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Can Biden’s Administration Bridge the Political Divide?
Based on a random sampling of opinion, the 46th president may find it challenging to satisfy a politically divided country. By Dave Schechter January 21, 2021, 1:45 pm Edit 13 shares
Dave Schechter is a veteran journalist whose career includes writing and producing reports from Israel and elsewhere in the Middle East.
US President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential inauguration in Washington. Reuters
Biden arrives at the White House for the first time as president. Evan Vucci/AP
Eli Sperling would like to see Biden implement the ideals he voiced in a 2010 speech at Tel Aviv University.
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On Jan. 6, Zaosong Zheng, a former researcher at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was ordered to leave the United States and return to China after being charged with lying to federal agents about allegedly smuggling cancer research. Zheng agreed to not return to the U.S. for 10 years.
Zhengâs sentencing, however, marks merely the latest development in an ongoing crackdown by the United States government and American universities on âacademic espionage,â or the transmission of academic research by scientists at American universities to foreign governments. Multiple Harvard affiliates, including former Chemistry Department Chair Charles M. Lieber, have been subject to criminal proceedings due to alleged misbehavior.
Thatâs about to change.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has vowed to roll out a far-reaching overhaul of federal immigration laws Wednesday, his Inauguration Day.
Though experts and advocates said they are hopeful that Bidenâs reforms will ease legal restrictions on immigration, they noted that institutional change will require more time.
Harvard administrators, including University President Lawrence S. Bacow, have publicly challenged Trumpâs immigration policy over the past four years through letters, lobbying, and lawsuits. Experts agree that higher education leaders, campuses, and advocacy groups must join the government in pushing for change.
âThe Harms of the Past Four Yearsâ
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