To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. – George Santayana Below is a LinkedIn post by Ms. Yeganeh Faghfour Maghrebi, a young Iranian woman who was planning to begin a Ph.D. program this fall in the US with full funding. Reprinted with permission. Yeganeh is the kind of student colleges … Continue reading The Truth of My Nationality
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Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
Israeli Minister of Finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, speaks to the press during a party meeting in Jerusalem on 5 February 2024. I give Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich credit for one thing: his brutal honesty. No code or dog whistle, just speaking candidly about the "Greater Israel" project. I first saw … Continue reading Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
“Losing Hearts & Minds” Say What?
(US) American-Iranian Relations & International Education during the Cold War The question remains about how institutions of higher education can thrive economically and promote responsible internationalization. On the one hand, educational exchange can help generate change around the world and enhance American influence and prestige. On the other hand, schools, like nations, should not compromise … Continue reading “Losing Hearts & Minds” Say What?
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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