Academics and Students Look to Influence Egypt's Transition

Academics and Students Look to Influence Egypt's Transition
http://chronicle.com/article/AcademicsStudents-Look-to/126353
Feb 13, 2011
By Ursula Lindsey

Even as Egyptians marked the collapse of President Hosni Mubarak's government with wild celebrations, professors and students—who played a vital role in the historic uprising—have begun planning for the future. While academics are focusing their expertise on the political-transition process and encouraging the authorities to carry out long-overdue educational reforms, student activists are vowing they will continue to organize and agitate until their demands are met. ... Read more