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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan University is getting $3.22 million from the U.S. Department of Education for a program to increase the graduate rate for students who come from low-income families or from underrepresented backgrounds.
The Kalamazoo-based university announced the grant Tuesday. The federal agency says it's awarding $75 million to 24 colleges and universities.
Western Michigan says the program grows out of the Kalamazoo Promise. That nine-year-old effort provides four years' tuition and fees at any Michigan public university or at 15 private colleges for graduates of the Kalamazoo Public Schools.
The university says in a statement that the goal of the four-year project is to create and test programs "that can tackle the problem of low rates of degree completion."
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Western Michigan announcement: http://bit.ly/YOccXU
Federal program details: http://1.usa.gov/1ByWOv9
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