brain drain [submitted by Southern Bubba, Ph. D.]

This historic drop in the number of international students coming to the United States will be devastating if it continues--not most especially because of the billions of dollars in lost tuition/room/board revenue,
but because of the brain drain.  The culture drain.  The creativity drain. The entrepreneurship drain. Fuck, this is a nightmare.  Whether it's because of Trump or because of the pandemic or because of something else, it hurts.  Bad.  This is embarrassing and painful for grad schools and for community colleges and all of higher education.  Fuck this.  Is there a way this will not harm the United States?  Even the hairstylist who operates under the radar from her doublewide on the outskirts of some small town in Alabama will be harmed by this (although she might not yet know it).

--Southern Bubba, Ph.D.

A funny for you, from Bella

 

Hello.  Saw this and thought of us.

I'm working on a post.  Things are much better with my male spawn,  and it looks like the evil one won't win a second term.  So in many ways things are looking up!

Much love to all from Bella 

Egypt university professor suspended for ‘insulting the Qur’an’ [Middle East Monitor]

 The flava:

Egypt’s minister of higher education has suspended a university professor following claims that he insulted the Qur’an.

His detention follows the circulation of a video online which captured a debate between Dr Mohamed Mahdaly, a professor of sociology in Alexandria, and several students.

The argument is around the Qur’an’s teachings over incest and common law marriage. Mahdaly was reportedly arguing in favour of mothers marrying their sons when challenged with a Qu’ranic verse outlawing such practises he responded: “I don’t give a f**k about that [Qu’ranic] verse.”

The article:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201105-egypt-university-professor-arrested-for-insulting-the-quran/