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Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc. Awards Aviation Scholarship to Pima Community College Student

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc. (“Tbird2") announced it has awarded an Aviation Scholarship to Azaria Burnell, a Pima Community College (“PCC”) student pursuing her Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Certification.

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  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc. (“Tbird2") announced it has awarded an Aviation Scholarship to Azaria Burnell, a Pima Community College (“PCC”) student pursuing her Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Certification.
  • I also thank Zulma Tapia, Donor Relations Coordinator, Pima Community College Foundation, and Karla Gonzalez-Quezada, Assistant Director of Scholarships and Outreach, Pima Community College, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, for their tireless assistance regarding our Aviation Scholarship Program.”
    About Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc.
    Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2014 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • Thunderbird Field II graduated over 5,500 men and women pilots, many of whom saw military action in Europe and the Pacific.
  • The Aviation Scholarship Program provides scholarships to veteran and non-veteran Arizona resident students who meet specific criteria and are attending Arizona State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Cochise College, Pima Community College, or Yavapai College.

Yale Law School and Latham & Watkins Announce Pipeline Program to Immerse Underrepresented Students in the Law School Experience and Admission Process

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With rising law school application costs and other barriers limiting access to the legal profession, a law degree can be out of reach for some students. Announced today to provide these aspiring students with the best opportunities to access a legal education, the Yale Law School Launchpad Scholars Program, powered by Latham & Watkins, helps members of underrepresented or underserved communities navigate the law school application and admission process from start to finish. The innovative program aims to ensure that excellent applicants from all backgrounds can maximize their potential as law students and legal professionals, empowering them to become leaders in their future careers. 

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  • Announced today to provide these aspiring students with the best opportunities to access a legal education, the Yale Law School Launchpad Scholars Program, powered by Latham & Watkins, helps members of underrepresented or underserved communities navigate the law school application and admission process from start to finish.
  • Each Scholar will be paired with a student mentor from Yale Law School and a lawyer mentor from Latham & Watkins, both of whom will provide support throughout the program.
  • Throughout the year, Scholars will attend monthly sessions led by prominent staff and alumni of Yale Law School designed to prepare them for the law school application process, law school itself, and post-graduation careers.
  • The program will conclude in June 2024 with a weeklong Residential Institute, where students will spend a week at Yale Law School focusing on the law school application process, participating in field trips to legal employers, and engaging with distinguished members of the Yale Law School and Latham & Watkins communities.

The Princeton Review's "Best 388 Colleges for 2023" Rankings Are Out: Top Colleges in 50 Categories Based on 160,000-Student Survey

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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The company's Best Colleges rankings for 2023 name the top 25 colleges in 50 categories including a new category titled Green Matters.

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  • The company's Best Colleges rankings for 2023 name the top 25 colleges in 50 categories including a new category titled Green Matters.
  • It names the colleges at which students report the most robust commitment to the environment and conservation on their campus.
  • Franek, who is lead author of The Best 388 Colleges, added, "Our selection of the colleges in this book is based on our opinion of their academic offerings.
  • The July 1to 26 survey polled administrators at colleges in the company's Best 388 Colleges guide as well as schools it designated as Regional Best colleges for 2023.

Harvard Business School to Provide Full Tuition Scholarships for Students with Greatest Financial Need

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to make the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree more affordable and accessible to a wider array of students, Harvard Business School (HBS) announced today that it will provide scholarships to cover the total cost of tuition and course fees for those with the greatest financial need—approximately 10 percent of its student body. The School will also offer scholarship support to more students from middle income backgrounds, building on the approximately 50 percent of students who already receive scholarships. Both changes will benefit current and future students and are the latest in a series of steps over the past decade to reduce financial barriers to enrolling in the two-year full-time MBA Program.

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  • "Harvard Business School should be a place where the most talented future leaders can come to realize their potential.
  • Over the past several years, the School has worked to make the MBA Program more affordable for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • In 2021, HBS expanded financial wellness programming, including personal financial management events and workshops for prospective and current students.
  • By funding the full cost of tuition for students with the greatest financial need, we aim to ensure that prospective students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, industries, and parts of the world have access to the HBS experience."

Regent Education Announces New Intelligent, Automated, Two-way Integrated Scholarship Management Solution That Helps Institutions Award Every Available Dollar

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
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With the launch of Regent Fund , institutions now have an intelligent, automated, two-way-integrated scholarship management solution that not only ensures that they award every available dollar but also streamlines the scholarship management process.

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  • With the launch of Regent Fund , institutions now have an intelligent, automated, two-way-integrated scholarship management solution that not only ensures that they award every available dollar but also streamlines the scholarship management process.
  • Institutions can now award every available dollar and streamline the scholarship management process.
  • Financial Aid leaders and Scholarship Managers today are tasked with the high-stakes and highly visible responsibility of optimizing scholarship dollars.
  • For administrators looking to optimize scholarship management, Regent Fund fully automates and streamlines the scholarship management process from application to eligibility to awarding to reporting.

