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UC in-state enrollment highest ever as Berkeley, UCLA seat more Black and Latino students
4 days, 8 hours ago

UC in-state enrollment highest ever as Berkeley, UCLA seat more Black and Latino students

LA Times  

A view of UC Berkeley and Sather Tower in 2023. The University of California enrolled a record number of Californians in Fall 2024, while UC Berkeley joined UCLA in bucking national trends at elite institutions that saw declines in new Black and Latino students in the first class since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. The increase in …

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SBI's move to up collateral-free study loans could push other lenders
5 days, 8 hours ago

SBI's move to up collateral-free study loans could push other lenders

Live Mint  

India's largest lender State Bank of India has begun offering collateral-free study loans of up to ₹50 lakh for students heading out to top foreign universities, entering an arena dominated by top private lenders. “SBI's decision to offer loans without collateral for select universities abroad is a progressive step that will significantly ease access to education financing for students. Arjun …

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An alien signal hit Earth in 2022. Astronomers have now found its original source
1 week, 2 days ago

An alien signal hit Earth in 2022. Astronomers have now found its original source

India Today  

Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made significant progress in understanding the origins of fast radio bursts, mysterious cosmic phenomena that emit intense bursts of radio wave signals for mere milliseconds. In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, the MIT team focused on FRB 20221022A, detected from a galaxy approximately 200 million light-years away. The findings suggest that …

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The world needs a pro-human AI agenda
1 week, 3 days ago

The world needs a pro-human AI agenda

Live Mint  

These are uncertain and confusing times. Accordingly, there is much debate about whether these amazing capabilities will make us prosperous beyond our wildest dreams, or instead bring about the end of human civilization, with superintelligent AI models becoming our masters. But if hype prevails and companies adopt AI for jobs that cannot be done as well by machines, we may …

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Science academia loses a visionary physicist and an educationist
1 week, 6 days ago

Science academia loses a visionary physicist and an educationist

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Prof H C Pradhan, a distinguished physicist and educationist, passed away on December 26 at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness. Professor Hemachandra Pradhan, Centre Director, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mankhurd, Mumbai Prof Pradhan, who retired in July 2011 as senior professor and centre director of the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, under the …

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Inmates are learning to code in prison. Jobs may be hard to come by
2 weeks ago

Inmates are learning to code in prison. Jobs may be hard to come by

CNN  

CNN — Graduation day dawns sunny and warm for the first day of November, but the weather hardly matters for the joint MIT-Georgetown coding class, which takes place at the Correctional Treatment Facility, one of the two facilities that make up the DC jail complex. Today, they join over 200 other students at correctional facilities across the country who have …

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News from the world of education - December 26, 2024
2 weeks, 1 day ago

News from the world of education - December 26, 2024

The Hindu  

vivo Technology and Innovation Initiative The third edition of vivo Ignite: Technology and Innovation Initiative invites students from classes 8 to 12 to present tech-driven innovative solutions to address pressing social challenges. For details, visit https://t.ly/Kf2Aj Strate School of Design has launched undergraduate design programmes for the academic year 2025-26 in collaboration with Alliance University, Bengaluru. The Department of Chemistry …

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Manipal Institute of Technology Alumni Association launched
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Manipal Institute of Technology Alumni Association launched

The Hindu  

Manipal Institute of Technology under Manipal Academy of Higher Education launched MIT Manipal Alumni Association on Tuesday, at Manipal to bring together generations of graduates from the institute. Mr. Eswaran said, “As an alumnus of this prestigious university, I am incredibly thrilled to be present for the MIT Manipal Alumni Association’s founding. Numerous success stories, including mine, have been built …

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AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies
2 weeks, 4 days ago

AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies

CNN  

New York CNN — Sam Altman is the chairman of a company that promises a brighter future for humankind. It’s a company called Oklo, and it’s developing the kind of nuclear power technology that many tech leaders — including Altman himself — say they will need to fuel future artificial intelligence advancements. Megan Wilson, chief strategy officer at General Fusion, …

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AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies
2 weeks, 4 days ago

AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies

CNN  

New York CNN — Sam Altman is the chairman of a company that promises a brighter future for humankind. It’s a company called Oklo, and it’s developing the kind of nuclear power technology that many tech leaders — including Altman himself — say they will need to fuel future artificial intelligence advancements. Megan Wilson, chief strategy officer at General Fusion, …

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Undergrad abroad: Why some are choosing foreign universities over IIT
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Undergrad abroad: Why some are choosing foreign universities over IIT

The Hindu  

Sindhu has always been an exceptional student, excelling in equal measure both in academics and extracurricular activities. It is reflective of a growing trend where an increasing number of Indian students are opting to study abroad for undergrad due to the immense competition and limited opportunities in India’s higher education landscape. Why parents are looking abroad While the competition for …

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Column: University of California was a beacon of opportunity. What went wrong and how to fix it
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Column: University of California was a beacon of opportunity. What went wrong and how to fix it

