Two professors from Mosul University were murdered on Monday — the same day as the Virginia Tech mass shooting. The school’s dean of political science was shot as he walked through the university gate. A second professor was killed in front of his home. The International Committee of Solidarity with Iraqi Professors estimates that over 230 university professors have been killed since the Iraq War started. Fifty-six are reported missing, and more than 3,000 others have fled the country. Schools in Iraq have also been targets of frequent attacks. In January, at least 70 people died in a double suicide bombing at Baghdad’s Mustansiriya University. Another suicide bomber struck the school in February killing 40 more students, faculty and staff.