NEAR International News Tracker http://www.nearinternational.org/ The NEAR News Tracker highlights news from around the world. NEAR - N etwork for E ducation and A cademic R ights. NEAR's purpose is to facilitate the rapid global transfer of accurate information in response to breaches of academic freedom and human rights in education. SOUTH KOREA: Foreign student ban on 11 institutions http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120104133043997 University World News Confucius Says ... http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/01/04/debate-over-chinese-funded-institutes-american-universities Inside Higher Education New Hampshire Ends Affirmative-Action Preferences at Colleges http://chronicle.com/article/New-Hampshire-Ends/130196/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Should all medical research be published? http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9671000/9671074.stm BBC Sudan: End Violence Against Peaceful Protesters http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/01/03/sudan-end-violence-against-peaceful-protesters Human Rights Watch Police detain 30 students http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/police-detain-30-students.aspx?pageID=238&nID=10569&NewsCatID=341 Hurriyet Pushed out of Harvard, professor returns fire http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/01/02/pushed-out-harvard-professor-returns-fire/t1MYsAhTM3JCJ7SZ96paXL/story.html The Boston Globe Police beat up, arrest undergrads in UPSI over academic freedom demo http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/police-beat-up-arrest-undergrads-in-upsi-over-academic-freedom-demo The Malaysia Insider Science and Security Clash on Bird-Flu Papers http://chronicle.com/article/ScienceSecurity-Clash-on/130176/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Postgrad disputes mark in ‘anti-Israel’ row http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418552&c=1 The Times Higher Education Sudan: Khartoum University’s students hold massive protest against police, administration http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-Khartoum-University-s,41132 Sudan Tribune Union vows to defend academic freedom http://www.malawitoday.com/news/123140-union-vows-defend-academic-freedom Malawi Today Tel Aviv University accused of spying on student activists http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/tel-aviv-university-accused-of-spying-on-student-activists-1.402823 Haaretz 'I sit in a UK library and feel so sorry for my friends in Iran' http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418523&c=1 The Times Higher Education Students' unions 'must be able to veto hate speakers' http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418515&c=1 The Times Higher Education Ain Shams University students march on Defense Ministry http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/560996 Al-Masry Al-Youm 3 wounded in student clash over KCK trials http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/3-wounded-in-student-clash-over-kck-trials-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=9656&NewsCatID=341 Hurriyet Scholars at Risk issues urgent call for letters on behalf of Professor Masaud Jahromi of Bahrain http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Events-News/Article-Detail.php?art_uid=3293 Scholars at Risk Sudan Police Fire Teargas as Kassala Students Protest Vote Fraud http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-21/sudan-police-fire-teargas-as-kassala-students-protest-vote-fraud.html Bloomberg University students in Egypt protest against police brutality http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/559816 Al-Masry Al-Youm Anti-Gay Student's Suit Rejected http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/20/appeals-court-rejects-appeal-anti-gay-students-challenge-counseling-rules Inside Higher Education International academics seek to keep 'biased' department at Israeli university open http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/international-academics-seek-to-keep-biased-department-at-israeli-university-open-1.402450 Haaretz Dangerous Bird-Flu Papers Should Be Partly Censored, Federal Panel Says http://chronicle.com/article/Dangerous-Bird-Flu-Papers/130140/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Limited Right to Confidentiality http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/19/federal-judge-refuses-quash-subpoenas-confidential-records Inside Higher Education Professor Says He Was Dismissed for Speaking the Truth to James Franco http://chronicle.com/article/Professor-Says-He-Was/130132/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Student protester faces threats, harassment http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/12/19/student-protester-faces-threats-harassment/ Free Malaysia Today Greater Jakarta: Three hospitalized in protest for Sondang http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/19/greater-jakarta-three-hospitalized-protest-sondang.html The Jakarta Post Students will not apologise to Najib http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/12/19/students-will-not-apologise-to-najib/ Free Malaysia Today Limited Right to Confidentiality http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/19/federal-judge-refuses-quash-subpoenas-confidential-records Inside Higher Education Appeals Court Rejects Christian Student’s Bid for Reversal of Her Expulsion http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Libyan students sent by Gadhafi government to train in US as diplomats worry about going home http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/libyan-students-sent-by-gadhafi-government-to-train-in-us-as-diplomats-worry-about-going-home/2011/12/18/gIQAo6Je2O_story.html The Washington Post SOUTH AFRICA: Bill is a threat to democracy, research http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111216171950703 University World News MAURITIUS: State might cancel 'useless' courses http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111216172047524 University World News CÔTE D'IVOIRE: President closes universities for 2012 http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=201112161723117 University World News In Tunisia, a Clash Between the Religious and the Secular http://chronicle.com/article/In-Tunisia-a-Clash-Between/130120/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Family claims daughter arrested on mischarges http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/family-claims-daughter-arrested-on-mischarges.aspx?pageID=238&nID=9411&NewsCatID=339 Hurriyet Student Activist Expelled for “Disobedience” http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/12/eliasi/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Han, Tibetan Students Clash http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/clash-12162011173240.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia Why South Sudan Universities are dormant http://www.thecitizen.info/opinion/why-south-sudan-universities-are-dormant/ The Citizen 15 nabbed in pro-academic freedom protest http://www.thesundaily.my/news/239094 The Sundaily EGYPT: Tough challenges for new universities minister http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111215091240430 University World News Students seek change in Sudan http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2011/12/2011121555512917626.html AlJazeera Kurdish Students Released on Bail http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/12/kurdish-students/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Student Activist Develops Stuttering, Stomach Bleeding, and Hepatitis After 5 Months In Prison http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/12/zahabian/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Islam (and Conflict) in Class http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/14/professor-resigns-after-muslim-students-disrupt-class Inside Higher Education Protest Rules Protested http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/14/uc-riverside-protest-guidelines-trouble-students-faculty Inside Higher Education Death of self-immolating student sparks online movement http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/12/death-self-immolating-student-sparks-online-movement.html The Jakarta Post Information Gap Hinders Coordination and Reform Among Arab Universities http://chronicle.com/article/Information-Gap-Hinders/130093/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Kazakh Students Win Fight Against Hijab Ban http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakh_university_hijab_ban_overturned/24420949.html Radio Free Europe Mexico urged to investigate student deaths in clash with police http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/mexico-urged-investigate-student-deaths-clash-police-2011-12-13 Amnesty International Reload and Fight http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/13/university-denver-professor-will-teach-course-offended-students Inside Higher Education Politics enters science in Erdogan's Turkey http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/12/12/turkey-erdogan-science-idINDEE7BB0AY20111212 Reuters About-Face by Oxford Press http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/12/oxford-press-will-publish-books-are-controversial-india Inside Higher Education Queen Mary academics pass latest ‘no confidence’ vote in Willetts http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418413&c=1 The Times Higher Education When a Paper Can Be a Weapon: Scientists Debate Ways to Police Research on Dangerous Germs http://chronicle.com/article/When-a-Paper-Can-Be-a-Weapon-/130088/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Kazakh University Students To Sue Over Hijab Ban http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan_hijab_ban_university/24415976.html Radio Free Europe Students protest against violation of students' rights on campus http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-11/chandigarh/30504613_1_students-protest-student-centre-pu The Times of India CANADA: Universities fare poorly on free speech index http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111209193930754 University World News AUSTRALIA: How to support women university leaders http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111209194512403 University World News AFRICA: Local academics excluded from policy-making http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011120920071644 University World News In India, Caste Discrimination Still Plagues University Campuses http://chronicle.com/article/In-India-Caste-Discrimination/130061/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Kabwila elected in executive of Africa’s scholary network CODESRIA http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2011/12/10/kabwila-elected-in-executive-of-africa%E2%80%99s-scholary-network-codesria/ Nyasa Times Students released by court as protests simmer http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/students-released-by-court-as-protests-simmer.aspx?pageID=238&nID=8860&NewsCatID=341 Hurriyet Tunisia: Fundamentalists Disrupting College Campuses http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/09/tunisia-fundamentalists-disrupting-college-campuses Human Rights Watch * Sri Lanka Higher Education Ministry not to discuss issues with protesting students http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11B/Dec09_1323405843JR.php Colombo Page Togo universities shut after student protests http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ii0CIG3LXZl4uevdJjO4gCmICe1Q?docId=CNG.89894a82c96e35bea84391ead7ad47b4.121 AFP Tibetan Youth Sentenced http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sentenced-12092011132955.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia Bahrain: The situation for teachers remains concerning http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/2033 Education International Orthodox Jewish Student’s Tale of Premarital Sex, Real or Not, Roils Campus http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/nyregion/yeshiva-university-stunned-by-tale-of-a-tryst.html?scp=5&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Questions raised on Arab education http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/questions-raised-on-arab-education-1.946856 Gulf News Texas Argues Against Supreme Court Review of Its Use of Race in Admissions http://chronicle.com/article/Texas-Argues-Against-Supreme/130041/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Over the Line http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/08/harvard-kills-courses-controversial-summer-school-instructor Inside Higher Education Israel's High Court calls yeshiva payouts into question http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-s-high-court-calls-yeshiva-payouts-into-question-1.400262 Haaretz Russian Case Against Researcher Of Soviet Germans Closed http://www.rferl.org/content/case_against_soviet_germans_researcher_closed/24416167.html Radio Free Europe Harvard drops Indian MP Subramanian Swamy's courses http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16081751 BBC Somalia: Islamic leaders blame Al Shabaab for scholar’s assassination http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Wararka_19/Somalia_Islamic_leaders_blame_Al_Shabaab_for_scholar_s_assassination.shtml Garowe Online Petition Calls on Baylor U.'s President to Stop 'Persecution' of Jewish-Studies Professor http://chronicle.com/article/Petition-Calls-on-Baylor-Us/130014/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Refusing to Back Down http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/06/new-dispute-between-historian-and-turkish-american-group Inside Higher Education Vote backs Duke's aims in China http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/06/2829496/vote-backs-dukes-aims-in-china.html Charlotte Observer China Halts U.S. Academic Freedom at Classroom Door for Colleges http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-06/china-halts-u-s-academic-freedom-at-classroom-door-for-colleges.html Business Week Politicization of Study Abroad http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/05/california-state-debates-whether-resume-study-abroad-israel Inside Higher Education Academic activist hits out at higher education polic http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/dec/05/simon-szreter-attacks-government-policies?