Students at small Islamic university in India won’t let lecturer teach unless she dons a burqa

Indian students demand teachers wear burqas

CALCUTTA, India – Students at an Islamic university in eastern India have refused to allow a female lecturer to teach unless she wears an all-encompassing Muslim veil, the teacher said Thursday.
The student union has ordered all female students and all eight female lecturers at the small Calcutta campus of Aliah … Original source on Gaea Times at : Students at small Islamic university in India won’t let lecturer teach unless she dons a burqa.

AP-Univision Poll: Hispanics strongly aspire to a college degree, but many settle for less

AP-Univision Poll: College dreams for Hispanics

WASHINGTON – More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets. She says she feels incomplete.
She now works in customer service for a major New York bank, and her experience reflects the findings of an … Read more : AP-Univision Poll: Hispanics strongly aspire to a college degree, but many settle for less.

With slow growth, Japan might cut exchange program that countered anti-Japanese feeling in US

Does Japan still need 23-yr-old exchange program?

TOKYO – Every year for the past two decades, legions of young Americans have descended upon Japan to teach English. This government-sponsored charm offensive was launched to counter anti-Japan sentiment in the United States and has since grown into one of the country’s most successful displays of soft power.
But … Original article on : With slow growth, Japan might cut exchange program that countered anti-Japanese feeling in US.

Indian American named Chicago business school dean

CHICAGO – Sunil Kumar, an Indian American management guru, has been named the new head of the University of Chicago’s prestigious Booth School of Business.

Currently the senior associate dean of academic affairs at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, Kumar, 42, succeeds Edward Snyder, who stepped down in June and will run the Yale School … Original source on Gaea Times at : Indian American named Chicago business school dean.

In effort to shore up state budget, sacrifices from Nebraska employees not all the same

Hundreds of Neb. workers won’t take furloughs

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska government workers won’t all be forced to stay home, unpaid, to help ease budget pressures that threaten to cause layoffs and reductions in state services.
While roughly 11,000 union workers who earlier declined a pay freeze requested by Gov. Dave Heineman will be forced to take …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : In effort to shore up state budget, sacrifices from Nebraska employees not all the same.

Ohio family settles case with Christian teacher accused of branding crosses in students’ arms

Christian teacher settles Ohio arm-branding case

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio family has settled a lawsuit against a middle school teacher who was accused of burning the image of crosses on students’ arms.
The family of Zachary Dennis and attorneys for teacher John Freshwater’s insurance carrier did not release details of agreement, which averts a trial scheduled … Read more >>.

New IIITs to come up under public-private partnership

NEW DELHI – With vocational training high on the Human Resource Development Ministry’s agenda, government has decided to set up new Indian Institutes of Information Technologies under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

“The government of India has a scheme of setting up new IIITs under PPP mode,” Minister of State in the HRD ministry D. …. Original source  : New IIITs to come up under public-private partnership.

Orissa examines textbook after protest by JMM

BHUBANESWAR/RANCHI – The Orissa government Wednesday said it is examining complaints over allegedly objectionable remark about the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in a state text book, a decision that followed protests by the party.

“It has come to our notice and we are examining it (the content in the book). We will take appropriate action …. Original article  : Orissa examines textbook after protest by JMM.

Government model schools still distant reality

NEW DELHI – The 6,000 Model schools to be set up by the Human Resource Development ministry is still a distant reality as data from the ministry shows that only two states have so far utilised the funds allocated for the project.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, HRD minister Kapil Sibal informed that …. Read the original article  : Government model schools still distant reality.

University of California, Kerala B-school join hands

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – University of California Santa Cruz and the Asian School of Business (ASB) in Kerala’s capital Wednesday launched a strategic tie-up that would include a series of exchange programmes.

Announcing this here, G. Vijaya Raghavan, member-secretary of ASB, said: “As the first in the series of programmes planned, a three-day conference would be held … Read more >>.

Protests as Orissa text brackets JMM with Maoists

RANCHI – The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has asked the Orissa government to immediately remove references in a Class 12 textbook that brackets the party with Maoists, Bodo militants and others who create “disturbance” in the country.

“Our party fought for the rights of tribal and poor people and such remarks are against the truth. We … Read more : Protests as Orissa text brackets JMM with Maoists.

Delhi University works to enable the disabled

NEW DELHI – Delhi University is pulling out all stops to woo disabled students as it sets up dedicated buses, parking slots, scanners to convert books into the audio format, special computers, ramps and elevators.

The varsity, which opened July 21, reserved 1,600 seats for the physially challenged this year, though only 400 of these were … Read more >>>.