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George Soros donated $500 million to Bard College last week, building on previous donations to the school with what college officials said was the largest single gift ever made to an American institution of higher education.
“This is the most historic moment since the college’s founding in 1860,” said Bard College President Leon Botstein in a statement.
Soros, a Jewish investor and major philanthropist to liberal causes, donated $60 million to Bard in 2011 and $100 million last July through his Open Societies Foundation. Bard is a founding member of the Open Society University Network, a Soros initiative created in partnership with the Central European University in Hungary.
Uttarakhand faces unprecedented forest fire
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In the last 24 hours, according to official sources, 75 incidents of forest fire 50 in forest reserves and 25 in civil or van panchayat areas.
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State government could have prepared itself better, say environmentalists
The video of Uttarakhand Environment Minister Harak Singh Rawat, which shows him trying to douse a forest fire with a bush in Chamoli district on Monday, that spread like wildfire on social media put the spotlight on a major issue being faced by the hill State that boasts of around 70% forest cover.
Dallas College looking toward student success with two new initiatives aimed at job and workforce readiness After a less than stellar 2020, Dallas College hopes to bounce back with new opportunities for students.
In this file photo, Grecia Gonzales, 22, of Dallas takes a final at Eastfield College’s Pleasant Grove campus, part of the Dallas County Community College system. Dallas College aims to help students of color and those from low-income families with scholarships and a virtual career fair that are part of nationwide efforts to help them enter the workforce
Black and Latino students looking for high-demand jobs can gain needed skills and opportunities through new initiatives from Dallas College.
NEW DELHI: The Kumbh Mela festival has stoked coronavirus super-spreader fears in India as millions of pilgrims are expected to flock to the Ganges River every day during the month-long celebrations.
Kumbh Mela, which started on Thursday, is the biggest festival of Hinduism, with the faithful coming from across the country to the holy waters for a ritual dip. This year, organizers of the festival in Haridwar in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand expect 150 million people to arrive at the riverbank pilgrimage site, undeterred by the coronavirus outbreak.
India reported 72,330 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the highest since October, as it is observing a new coronavirus surge. In all, 12.22 million people have contracted the virus in India and 162,927 have died of it.
The University of Texas at Dallas is offering support and resources to Asian students as well as hosting virtual conversations through its Multicultural Center and Gender Center. One upcoming discussion, Comets Cultural Conversations, will tackle Asian American history and systemic racism in Dallas.
Some local companies and organizations such as Detour Donuts and Coffee in Frisco, which also happens to be Asian-owned are fundraising and donating to Asian advocacy groups. Owner Jinny Cho donated the money from her deliciously controversial “#StopAsianHateDonuts” to the AAPI Community Fund GoFundMe.
“In 4 days, we sold $2936 worth of #stopasianhate donuts!” Cho wrote in a Facebook post.