADELPHIA, PA -  Penn GSE Associate Professor Marybeth Gasman has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education, USA Funds and the Kresge Foundation.  

 

Consisting of $500,000 from each of the funding agencies, the grant will be used to study “models of success” that help students finish their degrees at minority-serving institutions, including historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and Native American tribal colleges.

 “This is an example of three philanthropic organizations coming together in a collaborative way to support minority-serving institutions while investigating and investing in student retention and degree attainment,” Gasman said.  “We are identifying and examining the best practices that can be shared with other institutions of higher education to increase graduation rates among students of color.”

Through a competitive application process, Gasman and her colleagues will choose nine MSIs to participate in the study.  Each will receive a $50,000 grant to bolster its practices and further enhance its programs for student retention and degree attainment.

“Minority-serving institutions represent a great opportunity to make significant gains toward the nation’s goal of becoming the most educated in the world,” said James T. Minor, director of higher education programs at the Southern Education Foundation, in Atlanta, and a supporter of the project.  “Collectively, these institutions are rich laboratories of exemplary educational practices and student success.”

 “MSIs have a lot to teach us, and by making these investments and doing this research, our funders and our research team are interested in elevating the examples of success found among these institutions,” Gasman said.

The research project envisions other positive outcomes.  

Researchers hope to improve data collection infrastructure at participating MSIs and share successful models with other colleges and universities.

Gasman’s emphasized the relevance of the project to ongoing policy debates.

“This research is focused on degree attainment, which is one of the tenets of the Obama administration, as well as several major foundations,” said co-investigator Clifton Conrad of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  “The work will provide valuable insights on how we can do better for minority students in higher education and therefore be more competitive on a global scale.”

The Lumina Foundation for Education is an Indianapolis-based private foundation dedicated to expanding access to and success in education beyond high school.

USA Funds, also based in Indianapolis, is a non-profit organization working to enhance post-secondary education preparedness, access and success.

The Kresge Foundation, based in Detroit, is a $3.1 billion private foundation that seeks to influence the quality of life for future generations and marginalized populations through its work in health, the environment, community development, arts and culture, education and human services.


STORY TAGS: BLACK NEWS, AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS, MINORITY NEWS, CIVIL RIGHTS NEWS, DISCRIMINATION, RACISM, RACIAL EQUALITY, BIAS, EQUALITY, AFRO AMERICAN NEWS



Back to top
| Back to home page
Video

White House Live Stream
LIVE VIDEO EVERY SATURDAY
alsharpton Rev. Al Sharpton
9 to 11 am EST
jjackson Rev. Jesse Jackson
10 to noon CST


Video

LIVE BROADCASTS
Sounds Make the News ®
WAOK-Urban
Atlanta - WAOK-Urban
KPFA-Progressive
Berkley / San Francisco - KPFA-Progressive
WVON-Urban
Chicago - WVON-Urban
KJLH - Urban
Los Angeles - KJLH - Urban
WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
New York - WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
WADO-Spanish
New York - WADO-Spanish
WBAI - Progressive
New York - WBAI - Progressive
WOL-Urban
Washington - WOL-Urban

Listen to United Natiosns News