MANKATO, Minnesota, July 9 (TNSfund) -- Minnesota State University Mankato campus issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded the Upward Bound program at Minnesota State University, Mankato $2.3 million in funding for the five-year grant cycle that will begin Sept. 1. Upward Bound, which has been housed on the Minnesota State Mankato campus since 1978, serves 86 students, primarily from Mankato-area high schools. The program may also serve a limited number of h  more