Syria’s Conflict Takes its Toll on Academy and Academics Alike

A recent article in Times Higher Education features several Syrian exiled scholars in the UK. It reports "students and academics have fled the country in droves, and higher education institutions are being targeted by both sides in a civil war that has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people to date." One scholar said, "It is not only universities that are being destroyed, but a whole generation. Young people have been out of education for two years since the war started. This is going to create huge problems in the future."