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Financial Aid Glossary

by Kay Peterson, Ph.D., FastWeb.com Academic Year The period in which school is in session - typically September through May. Accrual Date The date on which interest charges on an…

Milestones in African American Education

Find information on Black history and the major milestones in African-American education, including the first institute established for Black students, the first Black law school in the United States…

James Abram GARFIELD, Congress, OH (1831-1881)

GARFIELD James Abram , a Representative from Ohio and 20th President of the United States; born in Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 19, 1831; attended district school; driver and helmsman on…

subsidy

(Encyclopedia) subsidy, financial assistance granted by a government or philanthropic foundation to a person or association for the purpose of promoting an enterprise considered beneficial to the…

Regulator movement

(Encyclopedia) Regulator movement, designation for two groups, one in South Carolina, the other in North Carolina, that tried to effect governmental changes in the 1760s. In South Carolina, the…

Karachi

(Encyclopedia) KarachiKarachikəräˈchē [key], city (1998 pop. 9,269,265), largest city and former capital of Pakistan, SE Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea near the Indus River delta. The capital of Sind…

juvenile delinquency

(Encyclopedia) juvenile delinquency, legal term for behavior of children and adolescents that in adults would be judged criminal under law. In the United States, definitions and age limits of…