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Tag: American University in Cairo
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Nation & World
In the crosshairs of an academic crackdown
Sociologist Amy Austin Holmes, an associate professor at the American Unviersity in Cairo and a visiting scholar at the Weatherhead Center, thought her research was “safe” — until she was labeled an operative by Egypt’s authoritarian regime.
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Nation & World
Fostering global understanding
A panel of scholars made up of the directors of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centers met to discuss how to promote better understanding between the Islamic world and the West.
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Nation & World
No ceilings
In 2004, Harvard announced an initiative to make the University more accessible to low-income families by expanding recruitment and eliminating parental contributions for eligible students. Since then, 1,900 students have taken advantage of the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative. Here’s how the program changed the lives of some of its first alumni.
