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Nigeria: US$29m on scholarships in eight years

The PIE News

Quoting a statement attributed to Malam Muhammad Garba, former commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs under immediate former governor of the devolved unit Abdullahi Ganduje, Channels TV reported that a huge portion of the money – Naira 865 million – went to scholarship allowances and to covering “logistics”.

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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In the spring of 2022, at least 15 colleges and universities , including my own, Alfred University, jointly awarded honorary degrees during our commencement exercises. Scholarships, for example, are an especially effective means to help Ukrainians build a better future for their nation.

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Indians form largest group of international students in Germany

The PIE News

As per data seen by The PIE News, 60% of Indian students are pursuing Engineering, 21% are studying Law, Management, and Social Studies, 13% are studying Math and Natural Sciences, and another 5% are going for Agriculture/Forestry, Humanities, and other courses. Joybrato Mukherjee, DAAD.

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Army Veteran and Doctoral Student Named Inaugural Winner of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship, The Flash Today reported. The 6888th – the only all-female unit in Army history – was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in March 2022. Burkett holds three degrees, including a degree in healthcare administration and public administration with an emphasis on human resources.

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Taliban stops Afghan women leaving to study

The PIE News

The Taliban has banned at least 60 Afghan women from travelling to Dubai to take up a scholarship at the University of Dubai. This is the latest in a string of actions by the Taliban stopping women and girls from accessing education, including barring women from attending university in 2022.

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New digital texts shake up monograph publishing (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

This groundbreaking interface, says author Shahzad Bashir, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities at Brown, “performs, rather than simply states, the book’s argument—namely, that we see pasts and futures as fields of unlimited possibility that come alive through a combination of close observation and ethical positioning.

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Making Memories on the First Day of Class

Faculty Focus

“PEACE”, beyond being a wonderful word to describe the warmth and connection of a nurturing learning environment, is an acronym that specifies five foundations of excellent teaching: Preparation, Expertise, Authenticity, Caring, and Engagement (Saucier, 2019; Saucier, 2022; Saucier, Jones, Schiffer, & Renken, 2022). Renken, M.S.