Devadas awarded MIT’s highest undergraduate teaching award
CAMBRIDGE, MA--Indian-American Srinivas Devadas, along with three other professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been awarded MIT’s highest undergraduate teaching award: 2016 MacVicar...
Despite $17.7 Billion, Primary Education Spending in India Declines, So Does Quality
By Chaitanya Mallapur
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) -- a national programme for universal elementary education -- has seen Rs.115,625 crore ($17.7 billion) spent on it...
University of California Irvine moves to reject gifts linked to Dharma Civilization Foundation
The University of California at Irvine is walking away from two gifts to establish endowed chairs in Hindu and India studies after faculty members...
Northeastern designated Ashoka U for innovative commitment to social change
By Joe O'Connell
News at Northeastern Staff Writer
BOSTON--Northeastern University has earned a prestigious recognition for its innovative and meaningful contributions to social change in the...
Indian American dancer named for US Presidential Scholars
WASHINGTON-- An Indian American danseuse has been nominated for 2016 US Presidential Scholars in the Arts, one of the nation's highest honours for high...
Four Indian Americans selected to US National Academy of Engineering
WASHINGTON--Four Indian American engineers are among 80 new members selected to the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for their valuable contributions to...
Soumitra Dutta to head Cornell’s new business college
By Arun Kumar
WASHINGTON-- Soumitra Dutta, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, will become the dean of a new integrated College of Business...
Indian-American couple gifts $3.5 million for Sanskrit studies at University of Chicago
By Arun Kumar
WASHINGTON--The University of Chicago has established a professorship for the study of Sanskrit with a $3.5 million gift from an Indian-American couple...
MIT joins collaboration to bring connected learning experiences to Indian students and teachers
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Tata Trusts, a philanthropic organization that works to advance community and educational development in India, will collaborate with MIT and the...
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to be the featured speaker at Becker College’s Presidential Speaker...
WORCESTER, MA-- Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh will speak on micro finance and social economy on April at the Becker College in Worcester,...