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How ‘JNU-type’ hiring erodes learning across campuses
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (410+ words) Join THEdge LinkedIn group This erosion of academic standards disproportionately affects students who have the least capacity to compensate for it elsewhere. Students in leading Indian universities say that several professors have adequate credentials but they lack the dedication to…...
Why faculty rules in higher education require a rethink
1+ week, 2+ day ago (257+ words) In colleges across India, whether Engineering or Humanities, one lecturer may be appointed with a Master’s degree while another may require a doctorate. While this disparity often feels like an institutional inconsistency, from a policy perspective, these distinctions are rooted…...
Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to settle U.S. government probe over DEI
1+ week, 5+ day ago (368+ words) Updated - August 26, 2026 01:22 pm IST - WASHINGTON Accounting firm Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice probe over diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, which President Donald Trump’s administration has cracked down on during his second term…...
Jason Arday, former Cambridge University professor at centre of plagiarism scandal, found dead
3+ week, 3+ day ago (357+ words) Updated - August 15, 2026 01:55 am IST - LONDON British academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead on Friday (August 14, 2026), U.K. media outlets reported. Arday, 41, died after being…...
Seven-judge Bench to hear if legislative privilege overrides free speech
3+ week, 4+ day ago (330+ words) Published - August 13, 2026 03:51 pm IST - NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said a seven-judge Constitution Bench would commence hearing from October 6 a series of long-pending petitions questioning whether legislative privileges can override citizens’ fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression....
Jason Arday, Claudine Gay, and the line between inclusion and bias in universities
4+ week, 2+ day ago (83+ words) Updated - August 08, 2026 07:20 am IST Ms. Gay’s answers were sensible as she tried to hold the line between students’ speech and conduct. However, her words went viral soon after for all the wrong reasons. Of late, universities in the Global North…...
‘Inclusion is about mental access and emotional access to spaces’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) Updated - July 26, 2026 01:43 am IST - Chennai Inclusion is not just physical access but also having mental access and emotional access to spaces, said S. Gokul, Mayiladuthurai Additional Collector (development) and DRDA Project Officer at a conference in Chennai on Saturday. He was…...
Consumer association demands White Paper on HR and CE Department
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (19+ words) Thanjavur Consumers Protection Association demands a White Paper on the HR and CE Department addressing various grievances and practices....
Why women aren’t staying in Engineering
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (340+ words) The Hindu IndiaâÂÂs higher education story over the past decade has been one of transformation Women are entering universities in unprecedented numbers In several disciplines, enrolment has crossed 50% Engineering is the exception LetâÂÂs look at numbers…...
Children with vitiligo face stigma and battle misinformation: this needs to change
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (479+ words) When a child walks into a classroom, their biggest worry should not be whispers, stares or insensitive jokes about their skin. Yet, for thousands of children living with vitiligo -- a chronic condition where patches of skin tend to lose pigment…...