On the Agenda – Week 20, 2019
Take 1 –Education
English universities have been urged to do more to stamp out antisemitism amid claims that some Jewish groups have been forced to pay thousands of pounds for security at campus events. https://t.co/ka4mDORXku
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 17 mei 2019
The Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán has systematically undermined the institutions that might challenge his authority. One, however, has stood defiant: a university founded by George Soros. @FranklinFoer reports: https://t.co/X1a0YvoPFj
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) 12 mei 2019
Mexico’s education reforms were good, popular, and starting to reveal their promise. It’s a revealing shame that AMLO killed them. Me in @TheEconomist https://t.co/xU8485V8LD
— Richard Ensor (@richardjensor) 16 mei 2019
We could also just get rid of the SAT because if it’s inherent biases. It’s actually regressing American education. https://t.co/uFZea0hu4Y
— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) 16 mei 2019
Take 2 –Research
JUST IN: House Dems ramp up spending for science agencies after Trump proposes $1 billion in budget cuts https://t.co/1jCmNafBSJ pic.twitter.com/UfTfguAoJk
— The Hill (@thehill) 16 mei 2019
Junior-level scientists who persisted after their grant proposals were initially rejected eventually outperformed those who were successful first time round https://t.co/t21mnEU00Z
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 12 mei 2019
“As long as you continue to fund the harassers, you are part of the problem,” said one speaker at an NIH meeting on sexual harassment. https://t.co/r41uQFLF3L
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 16 mei 2019
Lack of innovation is ‘Achilles heel’ for China’s economy, Xi says https://t.co/Kkd5W7dPZt pic.twitter.com/3dNzRLjVYX
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 16 mei 2019
Take 3 – Brazil
Huge protests across Brazil over education spending freezes should serve as a warning to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro who faces a “perfect storm” of political crises, analysts say https://t.co/NvdGM4KRnR
— AFP news agency (@AFP) 16 mei 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro dismisses ‘imbecile’ students as he faces biggest protests yet https://t.co/tyNXAv4dgT
— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsin) 16 mei 2019
“We are watching them deconstruct everything we’ve put together.”
Eight former ministers warned on Wednesday that Bolsonaro’s government was systematically trying to destroy Brazil’s environmental protection policies.https://t.co/5tmEnSnDfv
— Avaaz (@Avaaz) 9 mei 2019
This article is great but the video @TIME made about @davidmirandario really captures his spirit, courage, & the passion and importance of his work. There are now several young leaders with similar backgrounds as David in Brazil & that’s what gives me hope https://t.co/d1muqQh1tM
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) 16 mei 2019
