Education
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University of Texas President Vistasp Karbhari Resigns Amid Reports of a Probe Into an Admissions Scandal
Houston– Hailed as a visionary in many academic journals, Vistasp Karbhari, the Indian-American President of the University of Texas at Arlington…
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Wellesley Team Wins State Robotics Championship, Invited to World Championships
WELLESLEY, MA–The Lexington Legoheads, a Wellesley, MA-based robotics team whose members include four Indian American students, has won the Vermont…
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40,246 apply to Harvard College Class of 2024
Applications for admission to Harvard College’s Class of 2024 totaled 40,246, the third time in Harvard’s history that applications have…
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Northeastern holds Global Leadership Summit in Mumbai
By Namrata Kolachalam News at Northeastern MUMBAI, India—On Saturday, the Northeastern global community gathered in Mumbai, a city of 20…
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MIT’s Mehtaab Sawhney and Duke’s Azim Dharani Among 15 Named 2020 Churchill Scholars
BOSTON–MIT’s Mehtaab Sawhney and Duke University’s Azim Dharani are among 15 individuals named 2020 Churchill scholars. The prestigipus Churchill Scholarships…
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Visually Impaired coders shine at Inclusive STEM Confluence
LEXINGTON, MA–Lexington, MA-based non-profit Vision-Aid announced the successful completion of the “Inclusive STEM Confluence 2020”, a unique, one of a…
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Provides Updated School Prayer Guidance
Washington — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education is taking several concrete actions to…
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Application Opens for 2020 Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education Awards in Massachusetts
BOSTON – The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) of Massachusetts announced it is now accepting nominations for…
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Babson College Fires Indian-American Professor Asheen Phansey for Joke About Iranian Bomb List of US Sites
WELLESLEY, MA– An Indian-American professor, who posted a joke on Facebook about Iran choosing 52 US cultural sites to bomb,…
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Unlearning racial bias
By Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite Harvard Staff Writer Miao Qian, a postdoctoral research fellow with the Inequality in America Initiative, studies the development…
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