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just now   (272+ words) South Dakota covers 77,123 glorious square miles but how does it stack up when compared to other countries around the world? The results might surprise you. There are five countries in particular that are nearly identical in size to the Mount…...

8+ min ago   (233+ words) A Bengaluru-based software engineer's honest post about leaving Google has struck a chord online. His revelations sparked a conversation about corporate rules, side hustles and creative freedom. The man named Arpit Bhayani, who worked at Google in two separate stints,…...

10+ min ago   (484+ words) A federal judge on Monday approved a joint motion from Louisiana and the U.S. Justice Department to dismiss a 1967 lawsuit in DeSoto Parish schools, a district of about 5,000 students in the state's northwest. It's the second such dismissal since the Justice…...

22+ min ago   (350+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Thomas Jefferson Adult and Career Education program at Piedmont Virginia Community College serves over 900 students each year across Central Virginia, offering high school credentialing and English Lessons that can open up new opportunities for those involved....

26+ min ago   (191+ words) by design | Jan 11, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus: | 0 comments At their meeting on Thursday evening, January 8, the Knox County Board of Education gave Superintendent Jon Rysewyk a good grade on his annual evaluation. They gave the superintendent a median score…...

30+ min ago   (360+ words) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the exam schedule for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) Examination (I), 2026. Candidates planning to appear for the exam can check the detailed schedule on the official UPSC website, upsc....

33+ min ago   (502+ words) The UPSC Civil Services Examination is regarded as one of the most demanding competitive exams in the country. For candidates appearing in the Hindi medium, the challenges are often even greater. Kritika Mishra, a resident of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh,…...

35+ min ago   (709+ words) Darden Prof. Mike Lenox began his term as interim dean of the Darden School of Business Jan. 1. Brie Gertler, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost of the University, shared the news of his selection in an email to Darden faculty,…...

35+ min ago   (192+ words) By Jim Hermes January 11, 2026 "Print The Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) negotiated-rulemaking committee on Friday reached consensus on draft regulations that would implement a new accountability structure for nearly all Title IV-eligible programs. The…...

36+ min ago   (642+ words) 1 Manchester's three-year Degree in 3 applied pre-athletic training and pre-physical therapy programs reduce the bachelor's degree to about 90 credits, allowing students to reach graduate study sooner. What drove the decision to pilot this accelerated model in these pre-health fields? Young: We…...