Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems
A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.
Education
Uganda: Madhvani Foundation Unveils Shs750m Scholarship Fund for 2026-2027 Academic Year
[Nile Post] The Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation has announced a Shs750 million scholarship package for the 2026-2027 academic year, aimed at supporting Ugandan students pursuing both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
Uganda: Justice Bareeba Urges Kabale University Law Students to Embrace Digital Skills
[Nile Post] Rosemary Bareeba, the Resident Judge of the High Court in Mukono, has urged university students to prioritise career readiness and responsible use of social media as they prepare to enter an increasingly digital workforce.
Ghana: Education Minister Sets Up Committee to Probe UTAG Allegations
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Education has set up a three member committee to investigate concerns raised by the University Teachers Association of Ghana.
Uganda: Police Launch School Road Safety Campaign to Curb Rising Child Road Accidents
[Nile Post] The Traffic Police have launched a nationwide road safety campaign targeting primary school children amid growing concerns over the rising number of minors killed or injured in road crashes.
Uganda: Kacere Primary School in Shambles As Learners Study in Makeshift Structures
[Nile Post] Kacere Primary School in Rubaare Sub-county, Rushenyi County, Ntungamo District is struggling with deteriorating infrastructure and limited learning resources, raising growing concern among education stakeholders and parents.
Uganda: Abodo Launches Nkumba University Moot Court to Boost Practical Legal Training
[Nile Post] Principal Judge Jane Frances Abodo, has officially launched a new Moot Court facility at Nkumba University, calling it a key step in strengthening practical legal training for future lawyers.
Ulster University to cut up to 450 jobs
It is not clear which areas of the university, which has campuses in Belfast, Londonderry and Coleraine as well as a campus in Qatar, will be affected.
Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay
Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visa
A Sri Lankan university student says her life has been ruined because a one-day delay in paying her tuition fees led to her being thrown off her degree course and at risk of deportation.
Navodya De Silva, 25, secured a place at Coventry University to study international...
The Republicans Who Disapprove of the War, and a Wave of College Closures
Plus, will the World Cup bring tourists back to the U.S.?
UK parents: have you considered switching your children from school dinners to packed lunches?
We would like to hear parents’ views on their children’s school meals
The government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to dishes such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned. The new rules, which are part of efforts to lower the rates of childhood obesity, will apply from September.
We would like to hear parents’ views on their...
Elizabeth Banks Reflects on 33 Years of Marriage
The “Miniature Wife” star on why she and her husband have chosen each other, over and over again.
Getting a Loan for Grad School Is About to Get More Complicated
With new limits on federal lending, many students will need private loans and some could be shut out. See the data, program by program.
‘Children with maths dyslexia are set up to fail’
Often referred to as the “dyslexia of numbers”, dyscalculia is thought to affect one in 20 people.
‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester
Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blame
A Massachusetts liberal arts college is set to close permanently due to low enrollment and financial problems.
The board of trustees of Hampshire College, a small liberal arts school in Amherst founded in 1965, pointed to “financial pressures” that have been “compounded by shifting...
Hampshire College Will Close Amid Student Enrollment Declines
Hundreds of small private colleges like Hampshire have closed in recent years as financial pressures and competition for students increase.
Ishmael Jaffree, Who Won Case Rejecting School Prayer, Dies at 80
An Alabama parent, he objected to prayer in his children’s classrooms. The Supreme Court ruled for him, a high-water mark in the push for the strict separation of church and state.
Warning over grades for white working-class girls
Disadvantaged girls are overlooked in efforts to tackle underachievement, education leaders say.
Reeves condemns Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran as ‘folly’– as it happened
Chancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at the effect on UK firms and families and says US went into war without a clear exit plan
Q: Why are you calling for an inquiry into Nigel Farage’s investment in a bitcoin firm?
Davey said that, in investing in crypto, Farage, the Reform UK leader, seemed to be copying Donald Trump. He said he thought MPs should be banned from promoting financial services or...
Texas A&M Picks an Insider for President After Months of Conflict
Debates over how to teach about gender, sexuality and other topics have shaken the school, and lead to the ouster of the previous president at the College Station campus last summer.
Ex-Student Wounds 16 in High School Shooting in Turkey
Officials said the teenage attacker killed himself when cornered by the police. The authorities are investigating possible motives.