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24 novembre 2017

‘The Doha Experiment’

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. New book by a former professor looks at the tensions and struggles behind what author describes as Georgetown’s “bold, important and interesting” experiment to bring American liberal education to Qatar. More...

24 novembre 2017

Issues for Trump's OCR Nominee: Sexual Assault and… Israel

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Many victims’ rights and civil rights groups are reserving judgment on Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, but advocates for Palestinian rights say his appointment could chill campus speech critical of Israel. More...

24 novembre 2017

Call to Bar Turkish Scientific Agency From NYU

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom has called on New York University to bar the participation of a Turkish scientific agency it says has been directly involved in violations of academic freedom in an event being held on its campus this weekend or otherwise withdraw sponsorship of the event. More...

24 novembre 2017

Nottingham Objects to Portrayal on Chinese Sitcom

HomeBy Elizabeth ReddenA British university is unhappy with the portrayal of its China campus on a popular Chinese sitcom, reported Sixth Tone, an English-language website that’s part of a state-funded media group. An episode of the sitcom, whose name roughly translates as Road Turns White Since Tonight, features a character who disparages the academic standards of the University of Nottingham. More...

24 novembre 2017

Publisher Complies With Chinese Censorship

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The publisher Springer Nature has blocked access to more than 1,000 journal articles in China to comply with government censors, the Financial Times reported. The newspaper found that more than 1,000 articles had removed from the websites of two Springer journals, the Journal of Chinese Political Science and International Politics. More...

24 novembre 2017

Chinese Universities Set Up Centers for Xi Thought

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. At least 20 Chinese universities have established research institutes focused on the ideology of Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, the South China Morning Post reported. More...

24 novembre 2017

Billion-Euro Plan for France's Universities

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. France pledged to spend €1 billion (about $1.16 billion) on universities to increase the number of spots in popular programs, build more student housing, and try to reduce drop-out rates, Reuters and The Local France reported. More...

24 novembre 2017

Scientist Sentenced to Death in Iran

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. A researcher of disaster medicine has been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for the Israeli government, Nature News reported. More...

24 novembre 2017

U.S., Turkey Suspend Visa Processing

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The U.S. embassy has suspended all non-immigrant visa processing in Turkey after the arrest of a consulate employee, prompting Turkey to respond by stopping visa processing for Americans, The New York Times reported. More...

24 novembre 2017

Foreign Students and Graduate STEM Enrollment

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. International students make up the large majority of full-time students in many graduate science- and engineering-related programs, and their numbers have been rising much faster than the number of domestic students, according to a new report from the National Foundation for American Policy, a research organization focused on immigration and the economy. More...

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