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WASHINGTON: US News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, today announced the 2022-2023 Best Colleges. Serving as a guide for prospective students and their families, the rankings evaluate 1,500 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality.“For nearly 40 years, the Best Colleges methodology has continuously evolved to reflect changes in […]

The baffling murders of four students at an off-campus home last week have sown frustration and alarm in the small city of Moscow. Col Kedrick Wills, director of the Idaho state police in the small northern Idaho city of Moscow, had a simple message. “We know that people want answers. We want answers, too,” he said a

University of California campuses come to a standstill as 48,000 student workers strike for better pay. Three weeks of strikes by university academics have brought campuses across California to standstill. Labs are closed, assignments go ungraded. Graduate students have walked off the job, professors have cancelled class and even construction staff have put down their tools in

Rallies in Leeds, London and across UK demand better pay and pensions amid cost of living crisis Get your arse out of your chair, get down here and speak to the people who matter,” a union leader urged university bosses, as hundreds of striking staff gathered in Leeds on Wednesday to fight for improved pay and pensions.

A third of primary school teachers are struggling to afford food as a result of the cost of living crisis, sparking concerns for children’s education. In a poll shared exclusively with The Independent, nearly 30 per cent said financial pressures were also impacting their ability to do their job well. Education leaders warned teachers’ struggles in the cost of

There are countless courses online touting how to start a business. The premise is that through basic educational opportunities, the would-be entrepreneur captures the necessary lessons to carve a uniquely valuable product or service desired by an international consumer base. The mechanics of learning theory for today’s student often utilizes engaging user interfaces and sound curriculum. However,

The focus of Betül Kaçar’s research is on the origin and early evolution of life, including fascinating topics such as the influence of geology on the development of biology. A Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the principal investigator at Kaçar Research Lab, she was one of the plenary speakers at the NASA-sponsored biannual meeting

The past week saw four public universities – the University of Minnesota, the University of Texas at El Paso, Idaho State University and the University of Virginia – report that they had received multi-million-dollar gifts from private donors. A fifth institution – Texas Tech University – also announced what its president called a “historic gift”

The State University of New York (SUNY) has selected John B. King, Jr., the former New York education commissioner and U.S. education secretary, to be its 15th chancellor. Established in 1948, SUNY is the largest public university system in the country, with 64 campuses, a total enrollment of more than 370,000 students and over three million alumni.

The on-again, off-again status of President Joe Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness took center stage throughout much of 2022, but there was plenty of other news on the higher education front that was – for the first time in two years – no longer dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The continuing enrollment slide, another