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Cheng was a 27-year-old economics student from Anhui province in central China, studying a masters degree at the University of Sydney. “Today the flags at the university quadrangle are flying at half-mast in memory of our student and the other victims of the terrible Bondi Junction tragedy,” vice chancellor Mark Scott wrote to staff…
TORONTO – April 16, 2024 – Top Hat, the leader in student engagement solutions for higher education, is delighted to announce the University of Oklahoma has signed an enterprise licensing agreement to offer the Top Hat platform at no cost to its students. The agreement replaces the previous student pay model and is expected to…
The partnerships, between the University of Washington and the University of Tsukuba and between Carnegie Mellon University and Keio University, were announced during prime minister Kishida’s state visit to Washington D.C. on April 9. “Today’s announcement will build on president Biden and prime minister Kishida’s commitment to advance US-Japan science and technology cooperation to develop…
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced on Monday its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, clarifying that abortion is included under “pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions” that are protected under the…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The number of undergraduates who completed a credential in the 2022-23 academic year fell 2.8% compared to the year prior, representing a decline of about 99,000 students, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A Texas executive order directing colleges to update their free speech policies to address rising antisemitism is seeing growing pushback from free expression and academic groups, who say its language is an example of governmental…
Terra Dotta’s Voice of the Students: Study Abroad 2024 surveyed around 300 college students on various aspects of their study abroad experience, revealing positive aspects, but also some problem areas for the sector to address. Some 67% of respondents said cost or finance would “prevent” them from studying abroad, in one concerning finding – as…
Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for top applicants of African descent. Dr. Candis Watts SmithThe decision comes in the wake of the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions,…
The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College recently hosted its second spring symposium addressing Black male identities, manhood, and masculinities. BMRI Executive Director Dr. Derrick R. Brooms noted Black male identities as both a pertinent topic for Black men’s lived experiences with a particular salience for the Morehouse community during the symposium, held…
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute of Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) has released one of its latest report on the perspectives of law enforcement. “Police/Civilian Encounters: Officers’ Perspectives on Traffic Stops and the Climate for Policing” is designed to increase understanding of traffic stop encounters and foster meaningful dialogue for improved relationships in communities….