By Lily Janiak Updated 3:04 pm, Monday, May 7, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Catherine Bigelow / Special To The Chronicle Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 BBB Scholarship judges (from left): Jonathan Moscone, Carey Perfloff and Randall Kline at Club Fugazi. June 5, 2017. BBB Scholarship judges (from left): Jonathan Moscone, Carey Perfloff and Randall Kline at Club Fugazi. June 5, 2017. Photo: Catherine Bigelow / Special To The Chronicle Image 2 of 4 Jo Schuman Silver, director and writer for Beach Blanket Babylon, at Club Fugazzi on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Jo Schuman … [Read more...] about Beach Blanket Babylon announces scholarship finalists
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Missouri lawmakers pass changes to A+ college scholarship
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation to change requirements for the state's A+ college scholarship.House members voted 136-5 Thursday to pass the measure .The bill would take away a requirement that students attend a qualifying high school in the state for at least three years immediately prior to graduation in order to be eligible for the scholarship. If it becomes law, students would only be required to enroll in a qualified high school for three years at some point before graduating.Frankford Republican Rep. Jim Hansen says his bill is needed for students who move, take a leave for medical reasons or attend foreign exchange programs that interrupt their schooling.Students who meet grade-point average, volunteer and attendance requirements can receive a scholarship for two years of community college tuition. … [Read more...] about Missouri lawmakers pass changes to A+ college scholarship
100 students to get scholarships at Liberation Day event
The program will feature many famous singers such as Cam Van, Hong Nhung, Doan Trang, Phuong Linh, Uyen Linh, Dong Nhi, Vu Cat Tuong, Hoang Yen Chibi, Phuong Ly, and Ha Anh Tuan. Through five times held across HCM City, Hanoi, Japan’s Tokyo, and Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery in Quang Tri, the ‘Vietnamese youth – the story of peace’ program has become a communal music brand which symbolizes the peace loving nature of young people, especially Vietnamese students and youth. On the occasion, the program will present 100 scholarships worth VND1 billion to poor students with excellent academic records in HCM City and southeastern provinces. To be in with a chance of receiving the scholarship, students must compose a 1,500 word letter describing their living conditions, their efforts to succeed and aspirations for the future, and should also focus on their desire for peace and the role and responsibility of the country’s youth in national … [Read more...] about 100 students to get scholarships at Liberation Day event
Columbia offers scholarships to Syrians, despite visa ban
NEW YORK — Columbia University is moving ahead with a scholarship program for Syrian college students displaced by civil war, despite concerns that some students it accepts will be blocked from attending by President Donald Trump's travel restrictions. The program, which has already allowed a handful of students into the university, recently announced it was seeking a second round of new applications from Syrian students. Around 230 have applied so far, with the enrollment period still open. That's comparable to 275 applicants the previous year. Unless U.S. policy changes, though, they would face a challenge getting into the country. Restrictions put in place by the Trump administration bar Syrian nationals from getting any visas, including student visas, with only limited possibility for case-by-case exceptions. College administrators are holding out hope the U.S. Supreme Court will loosen or strike down those restrictions. The justices are scheduled to hear arguments on legal … [Read more...] about Columbia offers scholarships to Syrians, despite visa ban
QB Jack Richardson stands out in Stanford spring game, lands a scholarship
By Tom FitzGerald Updated 6:46 pm, Saturday, April 14, 2018 Nobody was happier after Stanford’s spring game than the team’s only standing quarterback, Jack Richardson. Not only did he throw two touchdown passes for the Cardinal (offense) in a 24-16 victory over the White (defense), he also was given a scholarship starting with his third year on campus. The other players erupted in applause when head coach David Shaw announced the move in a huddle after the game at Cagan Stadium. Shaw didn’t mention the scholarship to reporters afterward, other than to say, “We’ll take care of Jack.” Richardson affirmed the scholarship. Naturally, he couldn’t stop smiling. “For the most part, I did a good job,” he said after his 21-for-30, 178-yard performance. “There were a few things to clean up on the mental side in terms of getting to the right play.” With starter K.J. Costello recovering from hip surgery, backup Davis Mills … [Read more...] about QB Jack Richardson stands out in Stanford spring game, lands a scholarship