Could we English majors have a future after all?

It’s graduation season, a time of aspiration and anxiety. Today is about the aspiration — the wisdom to be gleaned from great commencement addresses.

Inside a collaboration to bring artificial intelligence into the classroom.

After the president bumped into students with his car, an investigation by the university’s trustees said that the students’ actions were “inconsistent with university policies.”

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), led by its Administrator, Mr Paul Adjei, has paid a working visit to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to brief him on the award of a GH¢ 400 million contract for the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment for the new teaching hospital at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

[Ghanaian Times] The Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has launched an environmental sustainability and beautification initiative aimed at transforming the facility into a serene, patient-friendly and globally competitive healthcare centre.

[Ghanaian Times] The announcement that government has secured a US$300 million World Bank facility to upgrade 50 senior high schools (SHSs) under the Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs (STARR-J) project is, without doubt, a significant moment for Ghana’s education sector.

[Daily Maverick] Tributes came pouring in for Gqeberha performer, teacher and animal lover Linda-Louise Swain, who has sadly died at the age of 67.

[ANGOP] Ramiros — The president of the Higher Polytechnic Institute Alvorecer da Juventude (ISPAJ), Albertino Sebastião, stated on Wednesday in Luanda that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an unavoidable reality that is transforming societies and economies, and in particular, teaching and learning models.

[Vanguard] The management of Imo State University is reconstructing roads within the campus to improve movement, safety and the overall learning environment.

[Vanguard] With over 40,000 student population, there is no doubt that about 8,000 bed spaces are not enough and securing an official accommodation on campus is a Herculean task. That is the situation at the University of Lagos, UNILAG.

[Vanguard] The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has stated that talks are ongoing to address the grievances of staff.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Education (MoE) has reiterated its commitment to improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in schools across the country to promote safe, healthy and dignified learning environments for pupils.

Unlike traditional financial aid, the prizes are awarded by random drawings. The websites, in turn, gain access to applicants’ personal information.

[This Day] PalmPay Group has announced a strategic partnership with Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) to recognise and reward high-performing students in selected public schools across Lagos, as a broader commitment to supporting ambition and expanding opportunities for young Nigerians.

[Premium Times] The polytechnic’s academic board said the withdrawals were made “in the overall interest of sustaining academic excellence” and in line with the polytechnic’s regulations.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has expressed deep concern that despite attracting nearly 80 per cent of development partners’ investments in Nigeria’s education sector over the last decade, two geopolitical zones still record the country’s worst literacy and numeracy levels.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Embassy of Ghana in Liberia, through its Ambassador, Godwin Baletum Amonzem, has donated assorted educational materials to the Pentecost Community School as a means of improving quality education and learning outcomes.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — A digital school fee loan system is helping thousands of learners in Uganda stay in school by bridging persistent gaps in household income, with at least 31,000 students already supported through mobile-based financing solutions.

[SNA] AL-GADARIF — Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, announced plans to establish a national committee to classify Sudanese universities at the ministry headquarters, alongside similar committees within universities composed of experts and academics, aimed at improving institutional performance and global rankings.