Syracuse University cites autonomy, declines Trump’s higher education compact Syracuse University will not sign the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” proposed by US President Donald Trump in its current form, according to a report by Syracuse.com. The compact offers universities preferential treatment in funding, student visa approvals, and tax breaks if they agree…
Texas Education Agency to take over Fort Worth schools after low student performance The Texas Education Agency will remove the elected Fort Worth Independent School District board and appoint a state-run board of managers, Commissioner Mike Morath announced Thursday, according to the Texas Tribune. The takeover is the second-largest in Texas history.The move comes after…
Canada’s long-celebrated education boom has entered its first real winter. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), new international student arrivals between January and August 2025 fell by an extraordinary 59.7 per cent compared with the same period last year. August 2025 alone recorded just 45,380 new study-permit holders, down from 79,795 in August…
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade has opened the online registration window for Master of Business Administration (International Business) and Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics) admissions for the 2026–2028 academic cycle. Interested applicants can submit their forms on the official website, iift.ac.in. As per the announced timeline, the last date to complete the application…
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has entered the global top 50 in the 2026 QS International Trade Rankings, securing the 32nd position for its Master of Business Administration (MBA). The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) follows at 71.In the Executive MBA category, IIM Calcutta has climbed into the global top 10, securing…
Massachusetts’ adoption of artificial intelligence to score statewide standardized tests has revealed technical vulnerabilities, affecting approximately 1,400 student essays, NBC Boston reports. The error, discovered over the summer, prompted the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to rescore the affected essays and notify the relevant school districts. Teacher scrutiny uncovers the problem The…
The University of Virginia (UV.) reached an agreement with the Trump administration on Wednesday, halting a federal investigation that had loomed over the public institution. The deal, announced by the United States Department of Justice, marked the first time a public university had entered into such an arrangement, amid the administration’s broader campaign to influence…
US President Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Changpeng Zhao, the Chinese-born Canadian founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to a White House official. The announcement, made on Thursday, marks the latest in a series of clemency actions by the president towards figures in the cryptocurrency sector and other convicted individuals. In a…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the registration process for the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2025 will conclude tomorrow, Friday, October 24, 2025. Candidates who wish to appear for the CSIR UGC NET December session can submit their applications online through…
Since its inception in 2016, Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) Professor Watchlist has sought to expose college professors who, the organisation claims, discriminate against conservative students or promote leftist ideologies in the classroom. The list, which has grown from fewer than 200 names to over 300 professors from more than 100 institutions, has recently returned to…
