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Tara McKelvey

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I served as the White House correspondent for the BBC, traveling around the world with Biden and Trump. Currently, I’m an editor at Radio Free Asia and a contributor to the New York Times Book Review. I was a fellow at Princeton University , and I’m now a Yale lecturer. My writing about the CIA has received a Guggenheim, and I’m the author of an acclaimed book, Monstering, about the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib (Basic Books).

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Former US Federal Reserve adviser pleads not guilty in spy case

Former US Federal Reserve adviser pleads not guilty in spy case

John Harold Rogers allegedly passed secret information about U.S. money policy to Chinese officials for years.

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INTERVIEW: An Ex-FBI agent helps unravel the mysteries of a spy swap

INTERVIEW: An Ex-FBI agent helps unravel the mysteries of a spy swap

The former head of the bureau's Beijing office explains the recent exchange of prisoners between China and th…

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Explained: What is America's 'blacklist'- and does it really work against China?

Explained: What is America's 'blacklist'- and does it really work against China?

A U.S. government list intended to restrict business with objectionable foreign companies grows longer.

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I met one of those research monkeys, and I don't blame them for trying to escape - The Boston Glo...

I met one of those research monkeys, and I don't blame them for trying to escape - The Boston Glo...

Rhesus macaques are used for medical research because they are so like us. Perhaps that's a compelling reason…

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Specter of China hovers over US colleges

Specter of China hovers over US colleges

University administrators face increasing pressure over their ties to institutes in China.

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Podcast: Master of Deceit, Episode 5 - A guilty verdict, but questions remain

Podcast: Master of Deceit, Episode 5 - A guilty verdict, but questions remain

New York's ethnic Chinese community reacts to Shujun Wang's case, as China watchers weigh whether it will cha…

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A Fight for Control

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By Marilyn Cooper, Tara McKelvey Verified, Luna Shyr
| American Association of Colleges and Universities
In 2021, the University of Florida (UF) ignited a firestorm when it barred three political science professors from testifying as expert witnesses in a voting-rights case against the state. Allowing the testimony, UF argued, would conflict with the university’s role as a public institution. The decision drew widespread criticism, including from freedom of speech advocates, such as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
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A Lifeline for Rural America

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By Tara McKelvey Verified, Marilyn Cooper, Luna Shyr
| American Association of Colleges and Universities
The battle between the Trump administration and the Ivy League has dominated the news. The administration has withheld billions in research funding and other grants to force the institutions to close down diversity programs, limit international student enrollment, and change admissions policies. The administration has also reduced funding and staff for the US Department of Education, with an eye toward completely dismantling it.
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Make Them Believers

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By David Weaver, Roosevelt Montas, Tara McKelvey Verified
| American Association of Colleges and Universities
Kids these days, right? Every generation says it about the next. My generation demanded the instant gratification of nearly a hundred cable channels, but today’s youth have upped the ante. Obsessed with clicks and likes, they crave virtual acknowledgement. They are the first generation to live under the allure of perpetual digital connectivity, with social media sometimes more real to them than their parents, teachers, and peers.
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