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Issue date: 3/9/06 Section: News
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MIT commits to matching grants
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced plans to provide matching money to students who have received federal Pell Grants, which are awarded based on financial need. The plans reflect MIT's concern that, in the face of rising tuition, high school students of modest means will be "priced out" out of a college education.
MIT joins several institutions of higher education, including Harvad, Yale and the University of North Carolina, who have announced in recent years initiatives to make education more accessible to low-income students.
According to Susan Hockfield, president of MIT, 72 percent of MIT's undergraduates receive some form of need-based financial aid. Hockfield said that the institution decided to provide matching funds because Congress has decided not to increase the maximum size of a Pell Grant.
- The New York Times
Recent grad plows down UNC
Mohammed Rez Taheri-azar, a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina, faces nine counts of attempted murder and assault after driving a car through a populated area of the Chapel Hill campus last Friday in order to avenge Muslim deaths around the world. No one was seriously injured by Taheri-azar's vehicle, which traveled through a brick-paved area near the center of campus, adjacent to two libraries, a dining hall and the student center.
Witnesses said that the former student entered the public area slowly before speeding through the crowd, according to the Associated Press. Five students and a visiting scholar were treated at local hospitals before being released, said University officials. The police who responded said that three other injured victims declined treatment.
Taheri-azar is being held on a $5.5 million bond and was scheduled to appear in court on Monday. According to the local police chief, Taheri-azar surrendered to authorities over the phone and is cooperating with investigators. He has also been interrogated by the FBI.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced plans to provide matching money to students who have received federal Pell Grants, which are awarded based on financial need. The plans reflect MIT's concern that, in the face of rising tuition, high school students of modest means will be "priced out" out of a college education.
MIT joins several institutions of higher education, including Harvad, Yale and the University of North Carolina, who have announced in recent years initiatives to make education more accessible to low-income students.
According to Susan Hockfield, president of MIT, 72 percent of MIT's undergraduates receive some form of need-based financial aid. Hockfield said that the institution decided to provide matching funds because Congress has decided not to increase the maximum size of a Pell Grant.
- The New York Times
Recent grad plows down UNC
Mohammed Rez Taheri-azar, a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina, faces nine counts of attempted murder and assault after driving a car through a populated area of the Chapel Hill campus last Friday in order to avenge Muslim deaths around the world. No one was seriously injured by Taheri-azar's vehicle, which traveled through a brick-paved area near the center of campus, adjacent to two libraries, a dining hall and the student center.
Witnesses said that the former student entered the public area slowly before speeding through the crowd, according to the Associated Press. Five students and a visiting scholar were treated at local hospitals before being released, said University officials. The police who responded said that three other injured victims declined treatment.
Taheri-azar is being held on a $5.5 million bond and was scheduled to appear in court on Monday. According to the local police chief, Taheri-azar surrendered to authorities over the phone and is cooperating with investigators. He has also been interrogated by the FBI.