By Christine Clark   LA JOLLA–The need for economic development has been a central element to African-American empowerment and livelihood. After centuries of unrequited toil and despite gaining freedom, African-Americans were still plagued by a discriminatory society and the ills of poverty. In this regard, the University of California, San Diego is recognizing Black History Month […]

SAN DIEGO–Lincoln High School will host a community reception to unveil the results of a pilot project that supports student achievement in online journalism and media arts, and empowers Lincoln students, alumni and neighbors with digital technology and training to share their own stories online. The reception will be held on Thursday, January 28 from 6:30 […]

By Henry DeVries LA JOLLA–Google Chief Economist Hal Varian will speak on “Predicting the Present With Google Trends” at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, February 18 at the University of California San Diego Faculty Club. The $50 per person cost to attend the Economics Roundtable includes continental breakfast and parking. “If you torture the data long enough […]

OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Public Library celebrates Black History Month with Josiah, the musical storyteller, on Saturday, February 6, at 11 a.m. at the Civic Center Library in downtown Oceanside. The interactive program focuses on famous individuals such as George Washington Carver, and highlights the many great achievements made by African Americans in science, education, music, sports […]

OCEANSIDE–Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation’s John Steiger Performing Arts Scholarships are available to North County graduating high school seniors. The annual award is given to students based upon their experience and contributions to their performing arts program, and a teacher recommendation. This year’s selected students can receive $750.00 to $900.00 to further their arts education. To […]

ATLANTA–(PRNewswire)–The Home Depot announced its $1 million in funding for its 2010 Pro Trade Scholarship Program. The Home Depot has more than tripled a $300,000 scholarship fund it first established in 2009 to support students attending professional building and construction trade schools. This year’s program will not only support individual students, but also the schools […]

By Christine Clark LA JOLLA–Thousands will battle it out in what promises to be one of the largest video game tournaments in Southern California Jan. 16-17 at the University of California, San Diego. The sixth annual Winter Game Fest on UC San Diego’s campus will feature several new video games, such as Super Smash Bros. […]

By Christine Clark LA JOLLA–The University of California, San Diego is ranked the ‘best value’ in California, according to the list of 100 best values in public colleges and universities that will appear in the February 2010 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. “UC San Diego remains affordable to students,” confirmed the university’s vice chancellor […]

(NAPSI)-Parents and educators agree students need to develop learning skills that help them think critically, analyze information, communicate, collaborate and problem-solve. Turn To Technology Technology plays an essential role in realizing these learning skills in today’s knowledge-based society. Consuming, processing and learning from media in many forms simultaneously is how today’s tech-savvy students function. For […]

SAN DIEGO–In an effort to better understand who San Diego State University consulted with prior to eliminating the local admissions guarantee, the Education Consortium submitted a public records act request in October. What they got back was over 2,000 pages that failed to include significant documents encompassed in the request.