Opinion
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Scholarships Prepare New Leaders in Tunisia
Thomas Jefferson Scholarships to U.S. colleges increase the employment rate and volunteerism rate among participating Tunisian students.
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Host-Country Universities Must Evolve To Help Refugees
Change in curriculum and ways of delivering education are the key to helping Syrian students succeed and will ultimately help…
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What International Higher Education is Missing: Refugees
To fully embrace a global approach, universities must include the education of refugees and displaced people, says the managing editor…
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Cast Away: Stories of Survival
A Brussels-based foreign correspondent has traced the tales of five people who fled their countries to seek a haven in…
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With the Pope in Egypt, Debate on Al-Azhar’s Role
In the wake of Coptic church bombings, educators are reflecting on what role universities, including Al-Azhar, the beacon of Sunni…
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You Can Combine Motherhood and Study
A Ph.D. candidate and mother of two young children says reaching her academic goal has been difficult but it can…
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Moroccan Academic Plays Matchmaker Between Books and Readers
A retired professor hunts down books published in Morocco and makes them available to a wider audience. His challenges reflect…
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Egyptian Universities Abuse Disciplinary Codes to Squeeze Student Freedoms
Egyptian universities are meting out punishments that far outweigh student infractions in an apparent attempt to keep a tight lid…
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Unfriendly U.S. Policies Threaten Arab Student Flows
Travel bans and negative rhetoric have fueled concern for Arab overseas students, and U.S. institutions stand to lose more than…
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Traveling With The Respect You Deserve
An Egyptian academic reflects on how people react to her when she travels and on the latest indignity, the U.K.…
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