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Tag: Colleges and Universities
A French University Confronts Medical Crimes and Its Nazi Past
A report on the University of Strasbourg’s takeover by Nazis during World War II and on medical crimes they committed there sheds light on a period that had been mostly scrubbed from official memory.
Why Union Drives Are Succeeding
College-educated workers are driving a spike in union organizing.
Cambridge Opens an Inquiry After Student Deaths
One of the deaths is confirmed to have been suicide and the others are suspected of being suicides. The university is working with the National Health Service to investigate.
The Racist Researcher Cited in the Buffalo Gunman’s Manifesto
The work of Michael Woodley, a Briton who was cited by the teenager who killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, included pseudoscientific theories that have been used to justify racism.
U.K.’s ‘Brightest and Best’ Visa Leaves Out Africa, India and Latin America
Under the new program, graduates of top-ranked global colleges can move to Britain for two years, even without a job offer. But critics say the plan nurtures global inequalities.
An Irish National Treasure Gets Set for a Long-Needed Restoration
The majestic Old Library at Trinity College Dublin, where some of Ireland’s most ancient and valuable books are stored, is a popular tourist attraction.
How an Organized Republican Effort Punishes Companies for Climate Action
Legislators and their allies are running an aggressive campaign that uses public money and the law to pressure businesses they say are pushing “woke” causes.
In Covid Zero, Young Chinese Embrace ‘Run Philosophy’
Many believe that they’re the most unlucky generation since the 1980s as Beijing’s persistent pursuit of the zero Covid policy wreaks havoc.
John Doerr Gives Stanford $1.1 Billion for Climate School
The billionaire venture capitalist said the study of climate change and sustainability would be the “new computer science.”