The U.S. Department of Education awarded the School of Education a $2.8 million Title V Grant to fund the Promoting Post-baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program. The purpose of the grant is to implement programs to achieve parity among Hispanic graduate students and other underrepresented groups in retention and graduation rates.
The grant will offer two options for students seeking a master’s degree in education (MEd): 1) a complete online MEd or 2) a hybrid master’s degree that combines online classes with traditional face-to-face classes.
The Online Master of Education Program at the University of St. Thomas began in 2010 and continues to offer scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to Hispanic and all low-income students in the second through the fifth year of the grant (2014).
For more information, contact Dr. Rita Coombs Richardson at 713-831-7235 or richarrc@stthom.edu. | 