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Iranian student caught between two worlds http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16042763 BBC VENEZUELA: Autonomous universities' funds stripped http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111202222651790 University World News Beware the Dragon http://chronicle.com/article/Beware-the-Dragon/129928/ The Chronicle of Higher Education MALAWI: Commission ordered to cease inquiry http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111202223221777 University World News CHILE: Student protest movement goes global http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111202221412437 University World News Academic Freedom and Quality of Education: Looking for a scapegoat http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=40459 The Island Banned http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/01/controversy-shorter-over-faith-statements Inside Higher Education Iranian opposition student groups condemn storming of British embassy http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/01/iranian-opposition-british-embassy-attack?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian In New Book From Dissident, a Warning on China http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/world/asia/01iht-letter01.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times Arrested publisher Zarakolu says he is in Kafkaesque novel http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/arrested-publisher-zarakolu-says-he-is-in-kafkaesque-novel.aspx?pageID=238&nID=8066&NewsCatID=338 Hurriyet LSE criticised for links with Gaddafi regime in Libya http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15966132 BBC New Protests at U. of California Campuses http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2011/11/29/new-protests-u-california-campuses Inside Higher Education Scholarly 'Self-Abasement' http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/29/scholars-blast-oxford-press-over-controversial-essay Inside Higher Education Information update: Scholars at Risk welcomes release of Professor Nasser bin Ghaith of the UAE http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Events-News/Article-Detail.php?art_uid=3228 Scholars at Risk Student Activist Denied Prison Leave to Take Exam http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/11/abdolfazl-tabarzadi/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran US students return home after Cairo arrest http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/27/us-students-home-cairo-arrest?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Oxford University students condemn Ramanujan essay ban http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/oxford-university-ramayanas-ak-ramanujan/1/161759.html India Today In defence of the right to know http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/article2650780.ece The Hindu LIBYA: Overseas students to be paid stipend http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111123104312713 University World News Dispute Over Military Student Aid http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/23/colleges-object-new-tuition-assistance-requirements Inside Higher Education US students arrested in Tahrir Square http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/22/claims-us-students-arrested-tahrir-square?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Syrian regime’s thugs kidnap woman for protesting http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/11/22/178600.html Al Arabiya Court stops commission on academic freedom probe http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2011/11/22/court-stops-commission-on-academic-freedom-probe/ Nyasa Times UC-Davis Chancellor Apologizes as Outrage Builds Over Pepper-Spray Use on Peaceful Protesters http://chronicle.com/article/UC-Davis-Chancellor-Apologizes/129870/ The Chronicle of Higher Education E-Mails Released for 'Climategate II' Had True Meaning Distorted, Scientist Says http://chronicle.com/article/E-Mails-Released-for/129882/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Campus Policing Falls Under Scrutiny After Clash at U. of California at Davis http://chronicle.com/article/Campus-Policing-Falls-Under/129884/ The Chronicle of Higher Education New Mexico Black Groups Claim Bias at University http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/us/bias-complaint-filed-against-university-of-new-mexico.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Volunteer clinics tend to Egyptian protesters http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/11/20111121205132689595.htm AlJazeera California’s Campus Movements Dig In Their Heels http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/us/police-officers-involved-in-pepper-spraying-placed-on-leave.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times Universities must retain their autonomy, says academic http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article3232938.ece The Times Yemeni youth say factions 'hijacked' uprising http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2011/11/201111211751266112.html AlJazeera California University Puts Officers Who Used Pepper Spray on Leave http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/us/police-officers-involved-in-pepper-spraying-placed-on-leave.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Medical Association vindicates academic http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=medical-association-vindicates-academic-2011-11-20 Hurriyet UK: Universities forced to reveal animal test details http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111118191616184 University World News CHILE: Universities fail transparency law standards http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111118191850171 University World News YEMEN: Students from Indonesia being radicalised? http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111118193650966 University World News GREECE: No campus conflict despite warning http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111117102959672 University World News Amid Furor Over Police Responses to Protests, U. of California Plans a Systemwide Policy Review http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-California-Plans-a/129856/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Afghans Take To Streets In Protest Of Proposed U.S. Deal http://www.rferl.org/content/afghans_protest_proposed_us_deal/24396347.html Radio Free Europe Keep or boot varsity Act? http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2011/11/20/education/9911000&sec=education Malaysia Star Chancellor College academic freedom cases far from resolved http://www.malawitoday.com/news/93876-chancellor-college-academic-freedom-cases-far-resolved Malawi Today Greek Protesters Clash With Police http://www.rferl.org/content/greece_protests_clashes/24394380.html Radio Free Europe Occupation Fatigue http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/17/tensions-grow-between-seattle-central-community-college-and-occupy-seattle Inside Higher Education CHILE: Opposition and students unveil reform plan http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111117105326449 University World News East and West, African sector a middle-class fortress http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418122&c=1 The Times Higher Education English universities enjoy 'most freedom' in Europe http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418153&c=1 The Times Higher Education University students in Colombia call off boycott after government shelves proposed changes http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/university-students-in-colombia-call-off-boycott-after-government-shelves-proposed-changes/2011/11/16/gIQAHa2ISN_story.html The Washington Post Newcastle to axe Chinese major http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/newcastle-to-axe-chinese-major/story-e6frgcjx-1226195978612 The Australian ABA committee considers dropping tenure-policy requirement http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2011/11_-_November/ABA_committee_considers_dropping_tenure-policy_requirement/ Reuters Canadian Debate Over Academic Freedom http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2011/11/16/canadian-debate-over-academic-freedom Inside Higher Education Public Colleges Struggle to Respond to Occupy Protests http://chronicle.com/article/Public-Colleges-Struggle-to/129794/ The Chronicle of Higher Education They Won't Back Down http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/16/university-california-berkeley-protesters-occupy-campus Inside Higher Education Ramanujan essay: Ambedkar University to hold teach-in http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Ramanujan-essay-Ambedkar-University-to-hold-teach-in/articleshow/10749215.cms The Times of India Colombia, Chile student protesters go continental http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/20445-colombia-chile-student-protesters-go-continental.html Colombia Reports Students protest at several California universities http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-college-occupy-20111116,0,2175355.story Los Angeles Times Academics resign en-masse http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=academics-resign-en-masse-2011-11-15 Hurriyet EUROPE: Austerity threatens autonomy, EUA warns http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011111420063118 University World News Academic freedom: higher education reform and the threat to civil liberties http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/nov/15/universities-civil-liberties-reform?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Beijing's university challenge: should you vote with a smile? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/15/china-beijing-election-independent-vote?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Prominent Egyptian blogger's detention extended http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/prominent-egyptian-bloggers-detention-extended-2011-11-14 Amnesty International Many Universities in Europe Lack Independence, Report Says http://chronicle.com/article/Many-Universities-in-Europe/129783/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Occupy Wall Street Protesters Shifting to College Campuses http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/us/occupy-wall-street-protests-shifting-to-college-campuses.html?_r=1&scp=18&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Raids on Papuan students systemic intimidation: Kontras http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/14/raids-papuan-students-systemic-intimidation-kontras.html The Jakarta Post Bahrain: Treatment of University Students at its worst http://www.vob.org/en/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=898 Voice of Bahrain CANADA: University defends right to censure students http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111111211129264 University World News China-funded institute tests Columbia's commitment to academic integrity http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/11/11/china-government-bankrolls-culture-institute-columbia Columbia Spectator Church, State, Campus Police http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/11/north-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-use-davidson-police-force Inside Higher Education Fears for missing Syrian activists at risk of torture http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/fears-missing-syrian-activists-risk-torture-2011-11-11 Amnesty International Arrests of Academics in Turkey Cause Concerns http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Arrests-of-Academics-in-Turkey-Cause-Concerns-133689473.html Voice of America Lecturers say academic freedom battle not over http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2011/11/11/lecturers-say-academic-freedom-battle-not-over/ Nyasa Times Trial of Baha’i educators: condemnation spreads http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/8584 Iran Press Watch How Higher Education Can Help Libya Recover from War http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/how-higher-education-can-help-libya-recover-from-war/28881 The Chronicle of Higher Education Ramayana row divides India http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MK10Df01.html Asia Times University students expected to resume protests next week http://thedailynewsegypt.com/education/university-students-expected-to-resume-protests-next-week.html The Daily News Egypt Six plus supporters join @Alaa mother in hunger strike against military trials http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContentP/1/26244/Egypt/Six-plus-supporters-join-Alaa-mother-in-hunger-str.aspx Ahram Online Passing the Smell Test http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/10/oxford-faces-questions-over-deal-l%E2%80%99or%C3%A9al Inside Higher Education Berkeley university campus calm after Occupy arrests http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/11/us-occupy-berkeley-arrests-idUSTRE7AA09X20111111 Reuters Students to protest despite offer to withdraw education reform bill http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/20339-students-to-protest-despite-santos-offer.html Colombia Reports Academic freedom http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v479/n7372/full/479149a.html Nature Chancellor College to host 'Big Red Day' to academic freedom fight http://www.malawitoday.com/news/84848-chancellor-college-host-big-red-day-academic-freedom-fight Malawi Today Making academic freedom an afterthought http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/Making+academic+freedom+afterthought/5678451/story.html National Post AAUP Unit Slams U. of Colorado Over Firings of 2 Controversial Faculty Members http://chronicle.com/article/AAUP-Unit-Slams-U-of-Colorado/129691/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Brazilian police forcibly remove protesting students from university building in dawn raid http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/brazilian-police-forcibly-remove-protesting-students-from-university-building-in-dawn-raid/2011/11/08/gIQAkflfzM_story.html The Washington Post NICARAGUA: Protesting students burn building http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111108110051171 University World News Clampdown on Eve of Poll http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clampdown-11072011171913.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia Azerbaijani Academic Demoted After Criticizing Activist's Jailing http://www.rferl.org/content/azerbaijani_academic_demoted_after_criticizing_activists_jailing/24383737.html Radio Free Europe AMERICAS: Academics must not be cowed in class http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111104181736471 University World News Arab Spring Spawns Interest in Improving Quality of Higher Education http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/world/middleeast/arab-spring-spawns-interest-in-improving-quality-of-higher-education.