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One of Terrell Strayhorn’s first assignments as Virginia Union University‘s provost was to win final approval for graduate programs seen as a key mechanism for enrollment growth. It was the early months of the pandemic, he recalls, and the Richmond university was also “knee deep” in the reaffirmation of its accreditation process as it sought […]
ECPI University announces $4M in scholarships for black students
Virginia Beach-headquartered ECPI University will offer $4 million in scholarships for African American students in science, technology, engineering, math and health care programs, it announced Thursday. The new LIFT scholarship (Lead, Instruct, Foster, Transform) will pay for tuition, computers and Wi-Fi access for black students, and ECPI is raising further funding with the nonprofit Beacon [&he[...]