Historians Reject Trump Administration’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum
The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
THURSDAY, 09 JULY 2026, 11:31
The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
[Nile Post] The International Schools Alumni (ISA) League has kicked off its third season with an expanded lineup of schools and teams, alongside new initiatives aimed at strengthening Uganda’s growing alumni sports community.

Exclusive: It is estimated there were around 332,000 fewer children in school on Monday compared to last week
Around 332,000 fewer children were in school on Monday morning than a week earlier, according to initial figures, as attendance fell in the wake of England’s 3-2 win over Mexico.
School registers were down more than three percentage points on last week, after England manager Thomas...
[Vanguard] Students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) were last Tuesday subjected to horrendous moments usually associated with kidnapped victims.
[The Point] The Ambassador of the Federal Republic Germany to The Gambia has urged young Gambians to shun the ‘back-way’, saying families should invest in education or vocational training instead in order to qualify for legal migration work visas.
[Ghanaian Times] The maiden edition of the National Schools Awards (NSA), under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), has been launched in Accra by the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Apaak.
[New Dawn] MARYLAND COUNTY — Newly appointed Maryland County Superintendent Nathaniel S. Toe has announced plans to subsidize farmers, improve education and promote inclusive development as key priorities of his administration.
[Leadership] Students of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Okene, Kogi State, went into wild jubilation yesterday over the installation of a free campus-wide Wi-Fi facility by Senator Natasha Hadiza Akpoti-Uduaghan.
[Vanguard] SOKOTO — Renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Rabiu Isyaku Rabiu, popularly known as Alhaji Karami, has commended former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, for what he described as his enduring contributions to the development of education in Sokoto State.
[New Zimbabwe] Every year, thousands of Zimbabwean graduates leave university with the hope that their qualifications will open the door to opportunity. Yet many encounter a labour market in which employers complain about skills shortages while graduates struggle to secure meaningful employment. This apparent contradiction raises an important question: are universities producing the graduates...
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) University of Nairobi Chapter has come out strongly in support of lecturers at Moi University following controversial remarks made by the institution’s Acting Vice-Chancellor before Parliament.
Many historians have recently seen it as a tame, even disappointing affair. But in the Trump era, the old question of its radicalism is taking on a fresh charge.
Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.
Under the test-blind policy, more students are thrown into classes for which they are unprepared.
A New Jersey judge ordered New Brunswick Today to remove the video and barred it from writing about the episode, alarming First Amendment advocates.
[Daily Maverick] A good higher education system must be globally connected if it is to serve its citizens and the common good.
[Nyasa Times] Malawi’s five public universities have doubled their tuition fees after the government approved a 100 percent increase as an emergency measure to address a deepening financial crisis in the higher education sector.
[Nile Post] Kabale District leaders have commissioned two new twin classroom blocks at Butanda Secondary School, constructed at a cost of Shs285 million, while directing the contractor to complete all outstanding works before the defect’s liability period expires.
His 1998 book, “Gotham,” which told the city’s story to 1898, focused on social and economic conflict. It won a Pulitzer Prize and inspired two sequels.

Exclusive: Prof Simon Baron-Cohen says his language was misunderstood and it is a myth that autistic people lack empathy
The scientist who pioneered the “extreme male brain” theory of autism has said he regrets characterising the condition in this way because the phrase lends itself to misunderstandings.
Prof Simon Baron-Cohen’s theory that autistic people strongly tend towards systemising...

Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils
Cutting language courses at universities and schools risks undermining social mobility and vocational skills, former education secretaries and experts in the UK have warned.
More than 70 languages academics were among 500 staff at the University of Exeter to be told last week they...