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 University will begin teaching graduate education online courses in the fall off 2010. Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to Hispanic and low-income students in the second through fifth years of the grant. For more information, contact Dr. Rita Coombs Richardson at 713-831-7235 or richarrc@stthom.edu. | 
