Fundraising changes compared to ending slavery Social Issues United States

Slavery: Shadows of the past lurking in 58K lives

Slavery abolition was a milestone in the US because it guaranteed the rights of every citizen in the country. Comparison with rich donors flexibility when donating by Larry Bacow caused uproar and deemed inappropriate due to the historical significance of the 13th amendment. Harvard university president, Larry Bacow, has come under fire for comparing fundraising […]

Asia Social Issues

UP student commits suicide over hazing

A student pursuing a degree in the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City attempted suicide. This unfortunate incident is being linked to the hazing activities carried out by the Sigma Rho Fraternity in the recent past. According to the local police, the student’s mother found him in an unconscious state never to […]

IITs to increase intake to raise revenue India Universities

IITs plan greater financial autonomy

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are focusing on increasing the number of students that pay full fees for their courses to reduce dependency on the government. They will be more focused on local revenues along with the government grants for research and state-funded projects. IITs are the premier engineering and technology institutes in India […]

Bloomberg boosts early childhood education in Birmingham Nonprofits United States

Early childhood education brightens 2.5k lives

Early childhood education will be provided to children in Birmingham under the auspices of Bloomberg Philanthropies. Birmingham has been chosen as one of the five cities in the United States participating in an initiative similar to Providence Talks. The Providence Talks initiative was first launched as a program aiming to help secure early childhood education […]

Prospective students are favoring e-learning E-Learning

Prospective students favor e-learning

E-learning has been made possible by technological innovations, such as the internet and cloud-based computing, making it enticing to prospective students.  Realistically, the university lifestyle has emerged to be time-consuming and costly, and this has made it less appealing to some prospective students. Additionally, the job market has been enshrined in uncertainty based on the […]

Nigeria incredibly missing on the $170B e-learning sector Africa E-Learning

$170B e-learning market in Nigeria sorely untapped

The worldwide e-learning market estimated to be worth at least $170 has not been fully tapped in Nigeria. This is despite the fact it has emerged to be one of the countries in Africa to have considerably embraced internet usage. Infrastructural difficulties have instigated the gap seen in Nigeria. Moreover, a substantial technological knowledge gap […]

Lancaster schools eyeing innovative teaching methods Europe Innovation

Lancaster schools go innovative with teaching

The evaluation carried out on Lancaster schools has shown a similar trend as that of 2018. Nevertheless, teachers in Lancaster schools are trying out innovative techniques so that they can suit students’ needs.  The report card released about Lancaster schools by the Ohio Department of Education depicted an overall performance of C. Notably, lower schools […]

Canada to announce student loan benefits for young parents Government

Loan benefits for young parents; announcement by Trudeau

According to several press publications, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is about to announce student loan benefits for young parents, who are struggling with managing their debt. The benefits will include mostly student loan repayment breaks for new parents. According to the Canadian Press, Mr. Trudeau and his Labor party are going to make education […]

The Education Department concerns over Title VI recipients Social Issues United States

The Education Department: Bigotry and discrimination?

The Education Department of the United States has raised concerns about the federal funding made available to Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Department expressed worries on the inadequate curriculum of the universities to address the situations of other religions aside from Islam. The federal funding under Title VI […]