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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, at a pharmaceutical company, they’ll learn about chemistry, and at a telecommunications company, they’ll hear about technology. Grossman, whose background is in education, says middle schoolers are central to HISPA’s mission because it puts them on a path to achievement.

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HBCUs Use Federal Funding to Connect Students and Communities

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Created by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program has distributed more than $262 million to 93 colleges and universities. Historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S.

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SARAH WICE-COURTNEY

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wice-Courtney holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, Ky. Sarah Wice-Courtney Sarah Wice-Courtney has been appointed associate vice president for marketing and communications at the University of Northern Kentucky.

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JASON BRYAN

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College, a master’s in telecommunications and information management from NYU, and a master’s in digital forensics and cybersecurity from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Dr. Ellen M. Granberg, George Washington University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Granberg commits herself to building on the institution’s legacy in education, research, and scholarship as well as its notable patient care and service. Granberg has 11 years of prior experience leading large integrated software development teams in the telecommunications industry.

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As Federal Connectivity Programs Sunset, Internet Access Remains Critical

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), one in five U.S. Ultimately, affordable access to wireless at home can make all the difference in a student’s education and life, said Means. And that’s what higher education is supposed to help people do — access more opportunities.”

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Armbrister Hangs Hat on Indelible Career at Johnson C. Smith University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith University (JCSU) in January 2018, he brought his experience in law and investment banking as well as his experience in education that encompassed both K–12 and higher education. million grant from NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) for technology. “It In 2018, Clarence D.