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A Tribute to the Beginning of a New University Semester

I am experiencing some serious nostalgia these days as I see the numerous notes from friends and old colleagues about the fact that students are just around the corner, set to enter university en masse for what will hopefully be one of the most satisfying and challenging learning experiences of their lives.  And while I [...]

Student Elections in Nepal

Last week marked the annual student elections for some of the major university and college campuses in Nepal.  These elections, unlike most of the student elections I have seen, are incredibly heated and tumultuous events.  They are political statements of youth who through their voting align themselves with national political parties.  That’s right, you heard [...]