Every time a school shooting occurs in the United States, the country is gripped by grief. Public attention rightly focuses on the devastating human toll: The lives lost, the families shattered, and the communities plunged into mourning. But beyond the grief, another quieter consequence unfolds in parallel. A measurable, lasting disruption to local economic life.A…
In 2025, a surprising trend is unfolding across US higher education: some of the country’s wealthiest and most prestigious universities are laying off staff in large numbers. With endowments in the tens of billions, institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins might seem financially bulletproof. But this year’s sweeping federal funding cuts have revealed just…
In a finding that challenges long-held assumptions about the cost of elite education in the United States, a new study by GOBankingRates has revealed that the most expensive universities in the country are not part of the Ivy League. While institutions like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton continue to symbolise academic excellence, they have been outpriced…
In a major realignment of academic priorities, the University of Utah has announced plans to eliminate 81 academic programs, following a state law that directs public colleges to cut underperforming offerings and invest in fields aligned with workforce demand.The university’s Board of Trustees approved the proposal on Tuesday. The plan still requires approval from the…
In a bold step to reshape higher education and workforce readiness, Google has announced a $1 billion initiative to offer free AI education, training tools, and career resources to college students across the United States. Aimed at building the next generation of “AI natives,” the initiative targets both individuals and institutions, with the goal of…
Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court Thursday directed the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board to come up with a new merit list of examinees, holding that the published one did not conform to the court’s order on OBC reservation.Justice Kausik Chanda directed that the fresh panel will provide 7 per cent reservation for the 66…
What began as a policy memo has now metastasized into one of the most consequential legal face-offs in American higher education. At the center of the storm is Harvard University, an academic titan that now finds itself locked in a protracted battle with the Trump administration, not just over billions in frozen federal research funds,…
NCERT forms expert panel to review Class 8 map In response to recent feedback and concerns raised over textbook content—most notably the depiction of parts of Rajasthan under the Maratha Empire in a Class 8 social science textbook—the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has announced the formation of a high-level expert committee….
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has published the Exam City Intimation Slip for the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) 2/2025 on its official portal – afcat.cdac.in. Applicants who have successfully registered for the upcoming AFCAT 2 2025 can now log in to check their allotted examination city details. The Air Force Common Admission Test…
Visakhapatnam: Anakapalli district collector Vijaya Krishnan inaugurated the transformed BC government boys’ hostel in Parawada on Tuesday. The initiative benefits over 100 students from underprivileged families across various villages in Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam districts. The inauguration ceremony was graced by Uma Chigurupati, executive director of Granules India Limited, along with other key government officials. Granules…
