Receipts for black-owned businesses in 2002 totaled $92.7 billion, up 30 percent from 1997. The rate at which black-owned businesses increased their receipts was higher than the national average (22 percent).
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. founded in 1935, emerged as a national non-profit organization in light of the need to promote and protect the interests of women business owners and professionals. The importance of education and economic development through entrepreneurship was emphasized as women sought to support women through community service and social activism. This program targets graduating high school seniors in Connecticut.
No Worker Left Behind (NWLB) is Governor Granholm's vision for accelerating the transition of thousands of workers into good-paying jobs by providing up to two years worth of free tuition at any community college, university, or other approved training provider to gain the skills and credentials for new careers in high-demand occupations, emerging industries, or to start a business. The program will expand on job training and education services currently available to job seekers through Michigan Works! Service Centers. For more information go to www.michigan.gov/nwlb or call 1-800-285-WORK.
The Erskine A. Peters Dissertation Year Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, established in 1999, honors the life and academic achievements of one of the University's most distinguished and beloved professors, Dr. Erskine A. Peters (1948-1998). Dr. Peters taught English at the University and also became legendary for his commitment to scholarship, community service, and graduate education in the College of Arts and Letters.