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=academic&st=cse The New York Times PAKISTAN: Higher Education Commission in trouble http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111106090909157 University World News Malawi’s main 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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkish-intellectuals-protest-arrest-of-publisher-2011-11-03 Hurriyet Children of Arrested Baha’is: “We Have No Recourse” http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/11/bihe-imprisoned/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Turkey: Writer and academic Ragip Zarakolu formally charged alongside Professor Busra Ersanli http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/turkey-writer-and-academic-ragip-zarakolu-formally-charged-alongside-professor-busra-ersanli PEN International Philippines: education union condemns on-going political violence against teachers http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/2001 Education International Climate change scientist Michael Mann fends off sceptic group's raid on emails http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/02/climate-change-michael-mann-emails?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Dr. Masaud Jahromi http://www.scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Documents/LOA_Jahromi_11-01-2011.pdf Scholars at Risk Furore Over Hindu Epic Essay Points to India's Cultural Divide http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/idINIndia-60246620111101 Reuters Scholar in row over Gaddafi ties is to leave LSE http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418001&c=1 The Times Higher Education China Says No Talking Tibet as Confucius Funds U.S. Universities http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-01/china-says-no-talking-tibet-as-confucius-funds-u-s-universities.html Bloomberg Mr. Ramin Zibaei http://www.scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Documents/LOA_Zibaei_10-31-2011.pdf Scholars at Risk Libya names academic as new Prime Minister http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article3212072.ece The Times Malaysia court rules against student politics ban http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j_gQpsEwg5_6OtM2vujMsR5Lohxg?docId=CNG.d957d0999e1088b0ce61729ec5b6c9f1.731 AFP When a Prof Shouts 'Death to Israel' http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/31/debate-over-professor-who-shouted-anti-israel-statement Inside Higher Education U.S. law student accused of being an Israeli spy returns to New York after spending four months in an Egyptian jail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055248/U-S-law-student-Ilan-Grapel-accused-Israeli-spy-returns-New-York.html The Daily Mail Turkish author's detention stirs NGO anger http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=authors-detention-stirs-ngo-anger-2011-10-30 Hurriyet Lessons not to learn http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-30/special-report/30338514_1_academic-council-jnu-academic-freedom The Times of India CANADA: University head apologises to aboriginals http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111029072147232 University World News MALAWI: Presidential reversal reinstates lecturers http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111029090949923 University World News GLOBAL: Scholarships effective in democracy support http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111029080655130 University World 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Expelled Her http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/transgender-student-says-california-baptist-u-expelled-her-after-she-revealed-her-biological-status/37602 The Chronicle of Higher Education European Court Rules for American Scholar in Freedom-of-Expression Case http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/european-court-rules-for-american-scholar-in-freedom-of-expression-case/31348 The Chronicle of Higher Education Turkish police detain academic in KCK probe http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkish-police-detain-academic-in-kck-probe-2011-10-28 Hurriyet National Council of Professors has lost its voice http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/179814 Malaysia Kini Salmond is sorry over ‘nobbling’ academic http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article3209006.ece The Times Dealings with Gaddafi son embarrass London college http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/us-libya-britain-college-idUSTRE79R49R20111028 Reuters Unis brush off quality concerns http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/unis-brush-off-quality-concerns/story-e6frgcjx-1226179412708 The Australian Student protesters march on to root out Chile's false profits http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417904&c=1 The Times Higher Education Israeli professor faces criminal charges over Facebook status http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israeli-professor-faces-criminal-charges-over-facebook-status-1.392342 Haaretz Unions consider private sphere of influence http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417919&c=1 Times Higher Education INDIA: Protests continue over academic freedom curb http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111027182555654 University World News Malawi university lecturers discuss Mutharika guarantee on academic freedom http://www.afriquejet.com/university-malawi-2011102625977.html Afrique en Ligne Students, teachers know to toe censorship 'red line' http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/students-teachers-know-to-toe-censorship-red-line/story-e6frgcjx-1226176643479 The Australian Canada’s universities adopt new Statement on Academic Freedom http://www.aucc.ca/media-room/news-and-commentary/canadas-universities-adopt-new-statement-on-academic-freedom Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Judge Says Louisiana State U. Cannot Discipline Scientist for Speech Outside Work http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/judge-says-louisiana-state-u-cannot-discipline-scientist-for-speech-outside-work/37483 The Chronicle of Higher Education University forum with Israeli scientists 'offends Muslims' http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/university-forum-with-israeli-scientists-offends-muslims/story-e6frgczx-1226175629023 The Australian Calls to Free Student Leaders http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/leaders-10252011180558.html Radio Free Asia Students stage demo, warn of ‘bigger’ uprising http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/10/25/protesting-students-warn-of-bigger-uprising/ Free Malaysia Today Mutharika opens college at donors’ behest http://www.maravipost.com/malawi-politics/district/5975-mutharika-opens-college-at-donors-behest.html The Maravi Post Chile's student protests show little sign of abating http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15431829 BBC Provost Upholds U. of Denver's Handling of Professor Who Discussed Sex in Class http://chronicle.com/article/Provost-Upholds-U-of-Denvers/129524/ The Chronicle of Higher Education CHINA: Cronyism outrage after science title is denied http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111021220014567 University World News SENEGAL: Universities face election-year challenges http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111021220820426 University World News Women's University to Reconsider Hard Line on Transgender Students http://chronicle.com/article/Womens-University-to/129490/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Two weeks in Bahrain's military courts http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/10/20111016145759140585.html AlJazeera GREECE: Universities vehemently oppose policies http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111022105128959 University World News On Twitter, Russian Students Decry Potemkin-esque Audience at Moscow State U. http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/on-twitter-russian-students-decry-potemkin-esque-audience-at-moscow-state-u/37413 The Chronicle of Higher Education The Bahraini medic who went to save lives and put her own in danger http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/21/bahraini-medic-save-lives-danger The Guardian Students gather to protest don’s suspension http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/10/21/60501/ Free Malaysia Today Sana’a protest sends students under tents http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/21/172908.html AlArabiya SYRIA: Judge rejects call for release of pyschoanalyst http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111020185940796 University World News Candidates Pressured Ahead Of Poll http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/candidates-10212011160752.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia The silence of the lambs http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=10&aid=899&dir=2011/October/Friday21 Mmegi Online Chile students disrupt Senate meeting to press demands http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15397816 BBC AAUP Blasts Climate for Academic Freedom at Savannah College of Art and Design http://chronicle.com/article/AAUP-Blasts-Climate-for/129478/ The Chronicle of Higher Education The R Word http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/20/colleges-e-mail-faculty-about-language-used-class-spurs-questions Inside Higher Education Tipping point for Uganda as lack of resources not addressed http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417800&c=1 The Times Higher Education From where I sit - Strike action and inaction http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417828&c=1 The Times Higher Education New caution for US universities overseas http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/New-caution-for-US-universities-overseas-2227921.php Seattle Post-Intelligencer Privacy and Press Freedom Collide in University Case http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/education/21privacy.html The New York Times PAKISTAN: Rector appointments plagued by politics http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011102010590533 University World News Greece scraps 'academic asylum' laws to curb abuse http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417826&c=1 The Times Higher Education Aziz Bari’s suspension in breach of academic freedom http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/10/20/aziz-bari%E2%80%99s-suspension-in-breach-of-academic-freedom/ Free Malaysia Today At 105, Chinese Linguist Now A Government Critic http://www.npr.org/2011/10/19/141503738/at-105-celebrated-chinese-linguist-now-a-dissident NPR Student groups protest ongoing regulations on campus activity http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/506623 Almasry Alyoum Thousands protest in Mansoura University after attacks http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/24587/Egypt/Politics-/Thousands-protest-in-Mansoura-University-after-att.aspx Ahram Online Irvine 11 students appeal conviction http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/irvine-11-students-appeal-conviction-.html Los Angeles Times Student protests turn violent in Chile capital Santiago http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15358921 BBC Thailand: Government acknowledges effect of lèse-majesté on free expression http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/2783/en/thailand:-government-acknowledges-effect-of-lèse-majesté-on-free-expression Article 19 Chile military drafts thousands, blames students http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jB0YGqThXVEDkrY0qtJ2nafZmshg?docId=90fa2f6e15ba406998502f50b0b7412b Associated Press Unis join border control http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/unis-join-border-control/story-e6frgcjx-1226169078411 The Australian Russian Historian On Trial For Violating Privacy Laws http://www.rferl.org/content/russian_historian_on_trial/24363800.html Radio Free Europe 'They Lash You To Say You Shouldn't Think' http://www.rferl.org/content/they_lash_you_to_say_you_shouldnt_think/24363601.htmlb Radio Free Europe India's Delhi University in row over Ramayana epic essay http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15347430 BBC Colombian students say protests to continue 'indefinitely' http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/19728-nationwide-student-protests-to-continue-indefinitely.html Colombia Reports Cote d'Ivoire: Universities Close, Students Try to Survive http://allafrica.com/stories/201110172261.html AllAfrica American Held in Egypt as Israeli Spy Could Be Freed http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/world/middleeast/ilan-grapel-american-held-in-egypt-as-israeli-spy-could-be-freed-in-new-prisoner-swap.html?_r=1&scp=51&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times POLAND: Private higher education under threat http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111015213651212 University World News MALAYSIA: Repressive university act under review http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011101420145692 University World News NIGERIA: Terror agenda sparks debate on campuses http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111014201203328 University World News Syrian forces fire on resort town http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Middle_East/article800746.ece The Sunday Times Intellectual Roots of Wall St. Protest Lie in Academe http://chronicle.com/article/Intellectual-Roots-of-Wall/129428/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Libyans Hope to Discard a University’s Dark Past http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/world/africa/in-libya-tripoli-university-awaits-a-post-qaddafi-rebirth.html?