Twenty-two people in a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences were awarded the fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 stipend.

College students are meeting with “embedded” counselors in dorms and academic buildings, with promising results.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — THE University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has launched an ambitious digital learning initiative to modernise Tanzania’s higher education system.

[Liberian Observer] In my Thinking Thoughts, I realized that World Teachers’ Day (WTD) had come and passed on Sunday, October 5, and much had not been done to celebrate and applaud the sacrifices that Liberian teachers make. Considering the prevailing challenged education sector in which teachers are obliged to ensure pedagogy, one would have thought the MOE, education delivery groups, and...

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People and institutions of civil society must coordinate against him.

Higher education leaders and public-school superintendents say they depend on skilled foreign workers to fill critical roles.

[Daily Trust] The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has once again stirred public outcry, this time over its newly released subject combinations for the 2026 examination. In what appears to be a hurried and poorly thought-out reform, WAEC has reordered subjects in a manner that defies logic, stifles student choice, and risks undermining years of learning.

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While this may be a good time to take advantage of the public’s attention, it’s also a time when teachers increasingly fear repercussions for offending students.

[Ghanaian Times] Universities in Ghana have been urged to take a leading role in addressing gender-based violence (GBV), described by experts as a growing threat to access, participation, and completion in higher education.

[Ghanaian Times] The MTN Ghana Foundation has awarded scholarships to 500 students under its MTN Bright Scholarship Scheme. This year’s recipients, drawn from 45 public tertiary institutions nationwide, include 300 students and 200 teachers pursuing further studies.

[Nile Post] The Rotaract Club of Kigo7Lakes Golf has marked a significant achievement with the completion of Phase One of its Ubuntu: Compassion in Action Project at Wisdom Hub Nursery and Primary School in Katende, Mpigi District.

[Nile Post] The Stromme Foundation Uganda has launched a new school feeding program aimed at improving the welfare, nutrition, and learning conditions of children in Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres within Bidibidi refugee settlement.

[Liberian Observer] – The Alsandra Vocational and Technical Institute (AVTI), Branch #2, on Saturday held its First Circle Graduation Convocation at the Calvary Baptist Church in Kakata, with a strong call for graduates to embrace entrepreneurship as a path to self-reliance and national development.

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