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Many Master’s Degree Students in Gaza Are Forced to Drop Out
The Gaza Strip’s economic crisis, worsened by political infighting and unpaid salaries, leaves many students unable to pay tuition. The…
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A Professors’ Strike in Libya Reveals a Troubled University System
Public university professors, long underpaid or not paid at all, are demanding better wages. Their action has disrupted the new…
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Teachers’ Strike in Jordan Ends After the Government Agrees to a 35 Percent Raise
The rare public-sector walkout drew sympathy from citizens also caught between stagnant wages and rising costs in a debt-burdened economy
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Egypt’s Doctors are Fleeing, Leaving Behind a Physician Shortage
An increased number of Egyptian doctors are fleeing the country to work abroad, saying they are tired of low salaries,…
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Palestinian Professors’ Strike Ends Early
A labor action by Palestinian faculty members was halted after the education ministry indicated it would meet some of their…
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Egyptian Finance Ministry Gives Professors a Pay Cut
The Egyptian Ministry of Finance is imposing higher taxes on public-university professors’ salaries, pushing already frustrated faculty members to speak…
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Cairo University to Give $2.8 Million to a Presidential Fund
A generous donation by Cairo University to “Long Live Egypt” fund leaves students and professors puzzled
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Opinion
Would Your Mother Want You to Marry a Professor?
One measure of the status of university professors: Ask a mother if it is all right for her child to…
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Employment in the Gulf: Not Always What it Seems
Arab and Western academics alike flock to the Gulf, but don't always get as much money as they expect.
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