Aid at risk for California students receiving Pell Grants

Thousands of Bay Area students could soon face a new hurdle when it comes to paying for college: deep cuts to federal financial aid. Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C.,...

Etihad Credit Insurance announces Dhs174m funding raised for SMEs

Staff Reporter, Gulf Today Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s federal export credit company, announced the impact of its ‘Xport Xponential’ programme, which has helped raise Dhs 174 million...

Trump’s Nasa cuts would destroy decades of science

Michael Hiltzik, Tribune News Service Like all sponsors of science programs, Nasa has had its ups and downs. What makes it unique is that its achievements and failures almost...

If US doesn’t want Harvard, somebody else will

In the 1930s and 1940s, America played a crucial role in keeping academic inquiry alive. By welcoming thousands of researchers fleeing fascism in Europe, it enhanced its national brainpower...

Harvard controversy

It saddens me to see the controversy that Harvard University is in. Harvard is one of the finest schools in the world. It has top-class professors. The infrastructure is...

Marco Rubio’s student visa pause makes no sense at all

This is a season of anxiety for international students in the US, who find themselves demonised by the Trump administration as it devises new ways to limit their numbers....

Next 'Mission Impossible'

Politics in education

The welcome at Ellis Island, New York, has for over 100 years stated, 'Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free', but now someone...

Standing tall

Hard work for Harvard