Global Good News: Excellence in Action


	South Africa's Maharishi Institute graduates first class March 2014 The first group of 27 students enrolled at the Maharishi Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa, graduated in December 2013. (more)
	Study shows achievement of MUM students in South Africa March 2014 A recently published case study illustrates how the approach of active learning combined with practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique helps students develop higher order thinking skills. (more)
	Universities that value ‘wellbeing’ likely to create better career outcomes March 2014 The executive director of Gallup, a global research organization, concluded that higher education should help their students and graduates achieve not only well-paying jobs, but also wellbeing in order to be successful. (more)
	MUM alum helps people invest with conscience March 2014 Maharishi University of Management alum, Stuart Valentine, used the skills he gained in his education to found a company with the mission of aligning wealth acquisition with social responsibility and personal development. (more)
	A Buddhist nun brings Transcendental Meditation to her school for at-risk girls March 2014 Buddhist nun Acharn Yai founded a unique school for impoverished girls, and since they have begun to practise the Transcendental Meditation technique, they are enjoying greater success and harmony. (more)
	MUM alumna envisions a better world through Consciousness-Based Education March 2014 Maharishi University of Management alumna, Dr Simi Summer, has an expanded vision of the possibilities for lasting, positive social change through Maharishi's technologies for the development of consciousness. (more)
	Study finds improvement in PTSD in just 10 days with TM March 2014 Congolese war refugees who learned the Transcendental Meditation technique showed a significant reduction in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in just 10 days, according to a recent study. (more)
	Former corrections officer realizes TM can help inmates March 2014 Once corrections officer Tawanda Miller realized that the Transcendental Meditation program could help prisoners, she wanted to become a teacher to make it available to them. (more)
	No more teacher burnout March 2014 After learning Transcendental Meditation, the level of stress that teachers experience decreases and their energy level increases making the process of teaching more enjoyable. (more)
	Educating girls in Uganda March 2014 Maharishi Secondary School for Girls in Uganda is giving girls an opportunity to succeed, flourish, and become leaders for Uganda and all of Africa through Consciousness-Based Education. (more)