University Received U.S. Department Of Education Trio Grant

Announcement that University has received a four-year $760,000 U.S. Department of Education TRIO grant to set up a Student Support Services program at the University with the goal of helping 250 disadvantaged students achieve an 80 percent graduation rate. The program supports academic advisement, counseling, financial aid planning, cultural enrichment activities, and field trips to local industries. The program is targeted at low-income, first-generation college, and disabled students.

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Grants

Source Details

Lisa James Goldsberry, "TRIO Grant to Aid Disadvantaged Students," UAlbany Update, September 14, 2001, p. 2