Xu Zhangrun boldly criticized China’s repressive policies. Now his university has suspended him and started an inquiry. But he is not retreating.
Tag: Colleges and Universities
Sidney Verba, Innovative Scholar of Democracies, Dies at 86
His pioneering research compared civic participation and democracy in five countries. In a parallel career, he headed, and digitized, Harvard’s library.
Can Big Science Be Too Big?
A new study finds that small teams of researchers do more innovative work than large teams do.
Revolt at American University Where Pompeo Addressed Middle East
Academics at a prestigious Cairo university have voted to declare no confidence in its American president, weeks after he hosted the secretary of state, who delivered a fiery address.
India Protests U.S. Detention of Students in Fake-University Sting
New Delhi said several Indian students had been unwittingly caught up in an operation intended to expose visa fraud.
Duke University Apologizes Over Professor’s Email Asking Chinese Students to Speak English
The university is conducting an internal review after a professor sent an email cautioning international students from speaking Chinese on campus.
Ontario Has Francophones? Oui, Beaucoup, and They’re Angry
It has always been a battle to live “en français” in Ontario, and the province’s French speakers are now fighting mad about plans by Premier Doug Ford to cancel a French language university.
Students Defiant as Chinese University Cracks Down on Young Communists
In a rare rebuke, Peking University students denounced officials for blocking a student-led campaign for workers’ rights that has embarrassed the government.
American Student Fatally Stabbed in Netherlands Had Feared Roommate
An American psychology student was killed in her apartment near Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Chase for Talent Pushes Tech Giants Far Beyond West Coast
Amazon and Google are aggressively opening offices outside of their Silicon Valley and Seattle hometowns. On Thursday, Apple said it would invest $1 billion in Austin, Tex.