California could become the fifth state to ban private colleges and universities from giving preferential treatment to applicants who have ties to alumni or donors under a bill lawmakers have sent to the governor’s desk. “Equal opportunity is the name of the game here,” said the bill’s author, San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting. “Everyone should … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Russian students about the dangers of vaping on Monday, saying that electronic cigarettes harm reproductive function and can lead to infertility. “There needs to be an understanding of what bad habits lead to. A lot of people — especially young people — don’t think about it. It seems that it’s … Read more
LG Electronics, one of the leading consumer durable brands of the country, has launched its flagship Life’s Good Scholarship Program to aid students across India in their academic journey. The CSR initiative is aimed at providing financial assistance to students to pursue higher education, with a special focus on promoting girl child education. The first … Read more
Cal State LA, in partnership with UC Irvine, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance research and education in the field of materials science. The Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) grant will launch a groundbreaking collaboration between Cal State LA and UC Irvine’s Materials Research … Read more
But a U.K. government spokesperson told POLITICO: “We will work to reset the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties, secure a broad-based security pact and tackle barriers to trade for the whole of the U.K. “We also continue to work with the higher education sector to ensure our world leading universities continue to … Read more
The University Grants Commission released the Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for the implementation of the National Credit Framework (NCrF) on Thursday. The guidelines will apply to institutions of Higher Education, Vocational Education, Training and Skilling (VETS) and School Education. The NCrF was approved by the Centre in April last year under the National Education Plan with … Read more
Jul 29, 2024 05:30 PM IST The ‘Study in Kerala’ programme aims at making the state a significant hub of higher education, mainly for students from abroad, Minister R Bindhu said. The Kerala government will soon launch seven ‘Centres of Excellence’ to raise the quality of higher education in the state and to promote cutting-edge … Read more
UCLA Extension has received a $6 million gift from professor, author and entrepreneur Scott Galloway to fund a new program that gives non-traditional students access to the skills and resources needed to launch their careers, it was announced Tuesday. Galloway also gifted $6 million to the Extension program at UC Berkeley, making the combined $12 … Read more
Academic autonomy is under threat. At least in some states of India where the public university and colleges under it seem to be on the warpath over freedom. Of the 45,000-plus colleges across India, only about 995 are autonomous.The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been promoting autonomy for decades. But it has been an arduous … Read more
By Sara Cline | Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Across the country there have been conservative pushes to incorporate … Read more
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