A $7.5 million federal grant will provide a smoother pathway for underserved students at La Sierra University to pursue graduate degree and career opportunities.
The Riverside-based university recently received the first $1.5 million installment of the five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans or PPOHA program.
“La Sierra University has been serving our community for over 100 years and expanded the possibilities for a huge number of students,” Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, said in a university news release.
“I am proud to deliver this grant to ensure that students have a variety of academic offerings and the institutional means to graduate, find good jobs, and build bright futures.”
The grant will help expand the university’s existing Health Sciences Pathway Partnership with Loma Linda University, the release read.
This October, Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson and other officials gathered in La Sierra President Christon Arthur’s suite “to officially recognize the grant award and its support of the university’s ongoing efforts to educate and seamlessly advance students into (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and health care careers,” according to the release.
