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Central Babylonian University
Elina Silver Elina Silver

Central Babylonian University

A prophetic critique of a university drifting from its mission, confronting leadership, complacency, and the question of whether renewal is still possible.


by The Fishermen

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Can We Listen?
Elina Silver Elina Silver

Can We Listen?

The release and reactions to the play Heldenplatz in 1988, critical of Austrian society and its inadequate denazification, prompts us consider the double-sided nature of freedom of speech.

by Lili Androsch

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A Response to CEU2025
Elina Silver Elina Silver

A Response to CEU2025

Current BA, MA and PhD student’s respond to their predecessors concerns about CEU’s 5 year plan, showing us how far the university has come and how far it still needs to go.

by Elina Silver

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Go Great or Go Home
Elina Silver Elina Silver

Go Great or Go Home

The writing market is oversaturated with comforting mediocrity. Time to break the mould

by Andrey Sapozhnikov

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Will the free word survive?
Elina Silver Elina Silver

Will the free word survive?

A personal reflection on the importance of the free word, and what it means to defend it in a world where journalists are increasingly silenced.


by Mariam Komakhidze

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Should CEU go 100% Plant-Based?
Elina Silver Elina Silver

Should CEU go 100% Plant-Based?

Why CEU should join the Europe-wide Plant-Based University initiative and why you should take part.

by Johanna Öövel and Carolina Gabler

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Two Years of Silence
Elina Silver Elina Silver

Two Years of Silence

Hungarian liberal intellectuals and artists have supported the censure of Pro-Palestinian Irish rap trio Kneecap from Budapest’s Sviget Festival. The author decries the hypocrisy of Hungarian society silence against the Gaza genocide.

by Samu Banfalvi

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