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FILE PHOTO: Hurricane Maria, 2017: Maria would result in the worst natural disaster in the history of Puerto Rico, causing an estimated $90 billion in damage to the already economically struggling U.S. territory. Months after the storm, a research team led by Harvard University estimated the death toll at 4,645, not the 64 pegged by the island's government. The researchers estimate one-third perished because of delayed or interrupted medical care. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

FixGov

Federal breakdowns are accelerating

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

March 25, 2020, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Empty Harvard Yard in Cambridge, MA. Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow annouced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday on March 24. Harvard University closed its campus earlier in March. No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Education Plus Development

What can COVID-19 teach us about strengthening education systems?

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Darrell M. West

Vice President and Director - Governance Studies

Senior Fellow - Center for Technology Innovation

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Stuart M. Butler

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Andre M. Perry

Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

Raj M. Desai

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Steven M. Lieberman

Nonresident Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy

Representatives from all over the world attend the 13th Confucius Institute Conference in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, 3 December 2018.The Chinese government encourages cross-cultural exchanges, and supports both Chinese sides and their foreign partners in making Confucius Institute a success, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said on Tuesday (4 December 2018). Sun, who is also chair of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, made the remarks at the opening of the 13th Confucius Institute Conference in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. About 1,500 representatives from 154 countries and regions attended the conference.No Use China. No Use France.

China

It’s time for a new policy on Confucius institutes

Jamie P. Horsley

Lawfare Thursday, April 1, 2021

Tarik M. Yousef

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

Director - Brookings Doha Center

Heather M. Roff

Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

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M. Ayhan Kose

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Children are pictured during a visit by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump to a school in Lilongwe, Malawi, October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC1AD44180E0

Education Plus Development

Four key approaches to scaling community schools in Zambia

Barbara Chilangwa

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Jordanian students sit in class at Baptist School in Ajloun city, 77km north of Amman, October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN EDUCATION SOCIETY) - GM1E5A11PVB01

Education Plus Development

To create systems change in education, shift away from a ‘project mentality’

Friday, August 16, 2019

Elizabeth M. King

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Chancellors, guests and graduates attend the first graduation ceremony of NYU Shanghai, the first Sino-US joint research university, in Shanghai, China, 28 May 2017.On May 28th, the pioneering class of 2017 at NYU Shanghai earned their NYU bachelor¡¯s degrees as well as their NYU Shanghai diplomas. The 264 graduates, who hail from China, the United States and 31 other countries, led the way into the hall of Shanghai¡¯s Oriental Arts Center packed with professors, friends, siblings and proud parents who travelled from around the world to celebrate the very first graduation of the first Sino-US joint research university. Chancellor Yu Lizhong and Vice Chancellor Jeff Lehman offered the commencement remarks. Yu asked the graduates to carry forward NYU Shanghai¡¯s academic values of independent thinking, innovation and creativity as well as its spirit of openness and inclusiveness to the advance of human beings and our society. On a day of many firsts for NYU Shanghai, both Chancellors also awarded the university¡¯s newly minted Medal of Honor to two prominent figures, China¡¯s former ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, and real estate developer, Wang Shi. Both made brief congratulatory remarks to the graduating students, their families and dignitaries in attendance.No Use China. No Use France.

Order from Chaos

The deception and detriment of US-China cultural and educational decoupling

Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen

Wednesday, October 14, 2020