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New Delhi: Mrs. Vibha Puri Das today took charge as the Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Das is an Indian Administration Service officer of the 1976 batch, Uttaranchal Cadre. Prior to this posting, she was Addl. Secretary, Department of Person... (Read More)
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The President announces the "Educate to Innovate" initiative, a campaign to get students excited about pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. November 23, 2009. (Public Domain). (Read More)
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Bill McKibben, author and activist, says the Obama Administration has merely punted when it comes to the upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen. He warns us that our time is running out to make important changes to guard against disastrous runaway climate change. If a binding agreement is not made, which looks likely, he hope (Read More)
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The U.S. Education Department is investigating allegations that Virginia Military Institute -- which admitted women more than a decade ago only after a prolonged legal fight -- is discriminating against women today, the Associated Press reported. The allegations -- denied by VMI -- involve the environment at the institute, (Read More)
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Mohali: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), after introducing the semester system for classes IX and XI last year on a trial basis, has now, after getting the nod from the State Education Minister, sought to introduce the same for classes X and XII.PSEB chairperson Mr. Dalbir Singh Dhillon sai... (Read More)
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On what to look out for during Prime Minister Singh’s state visitbeyond the symbolism of the visit itself, Burns told CFR that therewould be two important aspects — First, the areas where bothcountries and their respective governments could and should be workingtogether.“”For instance, we should have further cooperation on (Read More)
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By Arun Kumar and Manish ChandWashington, Nov 24 (IANS) A day before India and the US unveil an ambitious initiative on education as part of their next phase of strategic partnership, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for scaling up the cooperation between Indian and American university systems.“We must work harder to st (Read More)
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Anderson Cooper was the man of the evening on Saturday as he hosted the annual CNN Heroes Awards. The ceremony honored ten individuals who go above and beyond with their contribution to the world, and each was introduced to the crowd by a celebrity guest. Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, and Eva Mendes were a few of the ladies o (Read More)
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U.S. President Obama's push to improve math and science education for children has some heavy hitters for the younger set: Elmo and Big Bird. (Read More)
Today - IndiaEduNews.net:
New Delhi: Kicking off the 21st Foundation Day celebrations of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Ms. Anshu Vaish, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) said that NIOS has emerged as a trendsetting institution not only... (Read More)
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New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Monday signed three agreements for cooperation with three leading US institutions.The memorandums of understanding (MoU) between FICCI and the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NY (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
The White House will today announce a major new effort to boost science and mathematics education, The New York Times reported. The activities will primarily focus on children, not college students, reflecting broad concerns in scientific groups about whether enough young talent is attracted to science and prepared to study (Read More)
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Melbourne, Nov 23 (ANI): A teacher has decided to sue the Department of Education after she slipped on condoms and injured herself.Karen Hollander has blamed the department for failing to clean up the condoms and other rubbish, and claims that this negligence made the area unsafe.Hollander said she suffered injuries to her (Read More)
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Nevada (US), Nov 23 (ANI): Oscar winner musician A.R. Rahman’s KM Music Conservatory is planning to launch Masters Program, according to reports.This two-year program will concentrate on Music Technology, Music Education, Music Performance, and Composition. Conservatory is also planning to start “Diploma in Indian Music and (Read More)
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Authorities arrested 41 students at the University of California at Berkeley Friday, ending the latest building takeover on that campus in a series of protests statewide over cuts to public higher education and administrators' response to those cuts, the Los Angles Times reported. Hundreds of students had rallied outside a (Read More)