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Venezuelan academics are pessimistic that a change in leadership will improve the fortunes of the country’s downtrodden universities, even after the shock ousting of leader Nicolás Maduro. Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as the country’s interim president following the dramatic seizure of Maduro by U.S. forces.   Despite Rodríguez’s past as a professor at the Central University of Venezuela, academics are doubtful that her ascension will be beneficial to the country’s higher education system and have warned that “profound” political change is needed if universities are to recover from years of attacks. Venezuelan universities suffered under Maduro’s reign, with economic decline leading to…

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Edna McGrowder Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: May 14, 2026) January 7, 2026 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Mrs. Edna McGrowder was a beloved mother and grandmother who came from a pioneering family on the island of Jamaica. Among her many achievements, Mrs. McGrowder was known for her devotion to her family. She worked hard to raise sons and daughters, and later, grandsons and granddaughters who went on to do great things of their own, both personally and professionally. One of the most important things to her, outside of a strong belief in God,…

Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission recommends “institutional integration.” Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission is recommending that the state’s public colleges and universities pursue “institutional integration”—everything from sharing services and programs to full mergers. It is also seeking the power to renew, or terminate, academic programs. The commissioners approved a document Tuesday with five recommendations, and integration and program review were listed first. Ben Cannon, the commission’s executive director, said the vote was 13 to 2. The report says public universities will run out of money in a few years if they don’t continue to reduce costs. It cites “slowing growth…

Michael was terminated by Austin Peay State University in September. csfotoimages/iStock/Getty Images Nearly four months after he was terminated for reposting a news headline that quoted the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s position on gun rights, Darren Michael has been reinstated as a professor of theater at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville Now reported.  Michael returned to the classroom in late December. The university will also pay him $500,000 and reimburse therapeutic counseling services as part of the settlement. “APSU agrees to issue a statement acknowledging regret for not following the tenure termination process in connection with the Dispute,” the…

Johanna Berkman, FP “I don’t have to give both sides,” said longtime professor Eric Cheyfitz to PhD student Oren Renard. Their conversation after class one day unleashed a clash between…

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Tom LoCasale Developing Character Through Golf Scholarship 2026 (Deadline: May 30, 2026) January 7, 2026 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Tom LoCasale represented the good in the world and improved the lives of those around him. Tom believed that a happy, healthy, and productive life came from a set of skills and was always working on bettering himself. Tom was able to develop patience, perseverance, and character through his practice of golf. He spent many years volunteering with First Tee, introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to…

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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times L.A. Trade Tech’s automotive training program, the biggest among local community colleges, has been growing in recent years.

The censored Plato texts include passages from his Socratic dialogue Symposium that discuss patriarchy, masculinity, gender identity and the human condition. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Nice_Media_PRO/iStock/Getty Images | rawpixel At least 200 courses in the Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences have been flagged or canceled by university leaders for gender- or race-related content as the university undertakes its review of all course syllabi, faculty members told Inside Higher Ed. This is just the beginning of the system board–mandated course-review process. Faculty were required to submit core-curriculum syllabi for review in December, and some…

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Speed League Swimming: Rising Stars Scholarship (Deadline: July 17, 2026) January 7, 2026 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Swimming at a high level requires discipline, resilience, and sustained commitment. The athletes who pursue it seriously often sacrifice comfort, time, and social life in pursuit of excellence. This scholarship is designed to identify the next generation of elite swimmers—athletes with the drive, mindset, and ambition to help shape what swimming becomes next. Open to high school seniors, undergraduates, and graduate students competing at a high level (collegiate, national, or elite age…