
Sibbir Ahmad
Dr Sibbir Ahmad is a development economist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia. He can be reached at [email protected].
Dr Sibbir Ahmad is a development economist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia. He can be reached at [email protected].
When fascism falls, its institutions may crumble, but its ghosts linger.
There is a simple fix to this problem. We can easily allow students who have failed in one or two subjects to begin college studies on a conditional basis.
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
In Bangladesh, authoritarianism began with a knock on a dorm room door.
We began with 15 reserved seats in 1972. Today, there are 50. On paper, this expansion signals progress.
When fascism falls, its institutions may crumble, but its ghosts linger.
There is a simple fix to this problem. We can easily allow students who have failed in one or two subjects to begin college studies on a conditional basis.
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
In Bangladesh, authoritarianism began with a knock on a dorm room door.
We began with 15 reserved seats in 1972. Today, there are 50. On paper, this expansion signals progress.