With public universities under threat, massive protests against austerity shake Argentina

WDTN— BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Raising their textbooks and diplomas and singing the national anthem, hundreds of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities on Tuesday to demand increased funding for the country’s public universities, in an outpouring of anger at libertarian President Javier Milei’s harsh austerity measures. The scale []

FOX News—Thousands protest in Argentina as Milei's austerity plan hits universities. Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei has tried to dismiss the worsening budget crisis at public universities as politics as usual, a contest with his leftist political rivals who hold sway over liberal campuses. It does not feel that way to many of the students at the elite University of Buenos Aires, where halls went dark, elevators froze and air conditioning stopped working in some buildings last week. Professors taught 200-person lectures without microphones or projectors because...

The Independent—Javier Milei’s austerity plan hits Argentina’s universities and sparks student protests. Milei is slashing spending across the country in his drive to reach zero deficit, leaving even elite universities struggling to keep lights on

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