How Much Do You Think It Matters Where You Go to College?
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Robert J. Zimmer, Who Promoted Free Speech on Campus, Dies at 75
Robert J. Zimmer, a mathematician who as president of the University of Chicago championed diversity not only quantitatively, in the recruitment of students and faculty, but also by protecting free expression on campus with a protocol that was later embraced by dozens of colleges across the country, died on Tuesday at his home in Chicago.…
As Professors, New York Times Staff Members Teach, and Learn
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.In 2017, after spending more than 13 years covering Iraq and China for The New York Times, Edward Wong returned to the United States and began teaching international reporting at Princeton University.When he wasn’t filing articles…
Walter LaFeber, Historian Who Dissected Diplomacy, Dies at 87
As an undergraduate, he had been relatively comfortable with the foreign policies of Republicans like Senator Robert A. Taft and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He became more critical after he entered the University of Wisconsin, where he studied under Professor Fred Harvey Harrington and where he and two other future professors, Lloyd C. Gardner and…
What Is Most Important to You When Choosing a College?
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