Oxford Business College and others like it make millions, largely by recruiting immigrants. They operate in an opaque corner of the British education system.
Tag: Colleges and Universities
2 Students, Punished for Rainbow Flags, Test China’s L.G.B.T.Q. Space
The students at an elite college in China found themselves on a collision course with the authorities amid a crackdown on gay and transgender expression.
She Said Her Professor Sexually Harassed Her. His Wife Won Damages.
A case involving a graduate student and her art history professor illustrates the tangled state of sexual power dynamics in Japan.
Belgium Sentences Students Over Hazing Death of Sanda Dia
Sanda Dia, a 20-year-old Black student at the Catholic University of Leuven, died in 2018 after members of an elite fraternity forced him to drink fish oil, swallow goldfish and stand in an ice-filled trench.
Oxford University Removes Sackler Name From Buildings
The elite British university has become the latest in a long series of institutions to publicly distance themselves from the family because of some of its members’ ties to the opioid crisis.
George Berkeley’s Name Removed from Trinity College Dublin Library
No one disputes that George Berkeley was among Ireland’s greatest thinkers, but he was also an unapologetic slaver. Now, Trinity College Dublin is taking his name off one of its buildings.
The Hard Question of Affirmative Action and Slavery
If there were an affirmative action program for the descendants of enslaved people, would you consider that to be race-based?
‘If I Stop Now I’ll Have Nothing’: The African Students Who Fled Ukraine
One student, accepted at a Georgian school, had her visa application rejected. Another, 18 months from his medical degree, received a deportation order from Germany. “It just makes you want to stop in the street and scream,” he said.
French Anger at Macron Seeps Into Bordeaux
Even Bordeaux, known for its surrounding vineyards and conservative politics, has become a flashpoint. The City Hall’s charred doors attest to that.
Free Speech (or Not) at Stanford
A federal judge spoke at Stanford Law School. Chaos ensued.