U.S. Senate wants more support for science at black colleges
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Posted By: Hija Chang on June 27, 2014 By Jeffrey Mervis Senate appropriators want the National Science Foundation (NSF) to do more for faculty and students at the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). It’s the latest attempt by Congress to push NSF in that direction. And although NSF officials agree on the importance of helping those institutions as part of a larger effort to broaden participation in science and engineering, they don’t like being told exactly how to do it. A 2015 spending bill now being debated by the full Senate contains three specific ways for NSF to increase its support of HBCUs, 106 institutions that range from 2-year schools to research universities. In report language accompanying the bill, the legislators declare that: Continued: http://news.sciencemag.org/education/2014/... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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