Claudine Gay: Harvard University Picks First Black President
Harvard University has named the first black person to lead the Ivy League university. Dr Claudine Gay, who is a dean at Harvard and a democracy scholar, has been appointed as the school’s 30th president. She is the second woman to head the elite college in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr Gay will replace Lawrence Bacow as […]
FG Set To Release NUC New Core Curriculum For Universities On Monday
The Federal Government will on Monday (today) unveil the newly developed curriculum for Nigerian universities through the National Universities Commission, NUC. In 2021, the NUC established a committee of experts drawn from various disciplines in Nigerian universities to design a new core curriculum and minimum academic standards for universities. The date for the unveiling was […]
ASUU: FG Pays Full November Salaries, Withholds Eight-month Arrears
The Buhari-led administration has reportedly paid full salaries for the month of November 2022 to lecturers under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Federal Government, however, was said to be withholding the eight-month arrears. On Wednesday, a senior member of the union at Bayero University Kano confirmed this to The […]
Biden Extends Student Loan Repayments Freeze Amid Lawsuits
The White House has put student loan repayments on hold again, saying that the delay will let courts rule on the Democrats’ plan to forgive some debt. The pause on repayments had been due to expire in December for the first time since the Covid pandemic began. It is now being extended until 30 June […]
UC Officials Call For Mediator As Strike By 48,000 Academic Workers Causes Systemwide Disruptions
About 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California’s 10 campuses — who perform much of the teaching and research at the state’s premier higher education system — walked off the job Monday morning, calling for better pay and benefits. In the nation’s largest strike of the year, teaching assistants, postdoctoral scholars, graduate student […]
3 Dead, 2 Injured In University Of Virginia Shooting; Manhunt Underway For Student Suspect
A shooting at the University of Virginia left three people dead and at least two others injured, sparking a manhunt for a suspect Monday and warnings for students to “shelter in place” or “RUN HIDE FIGHT.” Gunfire was initially reported at a parking garage on Culbreth Road, near the school’s drama building, at around 10:30 […]
ASUU Declares One-day Nationwide Protest Rally Over No-work, No-pay” Policy
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a one-day nationwide protest rally in response to the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government’s implementation of a “no-work, no-pay” policy for lecturers in the country.The nationwide protest rally would take place at the union’s branch level on public university campuses across the nation, with lectures suspended for […]
Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness – a program that was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it. District Court Judge Mark […]
You Cannot Be Paid For Work Not Done FG Informs ASUU
The Federal Government on Saturday explained why it failed to pay full salaries to lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This statement is coming after the union threatened another strike over the half salaries. In a statement, by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the government noted that […]
US Supreme Court Takes Up Race-based College Admissions
The US Supreme Court has heard two cases that could dramatically alter the extent to which universities can consider an applicant’s race during the admissions process. The eventual ruling could end decades-old affirmative action policies and significantly affect how universities manage admissions. Affirmative action is among the most contentious issues in US education. Conservative justices […]