Nearly 1,000 Have Registered for Capture Higher Ed's Virtual Conference, INNOVATE 2022

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This week, Capture Higher Ed is bringing together nearly 1,000 enrollment, marketing and other higher ed leaders and professionals for its two-day virtual conference, INNOVATE 2022. With the theme, "Find Your Balance," the conference — Wednesday, June 22, and Thursday, June 23, 1-4 p.m. — will offer a unique variety of sessions and panel discussions on innovative enrollment and marketing practices.  

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This week, Capture Higher Ed is bringing together nearly 1,000 enrollment, marketing and other higher ed leaders and professionals for its two-day virtual conference, INNOVATE 2022 .
  • Higher ed professionals from nearly 400 institutions and 48 states have registered for INNOVATE, which will stream live on YouTube Live, LinkedIn Live, Facebook Live and Twitch.
  • The INNOVATE 2022 agenda is bookended by two prominent journalists in the higher ed space.
  • Founded in 2011, Capture has served hundreds of institutions across the country while being recognized by Inc. 5000 as a fastest-growing U.S. company.

RNL Announces Advisory Boards for Enrollment Management Covering Undergraduate, Graduate, and Online Students

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RNL (Ruffalo Noel Levitz) today announced members of two of its enrollment advisory boards, experts who will help the firm better understand and address the greatest enrollment challenges facing colleges and universities. Consisting of nationally recognized thought leaders and university officials, RNL will devote one of the boards to graduate and online enrollment and the other to undergraduate enrollment. Their insight and guidance will help RNL better serve the more than 1,500 colleges and universities it works with annually.

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  • CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RNL (Ruffalo Noel Levitz) today announced members of two of its enrollment advisory boards, experts who will help the firm better understand and address the greatest enrollment challenges facing colleges and universities.
  • Consisting of nationally recognized thought leaders and university officials, RNL will devote one of the boards to graduate and online enrollment and the other to undergraduate enrollment.
  • Their insight and guidance will help RNL better serve the more than 1,500 colleges and universities it works with annually.
  • RNL (Ruffalo Noel Levitz) is the leading provider of higher education enrollment, student success, and fundraising solutions.

Lincoln Tech Schools Recognized for Scholarship Program Participation

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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The announcement from Imagine America, established in 1982, is the latest to recognize a Lincoln Tech campus as an Ambassador or Patron Level partner.

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  • The announcement from Imagine America, established in 1982, is the latest to recognize a Lincoln Tech campus as an Ambassador or Patron Level partner.
  • Were so proud to have such a strong partner in Lincoln Tech, says Lee Doubleday, Director of Operations for the Imagine America Foundation and Career College Central.
  • Every single Lincoln campus is an active participant in our scholarship program, and these awards are making the difference between a student choosing to enroll in a program that could change their life, or opting not to because of cost.
  • Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 14 states under four brands: Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences.

Harvard Business School Announces New Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund

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Friday, April 8, 2022
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BOSTON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the establishment of the Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund, which will benefit promising young leaders with high potential but limited means to attend HBS. The fund is made possible through the generosity of HBS alumni Robert Kraft (MBA 1965), founder, chairman and CEO of both the Kraft Group and the Kraft Family Foundation, and his son Jonathan (MBA 1990), president of the Kraft Group. By creating the largest endowed fellowship fund of $24 million at the School, the Kraft family continues their longstanding commitment to and support of fellowship programs at HBS. The fund was first announced earlier today at an event held at the School, "Improving Opportunity through Increasing Access: A Real-Life Story and A Legacy of Educating Leaders—A Chat with Dean Datar & Robert K. Kraft."

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  • BOSTON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the establishment of the Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund, which will benefit promising young leaders with high potential but limited means to attend HBS.
  • By creating the largest endowed fellowship fund of $24 million at the School, the Kraft family continues their longstanding commitment to and support of fellowship programs at HBS.
  • "Harvard Business School has a long and proud history of educating leaders who make a difference in the world, among them Robert and Jonathan Kraft," said Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow.
  • The Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund advances the School's commitment to making the MBA program more affordable and accessible.

Enviva Establishes A $250,000 Endowed Scholarship for the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA) (Enviva), the worlds largest producer of sustainable bioenergy, announces the establishment of the Enviva Endowed Scholarship at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (N.C. A&T), the nations largest historically Black university.

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  • Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA) (Enviva), the worlds largest producer of sustainable bioenergy, announces the establishment of the Enviva Endowed Scholarship at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (N.C. A&T), the nations largest historically Black university.
  • A university committee appointed by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships shall choose the recipients of the Enviva Endowed Scholarship.
  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nations largest historically Black university, ranked number one among public HBCUs by U.S. News & World Report.
  • The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is the largest such college among 1890s land-grant universities and a leader in extramural research funding.