_r=1&scp=11&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times EGYPT: Elections reinstate some university leaders http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111014072336745 University World News IRAQ: Sweeping higher education reforms planned http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111013231806586 University World News Kenya Polytechnic Students On Strike http://allafrica.com/stories/201110160112.html AllAfrica Bahrain: Where a Facebook “like” gets you expelled http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2011/10/bahrain-where-a-facebook-like-gets-you-expelled/ Index on Censorship Niqab ban at Tunisian universities incites debate http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/10/14/feature-02 Magharebia U. of North Carolina Upholds Christian Singing Group’s Dismissal of Gay Student http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-of-north-carolina-upholds-christian-singing-group%e2%80%99s-dismissal-of-gay-student/37259 The Chronicle of Higher Education Occupy Texas State http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/14/texas_state_san_marcos_students_share_ideas_at_occupy_colleges_second_protest Inside Higher Education Taiwan offers Chinese students a cautious welcome http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-15209978 BBC Thai royal insult law may have been misused: govt 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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/8816662/Religious-academics-denounce-persecution-against-Irans-Bahai-minority.html The Telegraph Fees deny the basic human right to education http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/oct/10/education-human-right-not-commodity The Guardian Iranian human rights lawyer calls on Ireland to urge tougher EU line on Iran http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/1010/1224305519523.html The Irish Times Philosophers and theologians worldwide condemn Iran’s attack on Baha’i educators http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/8476 Iran Press Watch Coveted Jobs in Iraq Breed Diploma Fraud http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/world/middleeast/coveted-jobs-in-iraq-breed-diploma-fraud.html?scp=17&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Protest at Egypt's Cairo Institute for release of detained film student plans to escalate http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/5/32/23699/Arts--Culture/Film/Protest-at-Egypts-Cairo-Institute-for-release-of-d.aspx Ahram Online Not-so-dismal science: macroeconomists win Nobel Prize http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417749&c=1 The Times Higher Education Bahrain Cracks Down on Student Protesters With Harsh Sentences http://chronicle.com/article/Bahrain-Cracks-Down-on-Student/129335/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Northwestern U. Dismisses Medical Professor Who Questioned Cardiac-Surgery Chief's Safety Record http://chronicle.com/article/Northwestern-U-Dismisses/129336/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Duke Business School Announces Partnership in Kazakhstan http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/world/americas/duke-business-school-announces-partnership-in-kazakhstan.html?ref=americas The New York Times Biochemistry grads complain about neglect http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article514656.ece Arab News Internationalizing the student movement http://www.santiagotimes.cl/chile/education/22625-internationalizing-the-student-movement The Santiago Times Medical students from Yemen, Libya to be admitted in local universities http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=42096 The Jordan Times 13 Tibetan students arrested outside the Chinese embassy in Delhi http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=13+Tibetan+students+arrested+outside+the+Chinese+embassy+in+Delhi&id=30136 Phayul AFGHANISTAN: Kabul University terror cell broken up http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111007125747816 University World News GLOBAL: Academics facing death for their ideas http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111008103559485 University World News Anti-Qaddafi Forces Seize Strategic Complex, University In Sirte http://www.rferl.org/content/libyan_forces_claim_gains_in_sirte_against_qaddafi_loyalists/24353702.html Radio Free Europe Chile students plan new education protests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15235826 BBC Iranian lashed 74 times for 'insult' to Ahmadinejad http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/09/iranian-lashed-insult-ahmadinejad?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Tunisia Islamists storm university over veil ban http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/08/us-tunisia-protest-veil-idUSTRE7971ML20111008 Reuters ISLAMIC STATES: Ministers back university actions http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111008144624430 University World News Koch and N.Y.U. Clash Over Terrorism Report http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/08/nyregion/nyu-report-on-terrorism-prosecutions-draws-criticism.html The New York Times SOUTH AFRICA: Uproar over Dalai Lama visa mess http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011100712033030 University World News AUSTRALIA: Science under siege http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20111007120109519 University World News Assuring Civility or Curbing Criticism? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/07/education_researchers_fight_over_a_journal_and_a_nixed_conference_session Inside Higher Education Occupied, Dissatisfied http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/06/occupy_colleges_protests_prompt_students_on_campuses_to_stand_by_wall_street_rallies Inside Higher Education Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of Mr. Yassin Ziadeh of Syria http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Events-News/Article-Detail.php?art_uid=3091 Scholars at Risk One year on: Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo still in jail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15195263 BBC Malawi Students to File Contempt Charges Against University Council http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Malawi-Students-to-File-Contempt-Charges-against-University-Council--131286279.html Voice of America Chile student strikes talks break down http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/06/talks-chile-student-strikes-break-down?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Vietnam: Front Line Defenders joins international NGOs in calling for the release of human rights defender Mr Pham Minh Hoang http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/16047 Front Line Defenders Madrassa student arrested on charges of blasphemy in Pakistan http://www.hindustantimes.com/Madrassa-student-arrested-on-charges-of-blasphemy-in-Pakistan/Article1-753781.aspx Hindustan Times Pressure grows as Chile student leader opens talks http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jj5MtpfAn19p7YWlOIxU5OaTo52w?docId=70f2008f5bbd4c8ea1c31f5efda07e2e The Associated Press 'Courage to Think' http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/10years.php Scholars at Risk Mubarak-era university president resigns after professors strike http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/1/64/23344/Egypt/Politics-/Mubarakera-university-president-resigns-after-prof.aspx Ahram Online University cuts will lead to academic brain drain, warns Oxford head http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/oct/04/university-cuts-brain-drain-oxford-head?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Malawi must know this definition of academic freedom. http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2011/10/04/malawi-must-know-this-definition-of-academic-freedom/ Nyasa Times ‘Quota system infringes on academic freedom’ http://www.mwnation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25843:quota-system-infringes-on-academic-freedom&catid=1:national-news&Itemid=3 The Nation Oxford v-c: 'Government is failing universities on visa reforms and postgraduate support' http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417657&c=1 The 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http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110923210245146 University World News GREECE: Students escalate opposition to reforms http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110923214050975 University World News CHINA: Mao raises questions over celebrity professors http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011092321370044 University World News NIGERIA: Campus security reviewed after threats http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011092321351558 University World News IRAN: Baha'i educators' lawyer arrested http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110923211019677 University World News MALAYSIA: Strong calls for review of university act http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110923210810449 University World News AUSTRALIA: Academic freedom on the agenda http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110923210557979 University World News PHILIPPINES: Iranian students file racism rap 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is ripe for intellectual policies http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/time-is-ripe-for-intellectual-policies/story-e6frgcjx-1226142100428 The Australian Libya university asks LSE to return Gaddafi cash http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/libya-university-lse-gaddafi-cash?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Libya's main university prepares new term for a new dawn http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/libyas-main-university-prepares-new-term?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Bahraini Students Uncertain Over Future http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Bahraini-Students-Uncertain-Over-Future-130269398.html Voice of America Faculty Members at U. of Rhode Island Question Departure of Gay Students’ Adviser http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/faculty-members-at-u-of-rhode-island-question-departure-of-gay-students-adviser/36655 The Chronicle of Higher Education Uyghur Scholar's Classes Canceled http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/classes-09212011173731.html?searchterm=None 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Nigeria: Boko Haram Targets Universities http://allafrica.com/stories/201109151255.html AllAfrica Azeri Activists Arrested In Iran Over Lake Protest http://www.rferl.org/content/azeri_activists_arrested_in_iran_over_lake_protest/24329453.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty CHILE: Students make demands in three-month conflict http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110915122006660 University World News Visa reform questioned again as passage from India shows signs of blockage http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417454&c=1 The Times Higher Education LSE scholar admits race analysis was 'flawed' http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417449&c=1 The Times Higher Education Students protest against Gajurel in Itahari http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Students+protest+against+Gajurel+in+Itahari&NewsID=302853 The Himalayan Times Egyptian student protests hit elite Cairo university 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Makerere Researchers http://allafrica.com/stories/201109120964.html AllAfrica Call to Balance FOIA Laws and Professors' Rights http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/12/qt Inside Higher Education New Round on Affirmative Action http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/12/appeals_court_vacates_decision_that_threw_out_michigan_vote_to_ban_affirmative_action Inside Higher Education Who Sets E-Mail Rules? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/12/controversy_over_e_mail_policy_proposed_at_u_of_illinois Inside Higher Education Universities should refuse to spy on their Muslim students http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/mortarboard/2011/sep/12/university-spy-on-students?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian GULF STATES: Women's studies find a champion http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011090919100547 University World News Women's Colleges Try New Strategies for Success http://chronicle.com/article/Womens-Colleges-Try-New/128935/ The Chronicle of Higher Education ETHIOPIA: Agency shuts private colleges over quality http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110909185918935 University World News NEW ZEALAND: University rejects calls to sack academic http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110909185957397 University World News LIBYA: Students speak about the rebellion, the future http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011090919081343 University World News GERMANY: State to set 'quota' for women professors http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110907172403924 University World News Uganda: Students Withdraw Makerere Suit http://allafrica.com/stories/201109120861.html AllAfrica Students and workers on strike at American University in Cairo http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/20922/Egypt/Politics-/Students-and-workers-on-strike-at-American-Univers.aspx Ahram Online US cause of violence in Pakistan say Islamabad students http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14875964 BBC In Africa's 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Stem Dissent http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/world/middleeast/28iht-M28-DUBAI.html?_r=1 The New York Times Human-rights shift under fire http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110727/full/475431a.html Nature “I Fear for His Safety,” Says Father of Imprisoned Student Zia Nabavi http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/07/zia-nabavi-karoon-prison/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Why North Koreans Deserve Opportunities to Study Abroad http://chronicle.com/article/Why-North-Koreans-Deserve/128426/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Libyan students in UK assured funds for tuition and living secure http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/27/libyan-students-uk-funding-secure?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Iranian scientist's death 'probably the work of western security agencies' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/27/iranian-scientist-killing-western-security-agencies The Guardian Prominent Belgian Jew quits university board to protest campus anti-Semitism 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http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_nuclear/24274708.