May 13, 2005

House Committee Approves Program for Minority-Serving Colleges

By DAN CARNEVALE

A House of Representatives committee unanimously passed a bill last week to create a $250-million grant program for minority-serving institutions so they can upgrade their campuses with wireless technology and new computers.

The bill, HR 921, would create a program under the Department of Commerce to provide $250-million in grants each year for the next five years to historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges. The House Science

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