Read more scholarship stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4339/scholarship.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:23:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73774/iran-blasts-oxford-tribute-to-dead-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iranian regime has condemned Oxford University's offering of a scholarship in the name of a young woman killed in protests earlier this year as a politically motivated move staged by its enemies. The scholarship is named after Neda Soltan, a 26-year-old philosophy student who became the symbol of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73774/iran-blasts-oxford-tribute-to-dead-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 4:25:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58003/obama-kicks-off-radical-college-aid-revamp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s education proposals have taken a backseat to the economy and health care, but the changes he proposes in student lending are about to ignite a fierce lobbying battle, the Washington Post reports. Obama’s plan to move all federal funds for student lending to the Department of Education and...http://www.newser.com/story/58003/obama-kicks-off-radical-college-aid-revamp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 12:05:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56505/recession-angels-help-the-struggling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has led to some antipathy toward moneyed Americans, but the haves are not casting a blind eye to the have-nots' troubles, ABC News reports. Colleges across the country are seeing millions in anonymous donations designed to save endowments, and at least one hospital has spared hundreds of jobs...http://www.newser.com/story/56505/recession-angels-help-the-struggling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 16:41:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43473/fsu-safety-nabs-rhodes-scholarship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFlorida State defensive back Myron Rolle has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship, making him the first Division I football player in a generation to win the nation's most prestigious post-grad award, reports the New York Times . Rolle will do a one-year masters degree in medical anthropology at the University of...http://www.newser.com/story/43473/fsu-safety-nabs-rhodes-scholarship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Nov 2008 3:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40538/cities-fight-urban-blight-with-free-college-tuition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCities on the decline across the country are testing a new strategy to stem urban decline: Families who buy homes in town get their kids college tuition paid in full. These "promise communities"—about 80 in all—seek to attract new residents and keep upwardly-mobile city dwellers from moving out,...http://www.newser.com/story/40538/cities-fight-urban-blight-with-free-college-tuition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 19:48:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34847/race-scholars-weigh-job-woes-their-own.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's historic run for the White House is dividing scholars of race in America, writes Jonathan Tilove, who covers race for Newhouse News Service. Some see a black president as an antidote to racism, but others view a potential Obama presidency as an empty symbol with few practical implications....http://www.newser.com/story/34847/race-scholars-weigh-job-woes-their-own.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 12:14:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28796/us-axes-fulbrights-for-8-palestinians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEight Palestinians have had their Fulbright scholarships taken away because Israel won't grant them visas to leave the Gaza Strip, reports the New York Times. Israel has isolated Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory last year. The State Department has allocated the prestigious scholarships to students the West...http://www.newser.com/story/28796/us-axes-fulbrights-for-8-palestinians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 May 2008 6:17:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26674/bogus-mccain-bush-oppose-new-gi-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe so-called new GI bill, which would update the famed original to fund education for veterans, should be an obvious ‘Yea’ vote for any legislator, but, the New York Times ' Bob Herbert points out, John McCain and President Bush are fighting it. The bipartisan bill is “an investment” in...http://www.newser.com/story/26674/bogus-mccain-bush-oppose-new-gi-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 May 2008 11:42:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19450/colleges-explore-mormonism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAcademics, including those at most theological seminaries, have long ignored the study of Mormonism. But now, possibly because of a certain presidential candidate—or a certain HBO show—it's on the radar in religion departments and scholarly publishing houses, the Boston Globe reports. Harvard Divinity School just added its first...http://www.newser.com/story/19450/colleges-explore-mormonism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Feb 2008 15:15:00 CST