Harvard professors pledge salaries to resist Trump’s education funding cuts In a powerful show of resistance against President Donald Trump’s actions targeting higher education, more than 80 faculty members at Harvard University have pledged to donate 10 percent of their salaries to support the institution. Their commitment, which may extend for up to a year,…
The National Medical Commission has mandated Aadhaar-based facial authentication for accurately marking the attendance of faculty members. The new mode of recognition will come into effect from May 1, 2025. NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission has mandated Aadhaar-based facial authentication for accurately marking the attendance of faculty members. The new mode of recognition will…
Florida’s DOGE initiative asks for six years of faculty research, sparking debate. (AI Image) Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has requested colleges and universities across the state to provide detailed information about faculty research and grants dating back to the past six years. This request, issued by Governor Ron DeSantis‘s office, has raised significant…
Blood donation camps were organized at Sr Nivedita University in Kolkata and the Mission Hospital Blood Centre in Durgapur, West Bengal. The camps are part of a series of donation drives being held across the country to address the demand for blood supply.Organizer, LG Electronics India, said that over 140 such camps have been conducted…
Groups representing Columbia University professors on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its effort to force the university to tighten rules on campus protests and put a Middle Eastern studies department under outside oversight, among other measures, by canceling $400 million in federal funding and threatening to withhold billions more in the future. “This action…
Over the past few weeks, the US education sector has witnessed significant developments. In a recent update, a group of pro-Palestinian students, faculty members, legal observers, journalists, and activists filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), over its handling of last year’s anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The lawsuit, filed in…
Brown University’s Plan to Address $46 Million Deficit: Faculty Growth and PhD Admissions Affected (Getty Images) Brown University is facing a significant structural deficit of $46 million, with projections suggesting this could rise to over $90 million by next year. To address this growing financial concern, the University has announced a series of measures aimed…
Kolkata, Days after issuing show-cause notices to 85 teachers on disciplinary grounds, IIT Kharagpur on Thursday said that attempts to disrupt normal academic activities by “a few people” will not be tolerated. The institute authorities had on November 12 sent show cause notices to four office bearers of IIT Teachers’ Association after they wrote to…
UP ANM, GNM Result 2024 Declared: The Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty (UPSMF) has announced the results for the October 2024 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) Final Year Examination. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now access their provisional mark sheets through the official UPSMFAC website at upsmfac.org.The UPSMFAC conducts these annual exams to evaluate…