The backlash came after several universities adopted vows of loyalty to the Communist Party, raising concerns about academic freedom.
Tag: Colleges and Universities
9-Year-Old Prodigy Pulled From College Over Degree Delay
Laurent Simons made headlines last month when he was set to become the world’s youngest university graduate. But his parents now have other plans.
Student Sets Himself on Fire, Highlighting Broader Distress in France
Since a 22-year-old’s desperate act in Lyon this month, other French students have joined protests against their financial insecurity.
Parents of Besieged Hong Kong Protesters Come to the Front Lines
The parents of young people under siege at a university emerged as a call for compromise.
Blind Student’s Violent Treatment at Oxford Debate Prompts Resignations
Ebenezer Azamati, a postgraduate student from Ghana, was violently removed from an event at the Oxford Union, a prominent British debating society.
Hong Kong Protests: Campus Under Siege as Mask Ban Overturned
The police offered protesters one way out of a besieged university campus, raining tear gas and rubber bullets on those who tried to flee.
Hong Kong Protests: Police Threaten to Use Lethal Force Amid Standoff
A siege at a university escalated on Sunday as the police swooped in and threatened to use live rounds against antigovernment protesters.
A 9-Year-Old Is About to Get a University Degree. He Has #Giganticplans.
Laurent Simons of Belgium wants to make artificial hearts. He also loves Fortnite and has thousands of followers on Instagram.
Pushed From Hungary, University Created by Soros Shifts to Vienna
Central European University and its founder, George Soros, have been favorite targets of Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban, as he stifles dissenting voices.
Inside Hong Kong’s Battle-Ready Campuses
Classrooms may be empty, but universities are bustling with preparation for confrontations with the police.