Northwestern Mutual Reaffirms $500K Commitment to Milwaukee Area Scholars Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities With Announcement of Second Scholarship Cohort
Northwestern Mutual Reaffirms $500K Commitment to Milwaukee Area Scholars Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities With Announcement of Second Scholarship Cohort
As part of its larger commitment to providing access to quality education to all Milwaukee students, Northwestern Mutual awards nine students its 2024 Hometown HBCU Connection Scholarship
作爲其致力於爲所有密爾沃基學生提供高質量教育的更大承諾的一部分，Northwestern Mutual授予9名學生其2024年家鄉HBCU聯繫獎學金。
MILWAUKEE, June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Northwestern Mutual, a leading financial services company, reaffirmed its commitment to supporting advancement in education for Milwaukee residents by announcing its second cohort for the Northwestern Mutual Hometown HBCU Connection Scholarship. In Milwaukee, where Northwestern Mutual has operated for 167 years, only nine percent (9%) of students will earn both high school and college diplomas1, and only 14% of high school graduates will earn a two- or four-year degree2. For Black students in particular, research3 shows forty percent (40%) cite mental health issues, high cost and lack of preparation as barriers faced while pursuing secondary education.
2024年6月12日，美國知名金融服務公司Northwestern Mutual宣佈了第二批Northwestern Mutual家鄉HBCU連線獎學金計劃，在此重申其承諾支持密爾沃基居民教育進步。在Northwestern Mutual已經在密爾沃基運營了167年的地方，只有9%的學生將獲得高中和大學文憑。1只有14%的高中畢業生將獲得兩年或四年的學位。特別是對於黑人學生，研究顯示40%的人在追求中等教育時面臨着心理健康問題、高昂的費用和缺乏準備的障礙。2對於黑人學生尤其是研究顯示3，40%的人在追求中等教育時面臨心理健康問題、高昂的費用和缺乏準備的障礙。