The Chronicle of Higher Education October 18, 2012 Gates Foundation Gives $5.4-Million for College Readiness and Completion The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced<http://www.nextgenlearning.org/press-release/nglc-announces-54-million-latest-grants-supporting-breakthrough-models-college> that it had awarded $5.4-million in new grants to support 13 models of personalized technologies for improving college readiness and completion. Six grants will support postsecondary-degree programs. The winners include the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents, the start-up company Altius Education,<http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/ed-tech-podcast-a-new-kind-of-institution%E2%80%94the-transfer-college/35325> and the University of Washington. Washington will work with Coursera,<http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/coursera-announces-expansion-adding-16-universities/39964> a high-profile provider of online courses known as MOOC's,<http://chronicle.com/article/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-MOOCs/133475> to build a program for students who have earned some college credits but need to complete their degrees online, according to a news release. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.