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Trump targets Harvard: What's at stake for US education & international students?
Quick Take

Trump targets Harvard: What's at stake for US education & international students?

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down Donald Trump’s escalating battle with Harvard and his threat to cut federal funding and suspend international student visas.

Rohingya refugees gather in front of the office of the U.N. refugee agency after being evicted from their homes, at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
What We're Watching

Malaysia sends Rohingya back to Myanmar, Andy Burnham lays out vision for Labour Party, Indians protest over women’s safety

Since 2017, millions of Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority, have fled Myanmar amid widespread persecution under both civilian and military-led governments.

​University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in Washington.
News

A bad case of “academentia” that needs to be cured

University presidents should not have to duck behind talking points and prepared statements to answer a basic question about human decency. Higher education should not mean lower common sense.

Ask an epidemiologist: Harvard's Marc Lipsitch answers your COVID questions
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Ask an epidemiologist: Harvard's Marc Lipsitch answers your COVID questions

Do masks really protect us? Are children less vulnerable to COVID-19? And why do scientists hope you avoid indoor bars? This week, GZERO World is taking all of our burning questions about the latest in the pandemic to a Harvard epidemiologist. Marc Lipsitch is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. So, he knows his stuff!