Category: Study

Police Arrest Man in Colorado Over Alleged Threats to UCLA

Police Arrest Man in Colorado Over Alleged Threats to UCLALOS ANGELES — A man who allegedly threatened the University of California, Los Angeles, and detailed potential violence against the prominent university over hundreds of pages has been taken int…

Dartmouth Offers ‘Need Blind’ Admissions to Foreign Students

Dartmouth College, the Ivy League university in New Hampshire, has announced that it will admit international students through a “need blind” process, meaning that their ability to pay tuition will not dictate their admission.Dartmouth already had a po…

Uganda’s schools reopen, ending world’s longest lockdown

Kampala, Uganda’s schools reopened to students on Monday, ending the world’s longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Associated Press (AP) reported.The reopening caused traffic congestion in some areas of the capital, Kampala, and s…

Taking a Step Back: US Colleges Returning to Online Classes

With COVID-19 cases surging just as students are about to return from winter break, dozens of U.S. colleges are moving classes online again for at least the first week or so of the semester — and some warn it could stretch longer if the wave of infecti…

Biden Extends Pause on Student Loan Repayments 90 Days

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will extend the pause on student loan repayment in the United States until May 1, 2022, in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a statement from the president rele…