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US Diplomat Says Need Chinese Students In Humanities, Indian For Sciences

June 25, 2024 admin

US diplomat said US had to be careful to not eliminate links between China and US. Washington: The US should welcome more students from China, but to study the humanities rather than sciences, the second-ranked US diplomat said on Monday, noting that US universities are limiting Chinese students’ access to sensitive technology given security concerns….

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Columbia University President Faces Vote Of Confidence As Protests Spread

April 27, 2024 admin

The White House has defended free speech on campus Columbia’s embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a university oversight committee met to address her attempt two weeks ago to clamp down on protests that have roiled the Ivy League school and spread across the country and aboard. President Nemat Minouche Shafik faced…

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After Columbia, Pro-Palestine Protests At Other Top US Universities

April 24, 2024 admin

Students from several other universities in the US are holding rallies Pro-Palestine encampments at Columbia University in the US are still going strong, despite 108 students being arrested and three suspended last week. Contrary to what the police’s sweep of the encampments had hoped to achieve, the crackdown has simply stoked the fires of dissent….

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Why US University Students Are Protesting Against Israel-Hamas War In Gaza

April 24, 2024 admin

Students across the US universities and colleges have been protesting for a few weeks now It has been 200 days since Israel launched its brutal war in Gaza, retaliating against the October 7 attack carried out by Hamas. As the calls for the ceasefire grow in different parts of the world, university and college students in…

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Anger Spikes At US Universities As Gaza Protests Intensify

April 24, 2024 admin

People rally inside the Columbia University which is occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters. New York, United States: Student anger with university officials and law enforcement fueled worsening tensions on several US campuses Tuesday after days of pro-Palestinian protests that have triggered mass arrests and shut down classes. Some of America’s most prestigious universities have been rocked…

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