Are Virtual Study Groups the End of Traditional Fraternity Culture on Campus? When people think of campus life, they picture frat houses, shared rituals, late-night study sessions and networks that open doors long after graduation. Today a new phenomenon is quietly doing much of the same social and academic work, except it lives on Discord…
Students are often told that studying longer and harder will guarantee success but research shows that not all study habits are created equal. In fact, one seemingly harmless practice of multitasking while studying is quietly draining brainpower and sabotaging learning. Whether it is keeping a phone nearby, switching between tabs, or listening to distracting background…
Pew Research: Breaks Really Improve Study Habits and Learning Retention Students love the myth of marathon study sessions where they believe that longer study durations are better but research says the opposite. Taking regular, purposeful breaks during study sessions improves attention, reduces cognitive overload and helps the brain consolidate what it has learned, which means…
Haridwar Police on Tuesday arrested Khalid Malik, the main accused in the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) examination paper leak case. Khalid, who had been absconding for three days, was arrested from the Laksar area of Haridwar and later handed over to Dehradun Police for further investigation.According to investigators, Khalid, who appeared as a…
Canada may attract more skilled workers as US H-1B visa costs rise President Donald Trump has raised the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000. The new rule took effect on Sunday. US tech companies rely on the visa to hire foreign talent. The sudden increase has surprised many workers and employers, according to reporting by…
Choosing a college is more than just looking at rankings. For decades, US News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges’ rankings have guided students and families through the complex landscape of higher education. The 2026 edition evaluates over 1,700 US colleges and universities, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and graduate success. These…
Harvard Business School (HBS) has discontinued its $25 million Racial Equity Action Plan. The plan was launched in 2020 after widespread calls for stronger action on diversity. It was meant to address low representation of Black faculty and students, and to increase awareness of racial equity on campus.As reported by The Harvard Crimson, the school…
Why Are Students Not Studying What They Love? Exploring the Disconnect in Education Choices (Image: Pexels) Studying what students say they love to study versus what they actually opt for, reveals an interesting disconnect and Cambridge’s research gives us one of the clearest pictures. Cambridge’s Global Education Census (2018) and its Data Byte on favourite…
Trump’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visas: Legal battles and changes to the US immigration programme. (AP Photo) President Donald Trump has introduced a controversial $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, setting the stage for a legal fight over the limits of presidential authority and the future of a key immigration programme. This unprecedented surcharge…
Federal court halts Trump’s freeze on $500 million in UCLA grants. (AI Image) A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate $500 million in federal grant funding that was previously frozen at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The decision follows a legal challenge over the government’s handling of the funding…