Автор: Maria Mayofis
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“None of the political parties makes higher education a priority on its agenda”: American higher education through the eyes of a university administrator
Our interviewee today is not allowed to give interviews — under the terms of her employment contract. The senior position she holds at an American university obliges her not to make her political views public and to exercise the utmost caution in public statements. But the changes now taking place at American universities are so…
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Austin Sarat: “Fear Is My Friend”
Renowned American legal scholar Austin Sarat, a founder of the humanistic study of law, on the responsibility of public intellectuals in the United States, the bracing “slap in the face” Trump dealt to universities, and the path forward in defending academic freedom and democracy.