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The Oldest Private HBCU Promises Free Tuition to Select Students

The Oldest Private HBCU Promises Free Tuition to Select Students

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Founded in 1856 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilberforce is the first predominantly African-American private university in the nation. Wilberforce was originally formed to provide an intellectual Mecca and refuge from slavery’s first rule: ignorance. Following the same lines the institution is going one step forward and seeking to break the barriers of

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Black male college student contacts his private student loan officer with student loan repayments on a tax form in the background.

Critical Tips for Flexible Student Loan Repayment Options

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Almost everyone in the finance industry agrees that the next financial explosion in the country will be student loans. The federal government saw the problem coming and has moved to offer more flexible repayment terms and borrower protection for federally-backed student loans. However, a large segment of student loans are held by private lenders. These

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y’Quish Keyes, (right) a Buick Scholarship recipient, gets advice from Fonzworth Bentley, artist and pop culture icon during a celebrity meet and greet for a recent UNCF Empower Me Tour event in Atlanta, Ga.

Morehouse STEM Student Awarded Buick Scholarship and $25,000 Per Year

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After attending a prestigious, predominately White private school, Ty’Quish Keyes yearned for a new cultural and educational experience. Keyes’ mother pushed him to excel in school and his community because she knew that college was the best way out of their crime-ridden North Philadelphia neighborhood, that held few opportunities for young, Black men. In 2011,

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Two African-American students looking at economics data on tablet for pre-doctoral fellowship research.

Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: Disability Policy Research in Economics

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Applications are now being accepted by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Disability Research Center for the 2014-2015 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Disability Policy Research. These fellowships are funded by the Social Security Administration-Disability Research Consortium and are open to doctoral students in Economics. Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Details 12 month stipend of $22,476 to cover the

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