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Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer who has written about Germany and Central Europe since 1989. His latest book is Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall, and the Birth of the New Berlin. His writing has also appeared in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, and The Nation.
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Refugee scholars in Europe face tremendous obstacles. Now some universities are trying to change that.
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