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The state higher education department has drawn up a detailed plan for introducing reforms in higher education institutes to make colleges future-ready. Called “Vision Goals 2022”, the plan document states that plans are there to set up two new state universities, 32 new degree colleges, 14 new girls’...
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July 28, 2017 Loknath Das
Universities
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The Bank of England has appointed a new deputy governor of markets and banking, a key post left vacant after its first pick was unexpectedly forced to resign over potential conflicts of interest. The central bank said that Sir David Ramsden, a chief economic adviser to the UK...
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July 27, 2017 Loknath Das
Banking
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The courtroom war over New York’s school funding is far from over. Capping 13 years of litigation in the landmark Campaign for Fiscal Equity case, the state Court of Appeals ruled in November 2006 that Albany’s school aid to New York City was on a constitutionally acceptable track....
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July 26, 2017 Loknath Das
Schools
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Funding an MBA can be a challenge, especially for women. In March this year, GMAC released a white paper to mark International Women’s Day, based on a survey of 5,900 business school applicants worldwide. 29% of female survey respondents cited financial issues as the key reason why they had not...
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June 27, 2017 Loknath Das
Scholarship
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Keeping alive a language and culture that were on the verge of dying is critical, and making Cherokee language classes available online has successfully contributed to the effort, said B.J. Foreman, multi-media director for the Cherokee Nation. The online classes are available to the public free of charge,...
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June 23, 2017 Loknath Das
Online Classes
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Academics at Oxford University have failed in a new bid to challenge rules forcing them to retire at 67. The university’s congregation – which is made up of academics and administrative staff – voted down a call to axe the retirement age. Paul Ewart, a 69-year-old professor of...
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June 16, 2017 Loknath Das
Universities
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