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty NIGERIA: Terrorist threats close universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110723170202275 University World News CHINA: 'Model' university criticised by advisors http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110722203047288 University World News CHINA: Investment in Tibet universities questioned http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110722203228169 University World News PERU: Student strike unabated amid bloody conflict http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110722203501808 University World News Pro-Nuclear Professors Are Accused of Singing Industry's Tune in Japan http://chronicle.com/article/Pro-Nuclear-Professors-Are/128382/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Muslim Seminary Chief in India Is Fired for Pro-Hindu Interview http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/world/asia/25india.html?scp=34&sq=students&st=cse The New York Times 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http://chronicle.com/article/Marc-Hauser-Resigns-From/128296/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Syrian students hold Protest against dictatorship in their country http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=181557 International News Network Right to Education Council: Banning Students From Education Is A Crime http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/07/education-council-statement/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Zimbabwe 'Egypt uprising' activists in treason trial http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14181176 BBC Is the Ministry of Higher Education violating the University Act? http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2011/07/is-ministry-of-higher-education.html Sri Lanka Guardian Cash Tempts the Ivory Tower’s Guardians http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/education/18iht-educLede.html The New York Times HONG KONG: Group opposes competitive research policy http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110715172700865 University World 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May Proceed http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/judge-rules-to-keep-open-case-of-former-lsu-hurricane-researcher/34511 The Chronicle of Higher Education Professor Accuses Texas Community College of Violating His First Amendment Rights http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/professor-accuses-texas-community-college-of-violating-his-first-amendment-rights/34519 The Chronicle of Higher Education Call for independent inquiry into suspension of Nottingham academic http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416766&c=1 The Times Higher Education Yale Rejects Call for Inquiry on Treatment of Juan Cole http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/11/qt Inside Higher Education U. of Johannesburg Scientists Agree to Project With Israelis http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/11/qt Inside Higher Education Texas Coalitions Spar Over Scholars' Time, Research, Pay http://chronicle.com/article/In-Texas-Coalitions-Spar-Over/128161/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Malaysian students rally for free and fair elections http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/07/10/2003507872 Taipei Times Foreign students 'security problem', says Kim Howells http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14097686 BBC NIGERIA: Academics oppose nine new universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110709111235441 University World News SWITZERLAND: Scientists fear quick results pressure http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110709111731974 University World News CANADA: Anti-Semitism rising at universities - claim http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110709111811837 University World News CHINA: Massification has increased inequalities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110708162827633 University World News EGYPT: Revolution turns over new leaf for universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110708163232978 University World News KENYA: Professional bodies reject degrees http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110708163324160 University World News China expels Swedish student after protest call http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_688906.html Straits Times Pinera Approval Falls to New Low as Chile Students Protest http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-07/pinera-approval-falls-to-new-low-as-chile-students-protest-1-.html Bloomberg From where I sit - Digging deep to survive terrorism http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416699&c=1 The Times Higher Education Illegal-Immigrant Students Get a Break in Connecticut, but May Lose One in Maryland http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/illegal-immigrant-students-get-a-break-on-tuition-in-connection-but-may-lose-one-in-maryland/34480 The Chronicle of Higher Education New Competition in the UK http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/07/many_british_universities_will_use_government_reforms_to_recruit_more_students Inside Higher Education Ahmadinejad calls on Iranian colleges not to segregate sexes http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/06/uk-iran-university-segregation-idUKTRE76536Z20110706 Reuters Throwing Out a State Vote http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/05/appeals_court_throws_out_michigan_ban_on_affirmative_action Inside Higher Education Southern Sudan has many lessons to learn from Juba University http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jul/05/juba-university-lessons-for-southern-sudan?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Gambia: Guinean Student Suspected of Fomenting Uprising Released http://allafrica.com/stories/201107060084.html AllAfrica Middle East Scholars Raise New Questions About Yale’s Rejection of Juan Cole http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/middle-east-scholars-raise-new-questions-about-yales-rejection-of-juan-cole/34413 The Chronicle of Higher Education Oral History, Unprotected http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/05/federal_government_questions_confidentiality_of_oral_history Inside Higher Education Korean student arrested in Malaysia for attending protest http://asiancorrespondent.com/58923/korean-student-arrested-in-malaysia-for-attending-protest/ Asian Correspondent Malawi University Council and the Chancellor college lecturers remain in deadlock http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21014 Newstimes Africa Cabinet approves draft law to replace university heads as sit-in continues http://thedailynewsegypt.com/education/cabinet-approves-draft-law-to-replace-university-heads-as-sit-in-continues.html The Daily News Egypt AUSTRALIA: Climate denier lord condemned http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110701154308751 University World News News Analysis: India's Political Reality Deflates Hopes for Reform of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/article/News-Analysis-Indias/128093/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Top lawyer battles with ‘anti-semitic’ lecturers http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article662063.ece The Sunday Times NIGERIA: State vice-chancellor jobs precarious http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110701154430714 University World News EGYPT: Academics heartened by landmark election http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110702175626582 University World News Inside Higher Ed: Whose agenda? http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416689&c=1 The Times Higher Education Academic freedom and University autonomy: Are they about to collapse? http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110703/News/nws_40.html Sunday Times, Sri Lanka Tibetan writer jailed for 4 years in China: group http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/02/arts-us-china-tibet-writer-idUKTRE7610GJ20110702 Reuters Network of Concerned Historians, Annual Report 2011 http://www.concernedhistorians.org/content_files/file/AR/11.pdf Network of Concerned Historians Firing of lecturers bone of contention in talks to reopen Chanco http://www.maravipost.com/malawi-politics/society/5387-firing-of-lecturers-bone-of-contention-in-talks-to-reopen-chanco.html Maravi Post Syrian student protesters rounded up, beaten http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/syrian-student-protesters-rounded-up-beaten/2011/06/30/AGNjbDtH_story.html The Washington Post Iran may separate sexes at universities http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/iran-may-separate-sexes-at-universities The National College Students Mobilized For Construction http://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/students-07012011172747.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia Oxford academic wins right to read UEA climate data http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/01/climate-data-uea?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Tajik Officials Decry Joblessness Among Returned Islamic Students http://www.rferl.org/content/tajik_officials_decry_joblessness_among_returned_islamic_students/24253058.html Radio Free Europe / 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http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416622&c=1 The Times Higher Education Federal Agency Won't Drop Restriction on Public Advocacy by Sea Grant Recipients http://chronicle.com/article/Federal-Agency-Wont-Drop/128085/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Call for end of trial of democracy petitioners http://www.ifex.org/united_arab_emirates/2011/06/29/free_democracy_petitioners/ IFEX In divided Bahrain, students pay price for protests http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/29/us-bahrain-students-idUSTRE75S3DM20110629 Reuters Plan to Restructure British Higher Ed http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/29/british_government_releases_white_paper_proposing_major_changes_in_higher_education_funding_and_admissions Inside Higher Education At American U. in Cairo, a Slain Professor Is Remembered for Championing a Vision for Egypt http://chronicle.com/article/At-American-U-in-Cairo-a/128091/ The Chronicle of Higher Education A short story of academic oppression in Egypt http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2011/jun/29/academic-freedom-egypt?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Not Just Florida State http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/28/koch_foundation_gifts_to_colleges_and_universities_draw_scrutiny Inside Higher Education Indian students struggle to enter university http://english.aljazeera.net/video/asia/2011/06/201162865333935827.html AlJazeera Profiles: Syrian opposition figures http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/2011/06/201162764247546667.html Aljazeera Outraged European academics resent 'rankings' http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jun/27/journals-index-angers-european-academics?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Health fears for Iranian political prisoners on hunger strike http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/27/health-fears-iranian-prisoners-hunger-strike?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian GLOBAL: Launch of coalition to protect education http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110625122735337 University World News Academic Purgatory http://chronicle.com/article/Academic-Purgatory/127970/ The Chronicle of Higher Education AFRICA: Universities 'must halt land grab investments' http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110625122929338 University World News GLOBAL: Universities for justice and unity http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110625122254278 University World News Syrian authorities give go-ahead to opposition meeting http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/26/syria-damascus-opposition-meeting-talks?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Arabs make up only 2.7% of academic teaching staff in Israel http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/arabs-make-up-only-2-7-of-academic-teaching-staff-in-israel-1.369723 Haaretz Medical college tries to gag students over riots in Gulf state http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/News/Irish_News/article657638.ece The Sunday Times EGYPT: Professors to hold sit-in http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110625120057976 University World News TURKEY: Fears for academic freedom http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011062512084795 University World News AUSTRALIA: Teaching quality under pressure http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110625120951711 University World News CHINA: Foreign students face 'indoctrination camp' http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110625121504290 University World News SUDAN: University channels female power to community http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110625122015833 University World News American U. in Cairo Professor Is Killed in Baghdad http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/american-u-in-cairo-professor-killed-in-baghdad/30047 The Chronicle of Higher Education Arrests in Chile as student protest erupts in violence http://www.euronews.net/2011/06/24/arrests-in-chile-as-student-protest-erupts-in-violence/ Euronews Libyan students in U.S. get funds to stay in school http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/24/uk-libya-sanctions-students-idUKTRE75N04720110624 Reuters One blogger sentenced to life imprisonment, another to 15 years in jail http://en.rsf.org/bahrain-one-blogger-sentenced-to-life-22-06-2011,40507.html Reporters Without Borders University protests lead to deaths in Peru http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13884756 BBC AUSTRALIA: Scientists face more death threats http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110622133535510 University World News Yale University caught in new antisemitism controversy http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jun/22/yale-university-anitsemitism-controversy?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Students march for a better Chile http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/22/students-march-chile-education-protests?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Iran human rights activist speaks after release http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/iran-human-rights-activist-speaks-after-release-2011-06-21 Amnesty International Scholar Held Amid Election Bid http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/elections-06212011164200.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia Global Launch Event http://protectingeducation.org/id55.html Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack Senate Will Investigate Effort to Discredit Professor http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/20/qt Inside Higher Education Access and Equity -- Worldwide http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/20/gathering_of_college_presidents_from_around_the_world Inside Higher Education EGYPT: Universities incubators for the revolution http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110618183237325 University World News MIDDLE EAST: Rallying cry of reform http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110618181444763 University World News MALAWI: Academic calls commission a 'gimmick' http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110618181559410 University World News GLOBAL: Women's progress: More action needed http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110618182226193 University World News Mongolian Rapper Warned http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rap-06172011174020.