Education

Across industries, a widening chasm is emerging between higher education and the demands of the modern workplace. While fields like nursing, teaching, and skilled trades require extensive hands-on training, clinical hours, classroom mentorship, or apprenticeships, many degree programs, particularly in business and general management, provide minimal practical experience. Students often navigate curricula dominated by theoretical…

The human brain is about 73% water. Even mild dehydration, as little as a 1–2% loss in body weight due to fluid deficit, can impair mental performance. Children, in particular, are more vulnerable to the effects of dehydration because they have higher water needs relative to their body weight and are often less aware of…

Can Sleep Really Lead to Higher Grades for Students? Harvard Answers Sleep is more than rest and a growing body of research shows that how much, how well and how regularly we sleep is deeply tied to how well students do academically. The data increasingly suggests that better sleep habits are a strong predictor of…

Linda McMahon’s Montana visit on her Returning Education to the States tour. (Image source: US Department of Education) US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Montana last week as part of her Returning Education to the States Tour, a nationwide effort to emphasise state-led education reforms. Accompanied by Governor Greg Gianforte, McMahon toured Morning Star…

The American Dream has been constructed on the belief that skill, ambition, and determination could carve a path to success. It drew scientists, doctors, engineers, and students across the globe, promising not just jobs but a chance to belong to an ecosystem where talent reigned supreme. The H1B visa enshrined that promise, serving as a…

It is 2025, with embellished women’s empowerment ideals in the boardrooms. The slogans of women being on par with men are showered like confetti in a parade. However, their pay cheques reveal a contrary and grim picture. Did we hear that in the meeting? Well, conversations about gender equality in boardrooms are punctured by the…

Why Nvidia’s Huang and OpenAI’s Altman back $100K while Indians struggle Indian STEM graduates and early-career tech professionals in the U.S. are facing one of the most significant disruptions in decades. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise the H-1B visa sponsorship fee to $100,000 has sent shockwaves across the tech landscape. While global giants like…

For much of the modern era, the United States has stood as the undisputed citadel of higher education. Its universities, fortified by world-class faculty, unrivalled research output, and a promise of upward mobility, have lured generations of ambitious minds across borders. To study in the US has not merely been an academic decision; it has…

Harvard University has denied tenure to Durba Mitra, a prominent associate professor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS). Mitra, whose scholarship includes two major books and leadership at the Schlesinger Library, had cleared Harvard’s departmental and Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) tenure review. Her denial, communicated in June 2025, left colleagues “flabbergasted” and…

Classrooms have long relied on a fragile compact between students and teachers, built on honesty, curiosity, and the belief that learning is more than the pursuit of grades. That compact is now under strain. With generative AI entering the mainstream, assignments can be completed in seconds, and the relationship between effort and reward is rapidly…