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OPINION: Want to save the beleaguered English major? Abandon it.

The Hechinger Report

I entered college in 1989 with an interest in human rights advocacy, planning to be a lawyer. We are developing problem-solvers, entrepreneurs and leaders from a hundred nations, weaving them together as one community to overcome the greatest challenges facing humanity. I am a poster child for the English major.

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Speaking Truth to Israel Requires More Than Academic Freedom

Sapiens

Human rights experts and activists have named the situation in Palestine “ scholasticide ” or “ educide ,” terms that refer to the systematic destruction of a people’s educational system. Protecting academic freedom and freedom of expression is crucial—especially given the widespread silencing of Palestinian human rights advocacy.