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New reports from JINSA and other watchdogs detail billions in Qatari donations to American colleges, including specific contracts at Georgetown University and partnerships at Northwestern.

21. juni 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Award-winning professor Chen Weiqiang has left New York University to join Nanjing University’s School of Biomedical Engineering. A welcome ceremony was held for him at the Suzhou campus on June 11.

Erika Kirk delivered an emotional commencement address Saturday at Hillsdale College, paying tribute to her late husband Charlie Kirk while urging graduates to pursue purpose and truth.

7. maj 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela placed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under administration on 4 May, marking the second such intervention in two years and reversing his earlier commitment to avoid action until legal matters concluded.

A group of students from the EFF Youth Command protested at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday, calling for the scrapping of student debt and an academic boycott until their demands are met. They also seek registration for financially excluded students. UCT management reports assisting most vulnerable students amid campus disruptions.

16. februar 2026 Rapporteret af AI

On the first day of the 2026 academic year, students at the University of Cape Town disrupted registration by blocking campus entrances, demanding an end to fee blocks and better accommodation. The protests highlight ongoing issues of financial exclusion affecting eligible students. University leaders received a memorandum and pledged to respond while maintaining academic operations.