• UI graduate student union continues demand to end student fees

    The University of Iowa graduate student union Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, or COGS, continued its call for an end to student fees on Wednesday — one of the largest fundraising days on campus. Nearly 50 COGS members and students gathered on the Pentacrest Wednesday for a press conference in response to the university’s response

  • NYU students continue the fight for women in sports

    As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s important to spotlight women in all industries — and sports is no exception. It’s been more than 50 years since the passing of Title IX, which determined gender equality in education as a civil right. Women’s sports have come a long way since the law was put in This story NYU students continue the fight for women in sports appeared first on Washington Square News.

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    Ontario international student permits to go to in-demand areas

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Ontario will give the vast majority of its allocated international student study permits to post-secondary institutions that offer in-demand programs such as in the skilled trades, child care and health care. Colleges and Universities Minister Jill Dunlop says the province is prioritizing programs to support in-demand jobs upon graduation. The federal government announced earlier this […]

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    Ontario to allocate international student permits to in-demand programs

    TORONTO - Ontario will prioritize its newly reduced number of international undergraduate student study permits to post-secondary institutions that offer in-demand programs such as in the skilled trades, child care and health care, the province said Wednesday. The federal government announced earlier this year it would slash the number of international student permits it would hand out, with Ontario seeing its allotment cut in half. “We are protecting the integrity of our province's...

  • Gujarat: Five arrested for attack on international Muslim students

    A group of 20 to 25 men, shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, had assaulted the Gujarat University students on Saturday night for offering namaz inside the campus.

  • Here’s what UI students think of the proposed national TikTok ban

    Many University of Iowa students could lose their favorite form of procrastination: TikTok. While the app remains a top social media platform on college campuses, American lawmakers are considering legislation that would lead to a countrywide ban due to national security concerns. The legislation passed in the U.S. House on March 13. William “Billy” Stoynoff,

  • HBO colleges take action to limit international student numbers

    Dutch hbo colleges or hogescholen are planning to take action to limit the number of international students on some courses, in the wake of similar moves by the country’s 13 universities. While international students only account for less than 10% of the hbo college student body, there does need to be a better balance on some courses, hbo association chief Maurice Limmen said. The number of foreign students taking degree courses at hbo colleges, known as universities of applied science

  • Mob attacks international students at Gujarat University for offering namaz

    The students have alleged inaction by the police.

  • Meet this year’s UI Undergraduate Student Government presidential candidates

    As the election approaches for University of Iowa students to make their choice, two teams are vying for the top spots to run the Undergraduate Student Government for the 2024-25 academic year. Elections will be held March 25-27, and results will be announced on March 29. Addison Eckard and Brenda Ramirez googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\'div-gpt-ad-1573565244436-0\'); });

  • Drop in student enrollment impacting budget of state's largest school district

    Kanawha County BOE members working their way through new spending plan.

  • Family of missing Mizzou student Riley Strain speaks as search continues

    Riley Strain has been missing since early March.

  • Antarctic sea ice near historic lows: Arctic ice continues decline

    Sea ice at both the top and bottom of the planet continued its decline in 2024. In the waters around Antarctica, ice coverage shrank to near-historic lows for the third year in a row. The recurring loss hints at a long-term shift in conditions in the Southern Ocean, likely resulting from global climate change, according to scientists at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Meanwhile, the 46-year trend of shrinking and thinning ice in the Arctic Ocean shows no sign of reversing.