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia Campus anti-terror warning is threat to freedom of speech, says university chief http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3065044.ece The Times English Professor at UMass-Dartmouth Wins Discrimination Case http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/english-professor-at-umass-dartmouth-wins-discrimination-case/34034 The Chronicle of Higher Education Keeping it academic http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/keeping-it-academic-1.368262 Haaretz Another Iranian Sentenced To Prison Over Facebook Activities http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_activist_sentenced_facebook_activities/24237787.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty When Presidents Exit the Public Square http://chronicle.com/blogs/notebook/2011/06/16/when-presidents-exit-the-public-square/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Students cut down by blast http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416477 Times Higher Education Chilean students throng streets, gov't seen suffering http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/chile-politics-protest-idUKN1620091520110616 Reuters Iranian Student Group Demands Punishment For Dorm Raid http://www.rferl.org/content/iranian_student_group_demands_punishement_for_dorm_raid/24237121.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Professors' caution over for-profit universities http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-13778863 BBC Possible Setback for Program Integrity Rules http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/16/bill_to_block_credit_hour_rule_advances Inside Higher Education UAE: End Trial of Democracy Petitioners http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/15/uae-end-trial-democracy-petitioners Human Rights Watch Academic Freedom: Whistleblower Protection? http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/university_of_venus/academic_freedom_whistleblower_protection Inside Higher Education Inquiry on academic freedom given 3 months http://www.nationmw.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21144:inquiry-on-academic-freedom-given-3-months&catid=1:national-news&Itemid=3 The Nation Student Activist Ashkan Zahabian Remains in Solitary Confinement http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/06/zahabian-solitary-confinement/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran AAUP Sanctions 2 Universities and Censures Another http://chronicle.com/article/AAUP-Sanctions-2-Universities/127901/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Dangerous Ideas http://chronicle.com/article/Dangerous-Ideas/127790/ The Chronicle of Higher Education SOUTH SUDAN: The role of universities in a new nation http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011061021274872 University World News Sri Lanka citizen's group concerned over undergraduate training http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=265815690 Lanka Business Online ARAB STATES: Division over doctorates for despots http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110610213330347 University World News IRAN: Ministry declares Baha'i university illegal http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110610212101893 University World News UK: Universities accused of breeding terrorists http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110610211717110 University World News Bahrain student jailed for year over protest poems http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/12/bahrain-student-jailed-protest-poems?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Stand up for Iranian Bahá'ís' right to a higher education http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/11/iran-bahai-right-higher-education?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian US college requests quashing of oral history subpoenas http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0611/1224298735945.html Irish Times Nottingham University films students suspected of extremism http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jun/11/nottingham-university-secret-films-students The Guardian U.S. Government Eases Visa Rules for Libyan Students http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-s-government-eases-visa-rules-for-libyan-students/33751 The Chronicle of Higher Education After Death Threats to Climate Researchers, Australian Universities Take Tough Protection Measures http://chronicle.com/article/After-Death-Threats-to-Climate/127870/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Bahraini poet set to face verdict for protest reading http://www.amnesty.org.au/news/comments/25897/ Amnesty International Peter Mutharika speaks on academic freedom http://www.nationmw.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20851:peter-mutharika-speaks-on-academic-freedom&catid=1:national-news&Itemid=3 The Nation Maxwell Dlamini supporters launch campaign to free him http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jun/08/free-maxwell-dlamini-student-leader The Guardian Acquitted 'FARC ambassador' to resume teaching http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/16818-acquitted-colombian-professor-to-resume-university-post.html Colombia Reports Complaints Greet AAUP Report on How to Handle Objections to Controversial Scholars http://chronicle.com/article/Complaints-Greet-AAUP-Report/127859/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Mongolian Professors Held http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/professors-06072011123731.html/ Radio Free Asia Higher Education Ministry violently disperses student protest http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/465718 Al-Masry Al-Youm Rector at Muslim University in Russia Is Shot to Death http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/world/europe/08russia.html?_r=2 The New York Times Furore over Durham's tobacco funding for Afghan scholarship http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jun/07/durham-university-tobacco-funding-afghan-award?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Ukraine professors defend Palestinian engineer alleged to have conspired with Hamas http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/ukraine-professors-defend-palestinian-engineer-alleged-to-have-conspired-with-hamas-1.366314 Haaretz Dissent on the Home Front http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/06/duke_university_faculty_reject_degree_programs_for_china_campus Inside Higher Education What’s Next for Wisconsin? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/06/university_of_wisconsin_madison_s_bid_for_autonomy_dies_but_underlying_issues_and_tensions_remain Inside Higher Education NIGERIA: President resists calls to end graduate scheme http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110603184041724 University World News In Bangladesh, a New University Gives Women a Shot at Leadership http://chronicle.com/article/In-Bangladesh-a-New/127757/ The Chronicle of Higher Education BURMA: Real education will triumph http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110603183106504 University World News AUSTRALIA: Protests force research policy change http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110603184401784 University World News AUSTRALIA: Death threats for climate researchers http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011060710350643 University World News Bingu wants Kabwila-Kapasula excluded from academic freedom talks http://www.maravipost.com/-life-and-style/people/5234-bingu-wants-kabwila-kapasula-excluded-from-academic-freedom-talks.html The Maravi Post Tiananmen protesters still jailed in China, 22 years on http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/03/uk-china-tiananmen-idUKTRE7522FZ20110603 Reuters Dramatist Alludes to Dispute as He Accepts CUNY Honor http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/nyregion/tony-kushner-accepts-honor-cuny-initially-blocked.html?_r=1&scp=59&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Armenian Education Reform Will Leave Empty College Classrooms http://www.rferl.org/content/american_education_reform_will_leave_empty_classrooms/24214232.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Chile police clash with student protesters http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/06/20116292343982510.html AlJazeera Punjabi University Senate rejects Education Bill http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/punjabi-university-senate-rejects-education-bill/31378 Punjab Newsline Adjuncts 2, Catholic Colleges 0 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/02/nlrb_rules_that_adjuncts_may_vote_to_unionize_at_another_catholic_college Inside Higher Education Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/02/iraq-protest-organizers-beaten-detained Human Rights Watch China Extends Hand and Fist To Protesters http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/asia/02mongolia.html?_r=1&scp=10&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times British Faculty Union Endorses Boycott of Israel (Sort of) http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/02/qt Inside Higher Education Chilean Students Begin Educational Reform Protest in Santiago http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-01/chilean-students-begin-educational-reform-protest-in-santiago.html Bloomberg Africa: Universities in Africa Need to Be Revitalised http://allafrica.com/stories/201106020263.html AllAfrica Lack of Fluency in English Could Force Some Iraqi Students to Return Home http://chronicle.com/article/Lack-of-Fluency-in-English/127739/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Return to Cuba http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/01/international_educators_discuss_renewed_academic_exchange_with_cuba Inside Higher Education Bahrain's 'progressive' influence http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/05/201153082816366341.html AlJazeera Mongolian Students Locked In http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/students-05312011085757.html Radio Free Asia Saleh: Suppressing opponents from within http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/05/2011528102533110934.html AlJazeera 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Associated Press Saudi Arabia opens the world's largest university for women … http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/may/27/saudi-arabia-university-for-women?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Scientists face trial over earthquake deaths http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110526/full/news.2011.325.html Nature Protection of Intellectual Freedom a Landmark for Uni Staff http://www.nteu.org.au/article/Protection-of-Intellectual-Freedom-a-Landmark-for-Uni-Staff-11505 National Tertiary Education Union China: Mongolian Students Protest Handling of Death http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/world/asia/26briefs-China.html?scp=4&sq=students&st=cse The New York Times Do it! Court greenlights academic freedom 100 days event in Zomba http://www.maravipost.com/malawi-politics/district/5192-do-it-court-oks-academic-freedom-100-days-event.html The Maravi Post Intervention From On High http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/05/26/are_administrators_trying_to_involve_themselves_in_faculty_disputes Inside Higher Education UC-San Diego Dean Violated Academic Freedom by Suppressing Paper, Faculty Allege http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/uc-san-diego-dean-violated-academic-freedom-by-suppressing-paper-faculty-allege/33408 The Chronicle of Higher Education Detained Iranian Student Activist 'Prevented From Meeting Mother' http://www.rferl.org/content/detained_iranian_student_activist_prevented_from_meeting_mother/24205533.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty President of Swaziland NUS held over protest http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/may/26/swaziland-nus-president-maxwell-dlamini The Guardian Iranian scientist tortured in Bahrain 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http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/syrian-student-tells-torture-ordeal-mass-stadium-detention-2011-05-24 Amnesty International Student Group That Opposes ‘Multiculturalism’ Is Accused of Ties to Extremists http://chronicle.com/article/Student-Group-That-Opposes/127610/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Government Attacks Baha’i Online University, Detains 30 Instructors http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/05/bahai-university-attacked/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Elite South Korean University Rattled by Suicides http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/world/asia/23southkorea.html?scp=23&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times Mutharika appoints commission to end university stand-off http://www.maravipost.com/malawi-politics/politics/5166-mutharika-appoints-commission-to-end-university-stand-off.html The Maravi Post PAKISTAN: Taliban on campuses, say arrested students http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011052019210853 University World News SRI LANKA: No dons return after mass resignation http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110520192003445 University World News BELARUS: EHU student and lecturer spared jail http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110520191420386 University World News US: Cuba research ban could reach highest court http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110520191325122 University World News SAUDI ARABIA: King opens women's university http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110520191527325 University World News ALGERIA: Police beat up protesting medical students http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011052018570557 University World News AUSTRALIA: Removing barriers to women researchers http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110520185531430 University World News PALESTINE: Fleeing students struggle with paperwork http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110520182919555 University World News BAHRAIN: 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Questions are asked about donor's terms http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416172&c=1 The Times Higher Education Senator calls for scholar's head over expert testimony http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416191&c=1 The Times Higher Education Sri Lanka students fight military training scheme http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13461858 BBC Chinese Student Takes Aim, Literally, at Internet Regulator http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/asia/20china.