Battleground university: Neoliberalism is silencing education
Progressive thought and scholarship are under assault on campuses as the idea of the university is hollowed out. In early January, news broke that Kenneth Roth, the...
India paper leaks: Cheating plagues India jobs coveted by millions
On a chilly December morning, police in the western state of Rajasthan saw a bus heading towards Udaipur city and followed it. The night before,...
Ismail Mashal: Taliban arrests Afghan professor who backed girls’ education
A university professor in Afghanistan who is an outspoken critic of the Taliban's ban on education for women and girls has been arrested in Kabul....
US black history syllabus changed after Florida ‘woke’ claims
A US high school curriculum on African-American history has been revised after conservative critics complained it amounted to "woke indoctrination". Florida Republicans argued that a...
UPSC: How Indians crack one of the world’s toughest exams
For close to three years, Gamini Singla stayed away from friends, did not go on a vacation and avoided family meetings and celebrations. She stopped...
Wealth looms big as ever in post-scandal college admissions
Celebrities wept in court. Coaches lost their jobs. Elite universities saw their reputations stained. And nearly four years later, the mastermind of the Varsity Blues...
William Singer: US college admissions architect will go to jail
The man known as the architect of the notorious US college admissions scandal has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. William...
Sri Lanka crisis: Parents forced to pick which child can go to school
Ten-year-old Malki is too excited to stay in bed. She's up an hour before her two sisters and two brothers so that she can scrape...
Summer Schools in London: A Wide Range of Opportunities to Explore
Summer school is an excellent way to get ahead in your studies and explore new topics of interest. Whether you’re looking for a challenge or...
UN envoy calls for pressure on Taliban over women university ban
Gordon Brown urges more leaders in Islamic countries to denounce a move barring Afghan women from higher education. The United Nations’ special envoy for global...