The University of Michigan announced Monday that the state's recently elected Governor Rick Snyder will serve as speaker for its spring commencement to be held on April 30. The Governor, who holds a bachelor's, master's, and law degree from the University highlights the success of its alumni, argues...
Posted December 8, 2010 | 16:03:29 (EST)
While it might not come as a complete surprise that the universities of Oxford and Cambridge are not a bastions of diversity, many, including Labour MP David Lammy who recently outed enrollment demographics, have been taken aback by just how restrictive admissions are for ethnic minorities.
Most shocking...
Posted December 7, 2010 | 10:58:23 (EST)
As a graduate of the University of Michigan's Class of 2009, I knew to expect some turbulence in my job search. I was offered a picture of the economic troubles ahead through Michigan's economic downturn which began long before the so-called Great Recession swept the rest of the country, and...
Posted October 22, 2010 | 11:20:40 (EST)
A few weeks ago, a New York Federal District Court sentenced Aafia Siddiqui, an MIT-trained neuroscientist, to 86 years in prison for attempted murder. The verdict, which was reported only in the regional section of The New York Times, brought large-scale protest to the streets in...
Posted September 2, 2010 | 11:54:51 (EST)
A recent article published by The News, one of Pakistan's premier newspapers, has confirmed that President Asif Ali Zardari is indeed the proud owner of an auspicious new Hyde Park Penthouse following a suggestion to investigate the issue made by journalist Shaheen Sehbai printed in the...
Posted August 25, 2010 | 15:39:58 (EST)
United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon has called the recent floods in Pakistan the worst humanitarian disaster he has ever witnessed. With more than 20 percent of the country under water, contagious diseases run rampant while the delivery of vital goods and services are all...

Posted March 16, 2011 | 09:13:45 (EST)