Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Archive your website now at Archive.org and keep it safe forever!

 


Now, it’s possible to archive a website on archive.org. By becoming a member of the site, anyone can archive their websites. Many times, blogs, e-magazines, and various other websites disappear from the internet. When that happens, all the content they hosted disappears too.

Fortunately, it’s now possible to save those writings by archiving the websites. This is a great service offered by Archive.org. Thank you, Archive.org!

Monday, December 11, 2023

The selection process for Ph.D. programs in Canadian universities seems like a joke.


I recently met a student who completed  their  bachelor's and master's degrees while maintaining a position on the dean's list. During the pandemic, this student applied for Ph.D. programs at the University of Toronto, McGill University, and Western University. The student received admission offers with entrance scholarships from all these universities. However, the irony lies in the fact that the student couldn't continue their  studies because they couldn't find a supervisor. Supervisors, who are professors employed at the universities, are funded by the government for their research.

In my opinion, all admitted students should be matched with suitable supervisors by the universities for their PhD programs. These students are highly capable; that's why they were admitted in the first place. I believe the current placement procedure, which requires admitted students to find their own supervisors, is not right. It violates their fundamental rights and grants unnecessary power to the professors, which some may misuse.

Tamil Literary Garden Celebrating 25 years of Awards

The 2024 awards of the Tamil Literary Garden have been announced. The information was sent by the writer A. Muthulingam. I am sharing it her...