Degree
And my equity journey continues. Four years ago, I wrote a column about sending my son off to college and my fears for him as a young Black man finding his way as a student and citizen. Today, I’m the proud mom of a college graduate. Though the world shut down during my son’s freshman…
The guidance, which has been opened for consultation, covers a variety of scenarios surrounding free speech and academic freedom and is due to come into force in August 2024. One scenario it puts forward is a university accepting students on visiting scholarships funded by their home government where “scholars must accept the principles of the…
Half of German companies are failing to fill vacancies according to the DIHK Chamber of Commerce and Industry, DAAD president Joybrato Mukherjee said that Indian students can potential help, while also benefiting from training and experience. “We know that Indian students look for job prospects after they have obtained their degrees in Germany. I think it’s…
Independent schools in the UK are now under scrutiny due to potential loopholes arising from substantial money transfers, including anonymous donations and payment of tuition fees. Schools are obligated under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to flag suspicious situations and disclose any information relevant to money laundering offences or investigations. With growing pressure on…
If we put a quarter in a jar every time we heard the term ‘ChatGPT’ used in the last year, we’d be pretty rich. We suspect you would be, too. But as Dr. Derek Bruff—author and host of the Intentional Tech podcast—reminds us, the rise of AI may not be such a detrimental thing in…
The acquisition, of an undisclosed value, will help the Sweden-based international education organisation expand its network of education agencies beyond Europe and help find and enrol more students in the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership will also aid Keystone’s aim of evolving beyond search and discovery, helping students all the way to enrolment and retention….
The conditions for Blacks in the U.S. have improved slightly over the years, but parity with white Americans has yet to be reached, according to 2024 State of Black America report from the National Urban League (NUL).Marc Morial This 48th annual edition of the report carries a special focus on the 60-year anniversary of the…
Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. The College of Connected Computing will collaborate with all of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges to advance breakthrough discoveries and strengthen computing education through a “computing for all” approach. Dr. Krishnendu RoyThe interdisciplinary college…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. Justin DraegerA vendor working for the federal government incorrectly calculated a financial aid formula for more than 200,000 students, the department…
Journalist and NAACP co-founder, Ida B. Wells-Barnett.NEW YORK– “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Those words come from the pen of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, written in her autobiography, an unfinished work she began one year before her death in 1931. Wells-Barnett was a lifelong fighter for the truth, documenting the racial violence of a…