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times Muslim leader detained in Israel http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global%5B_id%5D=61077 The Witness Imprisoned Student Activist’s Mother: “I Don’t Know Why They Are Keeping Him” http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/05/zahabian-visit/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Iraq's North Offers Educational Oasis http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704677404576284591676795576.html?mod=googlenews_wsj The Wall Street Journal Why has University of Haifa banned on-campus political activity? http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/why-has-university-of-haifa-banned-on-campus-political-activity-1.362180 Haaretz BAHRAIN: Students required to sign pledge of allegiance to government http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/05/bahrain-students-forced-to-sign-pledge-of-allegiance-to-government.html Los Angeles Times Sex, the Koch Brothers and Academic Freedom http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/sex-the-koch-brothers-and-academic-freedom/ The New York Times Missing physicist may have been jailed in Iran http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110516/full/news.2011.291.html Nature Academics Become Victims of Escalating Violence in Iraq http://chronicle.com/article/Academics-Become-Victims-of/127558/ The Chronicle of Higher Education THAILAND: Academic charged in political case http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110513190355683 University World News EGYPT: Insecurity haunts universities ahead of exams http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011051509092712 University World News CONGO: Rebels attack university minister http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110513185742823 University World News IRAN: Curricula aligned with 'Islamic principles' http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110513184744818 University World News CHINA: Ministry issues list excluding new college http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110513184943700 University World News Libya: Bangor University students in Gaddafi protest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-13388479 BBC Fundamental Disagreements http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/05/12/professor_s_lawsuit_against_louisiana_college_suggest_suppression_of_dissent_by_administrator Inside Higher Education Students in Syria face police crackdown http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2011/05/201151244810889344.html AlJazeera Uzbek Students From Kyrgyzstan Having Problems In Russia http://www.rferl.org/content/ethnic_uzbek_students_facing_problems_in_russia/24099355.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Chaos at Home Stalls Tuition Aid for Libyan Students in U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/education/11students.html?scp=21&sq=students&st=cse The New York Times After the Review http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/05/11/university_of_missouri_st_louis_addresses_furor_over_videos_from_labor_management_class Inside Higher Education Rod Thornton's suspension is a serious attack on academic freedom http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/11/rod-thornton-suspension-nottingham-university-terrorism?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Tony Kushner's honour restored by university board's unanimous vote http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/may/10/tony-kushner-honour-reinstated The Guardian Billionaire's role in hiring decisions at Florida State University raises questions http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/billionaires-role-in-hiring-decisions-at-florida-state-university-raises/1168680 St. Petersburg Times Testing academic freedom http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2011/05/testing-academic-freedom/ Index on Censorship PAKISTAN: Local students fear Bin Laden backlash http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110507093212117 University World News COTE D'IVOIRE: Campuses cleared of militia http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110507093128736 University World News ZIMBABWE: Students under financial, political pressure http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110507092602157 University World News PAKISTAN: Devolution jeopardises university research http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110507091142564 University World News Troops kill two students south of Yemeni capital http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gcNwLIkNZ4XpK5w8AQ1feAot_5nA?docId=CNG.f29c1eeba9aa3451bfde098d623988d1.331 AFP Jailed Iranian Student Calls For Improved Conditions http://www.rferl.org/content/jailed_iranian_student_calls_for_improved_conditions/24092676.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Student Activist and His Family Harassed and Threatened for a Full Year Before Arrest http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/05/zahabian-arrested-family-harassed/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Iranian Islamic Theologian Summoned To Court http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_islamic_theologian_summoned_court/24091003.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Azerbaijan: Government Stifling Critics http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/04/azerbaijan-government-stifling-critics Human Rights Watch Row after university suspends lecturer who criticised way student was treated http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/may/04/nottingham-university-row-after-lecturer-suspended The 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http://www.rferl.org/content/western_colleges_risk_moral_catastrophe_by_partnering_with_uae_autocracy/16796457.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty China: Sentence Reduced for Hong Kong Academic http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/world/asia/29briefs-China.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=academic&st=cse The New York Times Bahraini trainee pilots suspended from UK flying school after attending protests http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/bahraini-trainee-pilots-suspended The Guardian University of Virginia Will Use Exemptions for Request for Scientist's Private Documents http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/university-of-virginia-request-documents-exempt-0537.html Union of Concerned Scientists Tanzania: University of Dodoma Suspends Students http://allafrica.com/stories/201104280055.html AllAfrica THAILAND: Academics unnerved over lèse majesté threat http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110427204356736 University World News BURKINA FASO: Unrest closes campuses 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court jails student protester for 3 months http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20110421T183304ZIKF61/Khartoum-court-jails-student-protester-for-3-months Zawya Bahria University students cry for ‘freedom of expression’ http://tribune.com.pk/story/153353/bahria-university-students-cry-for-freedom-of-expression/ The Express Tribune Bahrain's Crackdown on Protest Extends to Academe, With Interrogations, Firings, and Expulsions http://chronicle.com/article/Bahrains-Crackdown-Extends-to/127219/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Detained artist Ai Weiwei offered Berlin university post http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/21/arts-us-finearts-alweiwei-idUKTRE73K04720110421 Reuters Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic or Both? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/04/21/statement_seeks_to_distinguish_between_anti_israel_activity_and_anti_semitic_activity_on_campus Inside Higher Education Another Middle East Effort Challenged 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Inside Higher Education Even on Religious Campuses, Students Fight for Gay Identity http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/us/19gays.html?_r=1&scp=18&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times Burkina Faso students and soldiers mount violent challenge to president http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/18/burkina-faso-students-riot?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Higher Education's Reform Takes Center Stage in Arab Protests http://chronicle.com/article/Higher-Education-Reform-Takes/127164/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Lecturer's Arrest in the Emirates Stirs Debate Over Academic Freedom in the Middle East http://chronicle.com/article/Lecturers-Arrest-in-the/127190/ The Chronicle of Higher Education MOZAMBIQUE: Budget cuts threaten university quality http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110416152554970 University World News SWAZILAND: Calm returns to university http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110417093714305 University World News PAKISTAN: Petition filed against plan to dissolve HEC http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110416151534321 University World News Bahrain regime accused of harassing UK-based students http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/15/bahrain-regime-uk-students?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Tajik Parents Prosecuted Over Kids' Foreign Madrasah Studies http://www.rferl.org/content/tajik_parents_prosecuted_foreign_madrasah_studies/3557112.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Student Suicides May Force Elite South Korean University to Dilute Reforms http://chronicle.com/article/Student-Suicides-May-Force/127155/ The Chronicle of Higher Education 12 Organizations Ask U. of Virginia to Safeguard Climate Researcher’s Academic Freedom http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/12-organizations-ask-u-of-virginia-to-safeguard-climate-researchers-academic-freedom/32116 The Chronicle of Higher Education A Bitter Return to Politics at Israel's Bar-Ilan U. http://chronicle.com/article/A-Bitter-Return-to-Politics-at/127097/ The Chronicle of Higher Education 'Political victimisation' charge as UCL penalises student activists http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=415819 The Times Higher Education Syrian students mount protests in Aleppo, capital http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/uk-syria-idUKTRE73D02C20110414 Reuters UC-Hastings Backed Away From Palestinian Conference, Newspaper Says http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/uc-hastings-backed-away-from-palestinian-conference-newspaper-says/32072 The Chronicle of Higher Education Colombian Plan to Reform Higher Education Draws Protests http://chronicle.com/article/Colombian-Plan-to-Reform/127118/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Dozens of injured in Algerian student protest http://www.euronews.net/2011/04/13/dozens-of-injured-in-algerian-student-protest/ Euronews Azerbaijani Youth Activists Expelled From University http://www.rferl.org/content/azerbaijani_youth_activists_expelled/3555389.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Killers target Iraq's ravaged elite again http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/04/11/Killers-target-Iraqs-ravaged-elite-again/UPI-91351302548597/ United Press International Syrian University Protests Violently Suppressed http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/world/middleeast/12syria.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Students rally in Syria's capital over deaths http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011411143055997548.html AlJazeera Libyan student drawn to join fight against Gaddafi http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13033205 BBC Why the Tyler Clementi Act Threatens Free Speech on Campuses http://chronicle.com/article/Why-the-Tyler-Clementi-Act/127062/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Beijing bans inter-college debates on 1911 revolution http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36b5623064b3f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=China&s=News Sunday Morning Post Somali students fleeing from Yemen 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promises freedoms http://www.nationmw.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17357:bingu-promises-freedoms&catid=1:national-news&Itemid=3 The Nation Syrian scholar, activist arrested http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-07/world/syria.activist.arrested_1_activist-president-bashar-syrian-security-forces?_s=PM:WORLD CNN Swaziland bans protests http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRIyrSjVbeXZi7V6QJq6rd3d4Qug?docId=CNG.7e21c2f997a7c4c21b7176a2aafbb75d.9c1 AFP Lawyer Dismissed From Faculty Position for Human Rights Work After 25 Years of Teaching http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/04/sharif-dismissed/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Arizona Approves Law Allowing Guns on Campus http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/arizona-approves-law-allowing-guns-on-campuses/31968# The Chronicle of Higher Education Egypt Protests Go On, Seeking New Beginning http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/world/middleeast/08egypt.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Malta’s cry for freedom http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/witness/2011/04/20114513374987686.html# AlJazeera Mass student protests in Colombia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13006084 BBC Students of Egypt's American University question its ties to Mubarak's regime http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/9286/Egypt/Politics-/Students-of-Egypts-American-University-question-it.aspx Al-Ahram Northwestern Details Dispute With Journalism Professor http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/04/07/qt Inside Higher Education Appeals Court Hands Big Win to Advocates of Free Faculty Speech in Ruling on Pundit-Professor http://chronicle.com/article/Appeals-Court-Hands-Big-Win-to/127034/# The Chronicle of Higher Education The Enduring Gender Gap in Pay http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/04/052/the_enduring_gender_gap_in_faculty_pay Inside Higher Education Malawi University sacks three lecturers http://www.southerntimesafrica.com/article.php?title=Malawi_University_sacks_three_lecturers&id=5757 The Southern Times Crackdown on Monks Continues http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/crackdown-04032011150423.html Radio Free Asia Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev wins re-election http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12949853 BBC Wisconsin Stands Up for Professor http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/04/04/wisconsin_chancellor_cites_academic_freedom_in_shielding_e_mails_from_records_request Inside Higher Education Madrasa student dies in clash with police http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=29191 The Daily Star 2 Malawi university campuses closed indefinitely after violent protests over academic freedom http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h0J4P5lQr-hR6Rjo0voS0pkopf4A?docId=6441961 The Canadian Press Academic Freedom, With Strings Attached? