Student protests against education reform in three Colombian cities left 22 people injured Wednesday, W Radio reported. Hundreds of students took to the street, clashing with authorities in Cali, Neiva…
U.S President Barack Obama appointed pint-sized Colombian superstar Shakira Wednesday to his “President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.” The commission’s goal is to improve the academic achievement levels…
Bogota’s Universidad de los Andes is Colombia’s best university, according to the 2011 QS University Ranking: Latin America. The private academic institution is the 6th best-ranked of the continent. Colombia…
Colombian pop singer Shakira visited a school in Brazil Friday to officially open a program for early childhood development, along with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. The action plan was created…
The Colombian government has declared it will support controversial plans for higher education reform “in a comprehensive and determined manner.” The poposed reform, known as Law 30, provoked nationwide protests,…
Colombian authorities and students faced off Thursday, with stun guns, tear gas, stones, and potato bombs at a university protest in Bogota, reported Caracol Radio. The protest, involving at least 100…
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable” Seneca President Juan Manuel Santos tends to quote prominent thinkers in speeches. The quote stated…
Over 1.6 million Colombians – 6.6% of the population – are illiterate, according to the minister for education. Maria Fernanda Campo told El Espectator that poverty was the leading cause…
Colombians clashed with police and damaged property in a nationwide protest against education reform Wednesday, Colombian media reported. According to reports, the protests in the capital cities of Medellin, Bogota,…