Thaindian News:
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 FICC (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
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 (Read More)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
The University of Madras has decided to provide free higher education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels to children of Sri Lankan refugees in the country, particularly to those residing in Tamil Nadu. (Read More)
Today - IndiaEduNews.net:
Lucknow: The meritorious students of Gautam Buddha University (GBU) and those belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families have a reason to cheer as the Uttar Pradesh Government has recently released Rs.216 lakhs as scholar (Read More)
CNN:
I spoke with students and Professors at the UCLA campus today where protest were being held. Steven Williams describe himself as a, "nontraditional student". A bit older than other students Steve began attending UCLA after a (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
As students protested outside, the University of California's Board of Regents on Thursday reluctantly approved a 32 percent increase in "fees" (what the rest of higher education calls tuition) for 2010-11. "We're being force (Read More)
Today - IndiaEduNews.net:
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the university that is serving the dream of our Late Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi along with that of many aspiring learners who are unable to access higher educ (Read More)
Thaindian News:
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil said here on Thursday that education is a very powerful tool for empowering people and for giving them self-dignity.Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of the Indira Ga (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
Using community colleges in Texas as models, a new report suggests that there are common features present at colleges that have success at promoting transfer to four-year institutions by low-income and first generation colleg (Read More)
SF Gate:
Shares of Fortinet are rising in the company's first day of trading on the Nasdaq. The network security provider priced its initial public offering of 12.5 million shares at $12.50 each, above the expected range of $9 to $11 (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report Tuesday that it was unable to assess the extent to which providers of private student loans used non-financial factors -- such as race, gender or institution type -- (Read More)
Thaindian News:
By M.R. MadhavanThe month-long winter session of parliament begins this Thursday, presenting the government with an opportunity to further its reform agenda. There has been much talk of reforms in higher education and judicia (Read More)
CNN:
Community colleges have long held second-class-citizen status in the world of higher education. But they've suddenly become top tier when it comes to one important thing: training for new green-economy jobs. (Read More)
Thaindian News:
By Arun KumarWashington, Nov 17 (IANS) India is among five nations that have emerged as key educational destinations for US students wanting to study abroad, a new survey said.With a record number of US students studying abro (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
The case of a student from Gaza is drawing attention -- in Israel and elsewhere -- to the difficulties that Israel's limits on travel for those in Gaza are creating for those seeking a higher education. A story in The Washing (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
Google along with a group of publishers and authors has proposed changes to the settlement of legal challenges to Google's mammoth book archiving project. The changes, among other things, limit the international application o (Read More)
Education-The Times of India:
Malini Sen reports from Brussels on how the Bologna process is shaping the future of higher education in Europe while aiming to facilitate student mobility across the globe. (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
The board of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology voted unanimously Thursday to reject a boycott of Israeli higher education. Some faculty members had proposed the boycott, while others opposed it. Many American (Read More)
Thaindian News:
Virginia, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hurricane Ida is forcing the closure of several schools and other educational institutions. The closures have been particularly seen in the eastern coastal areas of Virginia. Newport News Pu (Read More)
Inside Higher Ed:
Poll data released Wednesday night suggest that most Californians do not see the budget crises facing their higher education systems as endangering their quality. The poll, conducted by the Public Policy Institute of Californ (Read More)