LA Times  

This column is the latest in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, “Emptying the Nest.” Read the previous installment, about mourning the last first day of school, here. Pat Brown’s Master Plan for Higher Education, designed to guarantee every high school graduate in the state the opportunity to attend college, that helped my father-in-law …

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'They don't live where we live': How communities hear each other in a divided country
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'They don't live where we live': How communities hear each other in a divided country

NPR  

'They don't live where we live': How communities hear each other in a divided country Jackie Lay Alba Lopez remembers inviting the secretary of the company she works for to a birthday party. When Lopez said, "They don't live where we live," she tapped into a sentiment we heard a lot: We know our own communities but we don't often …

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Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges

Associated Press  

Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Stuart Schmill, the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote in a 2018 email that the university admitted four out of six applicants recommended by then-board chairman Robert Millard, …

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Elite schools accused of financial aid scheme that saw students overpay by $685M
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Elite schools accused of financial aid scheme that saw students overpay by $685M

Raw Story  

A lawsuit is accusing a number of the country's leading universities of overcharging students to the tune of $685 million in a “price-fixing” scheme. The Washington Post reported a list of top schools the lawsuit claims colluded to limit the amount of financial aid paid to lower-income students. "Documents and testimony from officials at Georgetown, the University of Notre Dame, …

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Why are US universities advising foreign students to ‘return early’ from winter break?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Why are US universities advising foreign students to ‘return early’ from winter break?

Hindustan Times  

Universities across the US are advising foreign students to adjust their travel plans during winter break and return to campus before January 20, NPR reported on Sunday. In November, news agency PTI reported that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several other US higher education institutions advised their international students and staff to return from winter break before January 20, …

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U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term
4 weeks, 1 day ago

U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term

NPR  

U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term Some U.S. colleges and universities, worried about potential restrictions under the incoming Trump administration, are advising international students to return to campus before inauguration day. You'll remember there was the travel ban targeting several majority Muslim countries, heightened visa scrutiny, and then in 2020, the mandate for all …

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Indian-origin MIT student suspended over pro-Palestinian activism
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Indian-origin MIT student suspended over pro-Palestinian activism

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the university's decision. In a call to action, the organisation is demanding that the MIT administration reverse Iyengar's suspension before Wednesday and said over 100 people have asked the city of Cambridge's councillors …

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MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over an essay: What is the controversy?
1 month ago

MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over an essay: What is the controversy?

Firstpost  

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has suspended Prahlad Iyengar, a PhD student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science after he published a pro-Palestine essay in a student magazine. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ufr8z8BCRT — Amit Schandillia December 9, 2024 In a statement shared by his lawyer Eric Lee on X, Iyengar said, “The administration accuses me of supporting ’terrorism’, because …

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Who is Prahlad Iyengar, Indian student suspended by MIT over pro-Palestine essay?
1 month ago

Who is Prahlad Iyengar, Indian student suspended by MIT over pro-Palestine essay?

Hindustan Times  

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has suspended an Indian-origin PhD scholar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the college magazine last month. MIT suspends student over essay, sparks outrage Iyengar wrote an essay on the pro-Palestine movement that was published in Written Revolution, a multidisciplinary student magazine. The group wrote in an X post, “After public backlash against Prahlad's …

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MIT Suspends Indian-Origin PhD Scholar Over Pro-Palestine Essay, Sparks Debate On Free Speech
1 month ago

MIT Suspends Indian-Origin PhD Scholar Over Pro-Palestine Essay, Sparks Debate On Free Speech

ABP News  

An Indian-origin PhD scholar has been barred from entering the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after he wrote a pro-Palestine essay for the college magazine last month. Prahlad Iyengar was pursuing a PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Iyengar has been suspended till January 2026 which would terminate his five-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. According …

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Indian-origin PhD student at MIT suspended over pro-Palestinian activism, appeals university's decision
1 month ago

Indian-origin PhD student at MIT suspended over pro-Palestinian activism, appeals university's decision

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the university's decision. In a call to action, the organisation is demanding that the MIT administration reverse Prahlad's suspension before Wednesday and said over 100 people have asked the city of Cambridge's councillors …

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Indian-origin PhD student at MIT suspended over pro-Palestinian activism, appeals university's decision
1 month ago

Indian-origin PhD student at MIT suspended over pro-Palestinian activism, appeals university's decision

India TV News  

New York: An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the university's decision. Prahlad Iyengar, also a National Science Foundation fellow, has been “suspended until January 2026,” according to a post on X by a group called ‘MIT Coalition Against Apartheid’. “This decision …

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MIT Student Prahlad Iyengar: From Janeu-dhari boy to radical pro-Palestinian activist
1 month ago

MIT Student Prahlad Iyengar: From Janeu-dhari boy to radical pro-Palestinian activist

Op India  

In November 2024, Indian-origin Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD student Prahlad Iyengar was barred from entering the campus after he authored a pro-Palestine essay in the student magazine Written Revolution. According to an email sent by MIT Dean of Student Life David Warren Randall to the editors of the magazine, the imagery and language used by Prahlad in the essay …

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