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By Ernesto Londoño. KABUL — It is easy to drive past the American University of Afghanistan, barricaded by blast walls and guard towers. There is no sign, no American flag, no emblem. But those who slip through its nondescript door enter a tiny corner of this country that is unique, wondrous and heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. Young men and women mingle freely, in contravention of the country’s conservative social norms. Some female students walk around unveiled, a break with custom that is unthinkable elsewhere in the country. Inside classrooms, American professors stoke lively debates and use cutting-edge technology. More...

By Jim Sleeper. Derek Bok was named president of Harvard not once but twice: in 1971, after anti-Vietnam War protests of 1969 had left students' blood on his predecessor Nathan Pusey's hands and had shut down the university in 1970; and again in 2006, after a faculty vote of no-confidence in the obstreperous Lawrence Summers prompted the obstreperous Wall Street Journal to claim that Harvard's faculty has "as much intellectual diversity as the [North Korean] Pyongyang parliament." More...

Auckland University students will be locked out of an upcoming meeting to discuss potential fee increases, following concerns about staff safety. Last year, protesters stormed the city campus after the institution decided to raise course fees by 4%. Two security guards were left badly injured in the incident. Accordingly, university staff are taking preventative measures for when its council meets again next month.
An Auckland University spokesperson has told ONE News that the decision to block students from the meeting is due to "numerous and serious safety issues".
"The Vice-Chancellor, as employer, has responsibility to ensure the health and safety of its staff and council members."
However, the spokesperson confirmed that the meeting would be live streamed. More...