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Defending Central European University and Academic Freedom: Elements of an Initial Response

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She has also been a postdoctoral fellow at New York University Law School and a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. Her main field of expertise and research is international and European human rights law, particularly on freedom of expression.

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In Memoriam

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Edley spent more than two decades as a professor at Harvard Law School, where he and Orfield founded the Civil Rights Project in the aftermath of a 1996 court ruling that squelched race-conscious admission policies at many universities. Her entrepreneurial pursuit was Global Education Collections which she founded in 2016.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

“This incident is particularly harmful to our Black community members during this important celebration of Black History Month.” An African American student said a banana was thrown at her on campus in September 2016, and another found a rotten banana and obscene drawings on her dorm room door that same month.

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Who You Gonna Believe?

Inside Higher Ed

” The 2016 presidential campaign touched off an explosion of books and articles on disinformation, as well as widespread calls to combat misinformation and the supposedly growing contempt for verified facts in today’s posttruth moment. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

He had served as president from the beginning of 2016. “I The entire class of 2016 withdrew from the program. The decision follows stark disagreements with the Board of Regents on how to govern its law school after several longtime employees embezzled nearly a million dollars over several years, according to a school email.

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HEI Resources 2025

Higher Education Inquirer

2017) For the Common Good: A New History of Higher Education in America Cornell University Press. Women and Higher Education in American History. Fast and Curious: A History of Shortcuts in American Education. American higher education: A history. Marti, Eduardo (2016). Books Alexander, Bryan (2020). Archibald, R.

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Liberty University in the Trump Era

Higher Education Inquirer

The school also has a strict honor code called the Liberty Way , which prohibits activity that may be counter to conservative Christian beliefs. The growing campus includes a successful law school that serves as a pipeline to Christian businesses and conservative government. In March 2016, Jerry Falwell Jr.