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Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to nostalgia and nationalism to attack higher education

  • Written by Riyad A. Shahjahan, Professor of Higher, Adult and Life Long Education, Michigan State University
Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to nostalgia and nationalism to attack higher educationTwo scholars argue that nostalgia and resentment fuel government attacks on universities.Rick Friedman/AFP

Harvard University is under siege by the Trump administration – and the world is watching. But this case isn’t just an American issue.

It’s part of a global trend: universities cast as enemies and institutions in need of...

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