Karen Leigh is Managing Editor of News Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/houssam-al-zir-al-iqtisadi-and-karen-leigh/rss en Civil Society Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Houssam Al-Zir / Al Iqtisadi and Karen Leigh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/12/studies-on-hold-for-syrias-academic-elite https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/12/studies-on-hold-for-syrias-academic-elite Housing prices and unaffordable tuition – and new demands as family breadwinners – have led to a surge in the number of college dropouts.