Georgia teacher Michelle Mickens: Her education, career, and teaching legacy. (Photo: LinkedIn) Michelle Mickens, a long-serving English teacher and former Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist, has drawn attention following her removal from the classroom and subsequent lawsuit against the Oglethorpe County School District. While the case centres on her social media post about the…
Zohran Mamdani’s education reforms in NYC: Equity or risk? Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist frontrunner in New York City’s 2025 mayoral race, has put forward a set of education reforms that aim to overhaul the city’s public school system. As quoted by Chalkbeat, Mamdani said, “Our education system must prioritise equity from the earliest grades,…
Macquarie University offers Rs 28.5 lakh scholarship for Indian students Macquarie University in Australia has announced a scholarship programme worth approximately Rs 28.5 lakh for Indian students applying to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The initiative is designed to provide substantial financial support to eligible students throughout the duration of their degree courses.The scholarship combines the…
NMDC Apprentice Recuritment 2025 NMDC Apprentice Recuritment 2025: The National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) has released the official notification for NMDC Jobs 2025, inviting applications for 197 Apprentice posts. The vacancies include Graduate, Technician, and Trade Apprentices across multiple disciplines. Interested and eligible candidates can attend the walk-in interview and submit required documents as…
BPSC 71st CCE PT Result 2025 BPSC 71st CCE PT Result 2025: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) is expected to release the 71st Combined Preliminary Competitive Examination (CCE) Preliminary Test (PT) result soon. Candidates who appeared for the examination are eagerly waiting to check their results online. The BPSC 71st PT serves as the…
Protesters hold placards expressing their opinion during the demonstration. (Getty Images) Alberta’s teacher strike could end this week — not by a deal, but by decree. On Monday, Premier Danielle Smith is poised to table emergency back-to-work legislation (Back to School Act) that would compel thousands of teachers to return to classrooms. The Globe and…
MHA issues IB Security Assistant MT admit card 2025 IB SA MT admit card 2025: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has officially released the IB Security Assistant Motor Transport (SA MT) admit card 2025. Candidates who applied for the 455 available posts can now access their hall tickets online through the official portals, www.mha.gov.in…
CLAT 2026 exam on December 7, apply before October 31 at Consortium of NLUs site CLAT 2026 registration: The registration process for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2026, conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs), is nearing its end. Candidates who wish to appear for the exam must complete their online registration…
MPESB Sub Inspector recruitment 2025: The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB) has commenced the online registration process for the recruitment of Sub Inspectors and Subedars in the Madhya Pradesh Police from Monday, October 27, 2025. Eligible candidates can now submit their application forms through the official portal at esb.mp.gov.in. The deadline to complete the…
Aravind Srinivas or Sundar Pichai: Which tech leader’s education journey is more impressive? When it comes to stories of Indian brilliance in global technology, two names shine the brightest: Aravind Srinivas, the young innovator behind Perplexity AI, and Sundar Pichai, the seasoned leader guiding Google and Alphabet Inc. Both hail from Tamil Nadu, both are…
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has entered a crucial phase of its student election cycle for 2025-26, with candidates filing their nominations today, October 27, 2025, for the November 4 polls. According to the Election Committee, nomination forms were issued on October 25, 2025, between 2 pm and 5 pm, while candidates are allowed to submit…
As Cyclone Montha intensifies over the Bay of Bengal, both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have gone on high alert, ordering school closures and precautionary evacuations in several coastal districts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy rainfall and gale-force winds up to 110 kmph, with the storm expected to make landfall on…
President Donald Trump’s second-term immigration policies are reshaping American higher education, and with it, the country’s long-term innovation ecosystem. Stricter visa vetting, suspended embassy interviews, and expanded travel restrictions across 19 countries have made the United States a significantly tougher destination for international students. What began as a border-control initiative is now reverberating through research…
At the University of Waterloo, students are sounding the alarm over Bill 33, warning that it could change life on campus in ways that hit close to home. From mental health services to emergency food programs and independent student newspapers, the services many rely on could be at risk. The provincial government says the bill,…
As Alberta’s education crisis enters its fourth week, the debate around classroom conditions, fair funding, and teachers’ rights has moved from legislative corridors to community streets.Over the weekend, protesters from across Alberta gathered in Calgary’s West Springs neighbourhood, part of the Calgary-Bow constituency, held by Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides since 2019. The rally, organised by…
Harvard University’s conservative student magazine, The Harvard Salient, has been temporarily suspended by its board of directors following the publication of material described as “reprehensible, abusive, and demeaning.” In an online statement on Sunday, the magazine’s 10-member board — comprising alumni and four ex officio advisers — announced that operations would be paused while an…
Harvard, MIT and US universities reduce Ph.D. intake amid international student decline US Ph.D. admissions shrink as international students and funding declines threaten STEM leadership globallyThe pipeline for Ph.D.s out of US universities is shrinking at an unprecedented rate, with spots disappearing and interest fading. Top institutions are reducing admissions in both STEM and humanities…
University of Washington professor criticises mandatory DEI statement in faculty hiring. process (Getty Images) A University of Washington professor has criticised the institution’s mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statement for new faculty, warning it could discourage highly qualified candidates from applying. Stuart Reges, a non-tenured teaching professor at UW’s Paul G. Allen School of…
Amazon job secured by IIT BHU graduate, father’s brief OK sparks X reactions. (Getty Images) An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Banaras Hindu University (BHU) graduate, Shivanshu Ranjan, has secured a job at Amazon. The news, however, gained unexpected attention not because of the achievement itself, but due to his father’s understated reaction. When Ranjan…
UP Police exam city slip 2025 released at upprpb.in UP Police exam city slip 2025: The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) has released the exam city slips for the 2025 UP Police recruitment examinations. Candidates appearing for the Sub-Inspector (SI), Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), and Computer Operator exams can now access and download…
