Racism, shmacism. This dude had something to say and a lot of people took it personally, but there’s more to it than what’s on the back.
Bill Cosby’s office wall is probably looking a little bare as universities are rescinding honourary degrees bestowed upon the comedian.
It’s a rare treat to find a unbiased article written on the heavy post-apartheid protests we’re seeing on university campuses in South Africa today.
Professor-student relationships only end well in dirty movies, which is why when Harvard officially outlawed the practice we wondered what took them so long.
Good grief but kids are clever these days, managing to get money to support their partying habits from all different sources. Too bad they’ve been figured out.
Zim’s first lady managed to register, graft and graduate as doctorate of sociology in little over 2 months…Gracefully capped by hubby, Robert Mugabe.
Senior visual arts student Emma Sulkowicz will drag her mattress everywhere she goes on campus until her rapist is expelled or leaves.
The University of Pretoria has begun disciplinary steps against two students who were photographed in ‘blackface’ costumes.
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Inspired by European Gothic Architecture, this school looks almost exactly like Hogwarts, the school from Harry Potter…
Lifestyles of the rich and famous – is normality so out of reach once you’ve made your millions?
In a development certain to end multiple romantic relationships across the Cape Peninsula, Stellenbosch University has been ranked the top university in South Africa, dislodging the University Of Cape Town from its long held number one position. But does this have anything to do with academics?
Have you noticed the lack of online student communities? How you people are even surviving your first years on campus is frankly astonishing. You need books. You need a job. You need a place to live. You need the notes of the people who took them in class. This website has all of that stuff, in one place.
With the latest matric results just announced, and the arguable standard that they represent, comes a list of 10 things that are arguably worth knowing about these results.
According to university leaders, South Africa’s school system is failing to adequately prepare learners for tertiary studies. As such, these leaders are calling for four-year undergraduate degrees to allow an extra year to improve our young adults skills.
A recent study by South African student magazine, Student Village and the Department of Marketing and Retail Management at UNISA has shed some light on the consumer habits of South Africa’s 850 000 university, technikon- and college-going students. The skinny on South Africa’s student spending, after the jump!
Tertiary education is turning into a very dangerous pursuit indeed. Following on the heels of the incident at the University of Johannesburg not too long ago, similar chaos is currently underway at the Vaal University of Technology. Students have been queuing since Monday to get registered for classes, but have been faced with heavy, and some would say aggressive, security.
During orientation at NWU in Potchefstroom on Saturday night, a group of first-year students were told to “clean themselves in a swimming pool.” When they left, not a single one of the “conductors” in charge noticed the group had one less member. The body was only later found at the bottom of the pool when a different group of students went for a swim.
As part of their ‘reinvention of the textbook,’ Apple yesterday unveiled three new applications for use in the digital educational under their Apple in Education program: iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and iTunes U. The tools are designed to allow for interactive textbooks, digital textbook creation, and open-access educational resources from top universities, respectively.
The mother of a prospective student has been killed in a stampede for late registrations at the University of Johannesburg, which has been confirmed by a spokesperson for the university.
Here’s a little inspiration for your Friday morning. A 19-year old boy with no arms has just found out he has got into the university of his choice, having written his matric exams with his feet. Letlhogonolo Mafela, from Matshepe Village, North West has done his school and his family proud.
Yes, this is EXACTLY the course you need. You enjoy taking pics and you want to get better. You keep on telling people that you would like to improve, but just haven’t found the right course. Here it is, my friend – just look at the title – “University of Cape Town (UCT) Digital Photography […]