University of Virginia reaches deal with Trump administration, avoids federal probe into admissions policyThe University of Virginia has reached a compliance agreement with the Trump administration, halting a federal investigation into its admis...
23 Oct, 2025, 12.07 PM IST
MIT rejects Trump memo linking federal funding to campus policiesMIT's President Sally Kornbluth rejected a White House memo on federal funding policies, citing concerns over institutional independence an...
11 Oct, 2025, 08.50 AM IST
Trump offered universities an invitation for a deal. Some see a trapThe Trump administration offered select universities a compact, promising federal funding advantages in exchange for adhering to political ...
03 Oct, 2025, 08.06 AM IST
Harvard nemesis wants Trump’s college crusade to reach every campusConservative activist Christopher Rufo aims to broaden President Trump's higher-education agenda by extending conditions, initially imposed...
27 Jul, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
University of Virginia president, pressured over DEI, resigns rather than 'fight federal government'University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned amidst pressure from conservative critics and the Trump administration over the school...
28 Jun, 2025, 09.20 AM IST
UVA's Jim Ryan resigns under DOJ heat — who is the University of Virginia president at the center of the storm?James Ryan, the president of the University of Virginia, has resigned amid pressure from the Trump administration. This action follows a Ju...
28 Jun, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
Harvard probed by US House committee for hiring discriminationHarvard University faces scrutiny from a congressional committee investigating potential discrimination in its hiring practices, citing doc...
10 Jun, 2025, 11.22 PM IST
Did Tim Walz commit a $250 million Covid fraud? He has been subpoenaed for thatDemocratic Vice-Presidential nominee and Minnesota governor Tim Walz has been subpoenaed by the House Education and Workforce Committee on ...
06 Sep, 2024, 02.08 AM IST
US investigating Meta for role in drug sales: reportU.S. federal authorities are investigating Meta Platforms for its role in the illicit sale of drugs, the Wall Street Journal newspaper repo...
16 Mar, 2024, 04.47 PM IST
Virginia: 6-year-old shoots teacher inside classroom, say police; here's all about the incidentSix-year-old student allegedly had a handgun with which he shot the teacher in the classroom at Richneck Elementary School, as per police r...
07 Jan, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
Indian American Rohit Chopra nominated as head of Consumer Financial Protection BureauRohit Chopra has previously served as a CFPB assistant director and as student loan ombudsperson after the agency was launched in 2011, The...
14 Feb, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
IIT alumni centre to help Modi government in identifing visiting teachersIIT Alumni Industry Interaction Centre, Chennai (IIT AIIC) has already helped identify 50 global institutions and Indian academics for buil...
13 May, 2016, 04.25 AM IST
University of Northern Virginia: US varsity asked to shut down, leaves Indian students strandedThe University of Northern Virginia has been ordered to shut down with immediate effect, leaving a large number of Indian students jeopardi...
26 Jul, 2013, 01.22 AM IST
Immigration fraud by US colleges causing worries once again this academic seasonUS universities that were investigated earlier this year on grounds of immigration fraud had a large number of Indian students on the rolls.
25 Sep, 2011, 06.42 AM IST
Beware of predatory visa fraud rings: US to Indian studentsUS has cautioned Indian students, who are planning to come to America, to be alert to the existence of predatory visa fraud rings.
30 Jul, 2011, 02.13 PM IST
- H-1B visa fee hike can't be termed protectionism: US official
As first CTO of US, Aneesh Chopra, explains the rationale behind visa fee hike and whether US will take any steps to prevent further bans o...
18 Sep, 2010, 06.31 AM IST
- Envoy goes to Virginia to render help to needy Indians
An Indian professor is among 33 victims of the shootout at Virginia Tech University, which has a large representation of Indian students an...
18 Apr, 2007, 03.14 AM IST