American officials said China had insisted that the Justice Department not proceed with cases against the arrested scholars, who are in the Chinese military and face charges of visa fraud.
Tag: Colleges and Universities
‘It Really Was Abandonment.’ Virus Crisis Grips British Universities
With no bailout forthcoming from the government, financially strapped British universities beckoned students back to campus, with predictably dire results.
E.U. Court Rules Against Hungary Law Targeting Soros-Funded University
The ruling comes as the bloc pushes back against a growing authoritarianism by the government of Viktor Orban, but is unlikely to have much effect on the ground.
Her Study Center Was Bombed. She Still Topped Afghanistan’s National University Exam.
Shamsea Alizada’s story of persistence is a reminder of advances in girls’ education in Afghanistan — and their vulnerability as the government negotiates with the Taliban.
Her Tutoring Center Was Bombed. She Still Topped Afghanistan’s National University Exam.
Shamsea Alizada’s story of persistence is a reminder of the fragility of girls’ education in Afghanistan as the government negotiates with the Taliban.
Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81
He chronicled Stalin’s tyrannies and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he was an enthusiastic admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev.
Student Blockade Protests Viktor Orban’s Reach at a Top Arts University
A demonstration at the University for Theater and Film Arts in Budapest has received support from theater groups, students and faculties in Hungary and around Europe.
Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy
The intelligence wars over vaccine research have intensified as China and Russia expand their efforts to steal American work at both research institutes and companies.
Pandemic Drives Millions From Latin America’s Universities
They were the first in their families to make it to college. But how do you study when you can’t afford to eat?
U.K. Exam Chaos Prompts Stampede for College Places
Universities rejected thousands of students when exam results were announced. With those grades now withdrawn, many are demanding places that have already been filled.