DEI rollbacks erode campus support for students of colour
Across the landscape of American higher education, a quiet erosion is underway—one that threatens to reverse decades of progress toward inclusivity. Programs once designed to welcome, support, and empower students of color are now being stripped away, one initiative at a time. From mentorship networks and scholarship funds to cultural orientation events and diversity offices, […]
Delhi University Vice Chancellor’s Summer Internship 2025 registration window closing soon: Check details here
Delhi University’s Vice Chancellor Internship Scheme 2025:: The University of Delhi has begun accepting applications for its 2025 Summer Internship under the Vice Chancellor Internship Scheme (VCIS). Eligible DU students can apply via the official websites — du.ac.in or dsw.du.ac.in. The deadline for application submission is April 30, 2025.According to the official notification, all regular […]
ISRO Offers Free Online Course on Cyber Security You Can Do in 2 Weeks
ISRO has introduced a free online cybersecurity course tailored for working professionals in the Central and State Governments. Called ‘Course on geo-data sharing and cyber security’, it will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS). ISRO states that the mission of the free online course is to research, educate, train, and foster […]
Why This JEE Topper Launched a Startup Over Accepting IIT-B’s Placement
“The night before the JEE Mains exam I was nervous. I remember calling my professor anxiously. He said to me, ‘Sachin Tendulkar is a great player. But even if he fails to score a century in one match, he knows he will in the next one. He trusts his abilities more than circumstances.’ The day […]
This Sustainable School Teaches Kids Amid Nature
What do you remember most about your school? Is it the classrooms or the open spaces, the amphitheatres where you had your annual days or the basketball courts/football fields/grounds where you spent hours playing with your friends? In a sense, what we learn outside sticks with us more than what we do in classrooms. Rabindranath […]
This Hero Turned Mud Walls Into Blackboards for 10,000 Children
Deep Narayan Nayak (37) grew up with limited means in a big family in Nandigaon village in Jamuria, Asansol, West Bengal. From the first day of school till the last, he never wore a new uniform or studied from a new book. Deep and his four older sisters managed with hand-me-downs and worn-out uniforms, which […]
English Teacher From Rural Maharashtra On Winning the Fulbright Fellowship
Madhura Rajvanshi grew up in Phaltan, a small town in Maharashtra. After completing her BSc in Botany in Pune, she returned to her hometown to find her calling in life. Like many, what she studied didn’t particularly interest her. Back home, she joined the school she studied in, Kamala Nimbkar Balbhavan, as she loved working […]
IAS Officer’s ‘Second Chance’ Helps Bastar Tribal Students Clear NEET, JEE
When you’re a kid and asked about your future aspirations, the answers often range from wanting to be a teacher, or an astronaut, or a lawyer. However, for Rahul, hailing from the Naxal-affected region of Chhattisgarh, his sole dream was to become a doctor. As he grew older, his determination strengthened, but the financial constraints […]
This Programme Taught Me Everything About Social Entrepreneurship
This article has been sponsored by SP Jain Institute of Management & Research “There is a village far away from where I currently work called “Chaurasi”. The name always intrigued me and I later found out that it was because the place was once adorned with 84 temples. The temples now stand dilapidated, with scattered […]
ISRO Launches Free Certificate Course On Geodata Processing Using Python
ISRO’s educational unit IIRS is offering a free comprehensive training programme in geoprocessing and web-based visualisation skills to interested participants. Know more to register. January 8, 2024 • 2 Min Read ISRO’s IIRS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing) is offering is offering a free course on geodata processing using Python as an outreach […]