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Pace Faculty Awarded $1.1 Million Grant By Department Of Education

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- In a ongoing effort to help make college education available for all, Pace University Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies Maria Iacullo-Bird recently received a huge boost from the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. Maria Iacullo-Bird was instrumental in helping Pace land a grant to help build a support system for first-generation students.

Dr. Maria Iacullo-Bird was instrumental in helping Pace land a grant to help build a support system for first-generation students.

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Through a 5 year grant totaling $1.1 million, Pace, under the guidance of Iacullo-Bird, seeks to create a support services network forits low-income, first-generation, and disabled undergraduate students. The plan aims to help them remain in college, advance steadily in their collegiate academic work, graduate in four-to-six years and pursue professional or graduate school study. Known as Pace Student Support Services (SSS), the new program is designed to help 160 students achieve these goals.

Federal funding for such programs is extremely competitive, and can only be applied for once every 5 years. In order to truly be considered, applications must be close to perfect to even reach the funding threshold. By winning this grant, Pace is now able to begin implementing the program pitched by Iacullo-Bird.to the Department of Education board.

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