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Scholarships have helped displaced Afghan students find homes on university campuses
As the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, Fahima Sultani and her fellow university students tried for days to get into the Kabul airport, only to be turned away by gun-wielding extremists. Nearly two years later, Sultani, now 21, is safely in the U.S. and working toward her bachelor's degree in data science at Arizona State University in Tempe on a scholarship.
Arizona high school graduation rates rise, but still trail national average
Arizona high school graduation rates rose sharply over a 10-year period, but state students still lag behind the national average, according to a new national report.
ASU plans to open Lake Havasu campus by fall, 2012
Arizona State University President Michael Crow says the Lake Havasu City ASU campus will be open by the fall of 2012.
Moving Arizona ahead demands college degrees
Now that Arizona has passed measures to attract new companies into our state, we must ensure that residents are qualified to fill the high-wage jobs that relocate here. Arizona’s universities and community colleges are working together in unprecedented ways to maximize resources, serve more students, and efficiently produce more college graduates who are qualified to hold those jobs.
Ryle fund offers $50,000 graduate scholarship
A nonprofit fund established to honor the memory and legacy of the late Monsignor Edward J. Ryle, considered by many the “conscience of the Legislature,” is offering a graduate level scholarship valued at more than $50,000.
Arizona 30th in residents with bachelor’s degrees
The latest Census data shows Arizona ranks 30th in the country in the percentage of residents who hold a bachelor's degree.
