Ed Dept flags more issues with for-profit accreditor ACICS
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education has found the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a long-troubled accreditor,...
Day: November 5, 2020
How higher education issues and leadership fared at the polls
The presidential race remains undecided, but state election results show potential changes ahead for pockets of higher education. Still, state-level...
California vote signals affirmative action remains divisive
California voters declined to lift the state's prohibition on public colleges considering race and ethnicity in admissions, suggesting affirmative action...
Taraba university organizes prayer sessions
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Taraba State University Chapter on Tuesday organised prayer sessions for God’s intervention over...
RUGIPO announces Friday as resumption date
The management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, RUGIPO, Owo, Ondo State, on Wednesday asked its students to return to school on...
UNICEF/SUBEB mobilise 270,000 girl-child to schools in Katsina state
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Katsina State, has mobilised 270,000 girl-child...
Stanbic IBTC extends university scholarship application deadline –
By Mary Obaebor Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of the Standard Bank Group, has extended the deadline for...
Buhari’s welfare approvals for teachers: Getting states to implement
By Adesina Wahab This year’s Teachers’ Day cel-ebration in Nigeria was a different one, as the celebration witnessed the pronouncement...
Student enrolments at universities in Atlantic Canada down
According to the AAU 2020-21 Preliminary Survey of Enrolments, full-time enrolment (undergraduate and graduate) declined by 1.3% (-1,023) students year-over-year while full-time...
Translating dyslexia support to distance learning a challenge, but not impossible
Dive Brief: Dyslexia interventions can be replicated virtually with online sensory tools and assistive technology, District Administration reports, noting applications...
