Tag: education
College Choice Foundation gives students higher ed boost
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
When she earned more than $2 million in college scholarships and a full-ride to Yale University, Jillian Jolly, a Ramsay High...
29 area students get scholarships from Birmingham Alumnae Chapter of Deltas
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Sameria Harris, a John Carroll Catholic High School senior, felt like she was with family on Saturday at the Delta Life...
The Boulé Focuses its Attention on HBCUs
By Jamal Watson
Diverse Education
ATLANTA— The leadership of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity — also known as the Boulé — has made good on its promise to...
With white students becoming a minority, public universities push harder to...
By Casey Parks
Diverse Education
BATON ROUGE, La. — A few weeks after Stewart Lockett made local headlines for becoming the first black student body president at Louisiana...
Organizations Announce Merger to Reach More Students
By Sammy G. Allen
Diverse Education
Two organizations working to serve underrepresented students have merged as of April 1.
Gateway College National Network is now an initiative...
Inside Maranathan Academy where students get chance at brighter future
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
On a beautiful, cool day earlier this month, the wind blew, birds sang, and the laughter of children could be...
Donna Dukes founded a school that makes a difference in lives...
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
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Donna Dukes admits she may have been a bit “idealistic” when she came up with an idea to help students...
How ‘critically at-risk’ students now excel at Birmingham Academy
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Some had been bullied. Some have had discipline issues. Some were expelled from other schools. Some just needed a better...
Local nonprofit STAIR’s secret to improving reading skills of second graders
By Terri Robertson
bhamnow.com
When Zhoria was in second grade, like many children her age in Birmingham, she struggled with reading. When asked to read aloud,...
Expanding Minority Doctorate Pipeline Began with Facebook Group
By LaMont Jones
Diverse Education
LaShonda Horrison-Gurley said she “didn’t know whether to laugh, to cry or break out in a praise dance” when she successfully...
