Indian-American wins Spelling Bee contest
Washington--Indian-American Karthik Nemmani, was declared champion of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee, winning on the word "koinonia" and surviving what was arguably the...
Gov. Baker Announces Plan to Increase Affordability, Drive Degree Completion
LOWELL – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito joined public higher education leaders to announce the Commonwealth Commitment, an innovative college...
Affirming whole-person admissions
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Prof. Mehta to Speak on “The University of the Future” at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, MA—The Office of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is organizing a talk on “The University of the Future: Lessons from...
Chicago universities to sponsor entrepreneurs on H-1B visas
Washington-- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced that five Chicago-based universities will launch the Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Program.
The universities -- Columbia College, DePaul University,...
Power of words: Apt words can fetch double while selling products on eBay
London--Words like "gent" instead of "man" and "authentic" for products in place of "genuine" can fetch up to fifty percent more money on eBay,...
Muslims at bottom of higher education ladder
By Charu Bahri
Despite almost trebling in the decade ending 2010 -- from 5.2 per cent to 13.8 percent -- the rate of Muslim enrolment...
Islands: Evolving in Isolation
With bizarre woodpecker-like primates, dwarf humans, and flightless birds over nine feet tall, islands are havens for some of the most unusual creatures on...
Number of Indian students in UK on the rise: Envoy
Kolkata-- British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith on Thursday said the number of Indian students in the UK is picking up after going...
Government should not execute autocratic power on universities: Amartya Sen
New Delhi-- Nobel laureate and renowned economist Amartya Sen said on Tuesday that if the government wants to set up world-class universities it should...