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/education/04iht-educlede.html The New York Times US: Bishops urge Catholic Schools to ban nun's book http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110401184819236 University World News ZIMBABWE: Parliament wants fair student loan scheme http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110401190636481 University World News UKRAINE: Number of universities to be reduced http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110401191002809 University World News Unusual Ruling for Academic Freedom http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/31/judge_rejects_suit_against_u_of_minnesota_over_website_on_genocide Inside Higher Education Iran nuclear scientist in US defection case ‘charged with treason’ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article2965608.ece The Times More Professors Face Records Requests for E-Mails http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/30/qt Inside Higher Education Malawi police arrest 5 university students for rioting http://news.google.com/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&ned=uk&hl=en&ncl=dMpY0mr0T2u9hcMAl50HTuxV6Ua1M Panapress 'Academic Freedom' Offers Little Protection Against New Efforts to Obtain Professors' E-Mails http://chronicle.com/article/Academic-Freedom-Does-Little/126928/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Imprisoned and Exiled Student Activist Transferred Back to Prison http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/03/nabavi-transferred-prison/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Pressure on academics to generate alternative income for universities http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/mar/28/academics-businesses-alternative-income-universities?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Banned Iranian Students at Human Rights Session in Geneva http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/03/khosravi-mostafavi-geneva/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Wisconsin Gets Weirder http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/28/wisconsin_republicans_seek_e_mails_of_critic_of_governor_s_union_policies Inside Higher Education Chinese students screened for 'radical thoughts' and 'independent lifestyles' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/28/chinese-students-screened-for-radical-thoughts?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Ain Shams students protest imprisonment of Amr Eissa http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/8732/Egypt/Politics-/Ain-Shams-students-protest-imprisonment-of-Amr-Eis.aspx Ahram Online VENEZUELA: Students threaten to resume hunger strike http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110325201924309 University World News MADAGASCAR: Union threatens strike if terms not met http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110325203547425 University World News EGYPT: Continuing student protests rock universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110326101004336 University World News COTE D'IVOIRE: Campuses closed by 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http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/371028 Al-Masry Al-Youm Malawi College Teacher Boycott Shows No Sign of Ending http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Butty-Malawi-University-Lecturers-Update-Kabwila-Kapasula-22march11-118415189.html Voice of America Ban on Israel-Palestine debate ignites free speech row at French university http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/21/ecole-normale-superieure-debate-row The Guardian Somalia: Mortar Kills Lecturer in Somali University http://www.sunatimes.com/view.php?id=925 Sunatimes INDIA-US: 12 Tri-Valley students freed of radio tag http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110318124521438 University World News Bill in Texas Legislature Would Protect Students and Professors Who Question Evolution http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/bill-in-texas-legislature-would-protect-students-and-professors-who-question-evolution/31473# The Chronicle of Higher Education MALAYSIA: Universities rapped for politicking http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110318123356563 University World News US: Probe into anti-semitism on California campus http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110318124012894 University World News PALESTINE: Hamas police raid Gaza campus http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110318124104686 University World News UK: British universities ditch Libyan deals http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110318124632109 University World News PUERTO RICO: Stop campus abuses - US liberties union http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110318125449278 University World News Tennessee Lawmaker Wants Student Protesters Punished http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/18/qt#254214 Inside Higher Education Police kill Darfuri at university protest-witnesses http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72H01320110318 Reuters Hungarian philosophers suffer state ‘harassment’ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415526&c=1 The Times Higher Education Last 'Egypt video' Zimbabwe activists get bail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12771341 BBC Bahrain: University students attacked as violence escalates http://www.ei-ie.org/news/news_details/1700 Education International New Crackdown On Iran Students Alleged Following Protest Deaths http://www.rferl.org/content/new_crackdown_iran_students_after_protest_deaths/2339991.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Court annuls Mutharika’s order to lecturers to resume classes http://www.maravipost.com/malawi-politics/politics/4859-court-nullifies-mutharikas-order-to-lecturers-to-resume-classes.html The Maravi Post Malawi: Mutharika accuses lecturer of inciting students to topple Malawi govt http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/malawi:-mutharika-accuses-lecturer-of-inciting-students-to-topple-malawi-govt-201103155016.html Afrique en Ligne Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Florida’s Ban on Academic Travel to Cuba http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/plaintiffs-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-review-floridas-ban-on-academic-travel-to-cuba/31326# The Chronicle of Higher Education Burkina Faso closes universities after protests http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031402117.html The Washington Post Just for men: brickbats for Leeds over Arabian night http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415471&c=1 The Times Higher Education Malawi University Lecturers Defy Presidential Order http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Butty-Malawi-University-Stand-Off-Kabwila-Kapasula-14march11-117919489.html Voice of America Student protests escalate at Egyptian universities http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/350875 Al Masry Al Youm AUSTRALIA: Government 'blackmailed' university http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011031208564056 University World News UK: Despots and academia: More 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http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/sudan-crackdown-peaceful-protest-continues-2011-03-09 Amnesty International Fury at Omani sultan's cash for Cambridge http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/fury-at-omani-sultans-cash-for-cambridge-2236294.html# The Independent Faculty Member Dismissed for Publishing Articles http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/03/faculty-member-dismissal/ The International Campaigns for Human Rights in Iran The Downside of International Ties http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/the-downside-of-internationalization/27934# The Chronicle of Higher Education Universities Targeted in 'Jasmine' Crackdown http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/universities-03072011180433.html Radio Free Asia Religious scholar, son killed in Karachi http://www.dawn.com/2011/03/05/religious-scholar-son-killed-in-karachi.html Dawn Michigan State's Libya Ties http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/07/michigan_state_university_trains_libyan_government_officials 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Islamic leaders call for district attorney to drop charges against student protesters http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-irvine-20110307,0,7830761.story Los Angeles Times Israeli universities are quashing freedom of speech http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/israeli-universities-are-quashing-freedom-of-speech-1.347568 Haaretz Huddersfield University Libya police training criticised http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-12659549 BBC PAKISTAN: Parliament opposes loan to higher education http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110305092724341 University World News YEMEN: Fee waiver fails to impress students http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=201103050929504 University World News EGYPT: Authorities moves swiftly on university reform http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110305093032253 University World News Censorship or a Mirage? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/04/pratt_institute_refutes_charges_of_censorship_regarding_conservative_student_art Inside Higher Education Sudan: Protesters Describe Torture by Security Officers http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/04/sudan-protesters-describe-torture-security-officers Human Rights Watch The man from Kyrgyzstan http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/03/the-man-from-kyrgyzstan/ Harvard Gazette Academic Freedom and the Corporate University http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/academic-freedom-and-the-corporate-university/32872?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en# Chronicle of Higher Education Head of London School of Economics Steps Down in Controversy Over Ties to Libya http://chronicle.com/article/Head-of-London-School-of/126600/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en# Chronicle of Higher Education Reforms may turn scholars into academic 'lap dancers' http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415361&c=1 The Times Higher Education Top Israeli professors charge Bar-Ilan University with political persecution http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/top-israeli-professors-charge-bar-ilan-university-with-political-persecution-1.346793 Haaretz Britain Minimizes Controversial Measure of Research Impact http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/03/britain_reduces_weighting_for_measure_of_research_impact Inside Higher Education New Tactic to Kill Faculty Unions http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/03/ohio_bill_would_kill_faculty_unions_in_unexpected_way Inside Higher Education 'Suspect' Offa letter threatens sector's freedom http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415364&c=1 The Times Higher Education Why lists are a flawed approach to assessing excellence http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/opinion-analysis/why-lists-are-a-flawed-approach-to-assessing-excellence/story-e6frgcko-1226014065961 The Australian French Court Finds in Favor of Journal Editor Sued for Libel Over Book Review http://chronicle.com/article/French-Court-Finds-in-Favor-of/126599/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en# Chronicle of Higher Education UCLA Defies Call to Ban Muslim Students Association http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/ucla-defies-call-to-ban-muslim-students-association/30965# The Chronicle of Higher Education London School of Economics to give Gaddafi money away http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12621140 BBC Father of Exiled and Imprisoned Student Hopeful that Transfer News is False http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/03/nabavi-father-transfer/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Jailed Iranian Students' Relatives Complain To Judiciary http://www.rferl.org/content/jailed_iran_student_family_complains_judiciary/2325016.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Chinese Scholar in Jail for Leaking Info on Kim Jong-il's Health http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/28/2011022801401.html The Chosun Ilbo Iranians students gather before UN mission http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1724793&Lang=E ISNA London School of Economics chief 'embarrassed' over £300,000 grant from Gaddafi family http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361358/Gaddafis-300k-grant-London-School-Economics-embarrasses-chief-Howard-Davies.html?ito=feeds-newsxml The Daily Mail How to Save Academic Freedom http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/02/28/a_call_for_the_aaup_to_speak_out_on_ethical_misconduct_in_the_profession Inside Higher Education Catholic College Fires Gay Instructor, Saying He Misrepresented His Background http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/catholic-college-fires-gay-instructor-saying-he-misrepresented-his-background/30853# The Chronicle of Higher Education US: Policy to manage politically controversial dons http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110225201021836 University World News RUSSIA: Minorities complain of racism in universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110225201210254 University World News UK: Universities fail to fight extremism - watchdog http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110225201505481 University World News US: Texas universities to allow guns on campus http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110225201734729 University World News ZIMBABWE: Mugabe arrests scholars as regimes topple : http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110225205046885 University World News HUNGARY: Historians resist return of spy files http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110225205335307 University World News CHINA: Crackdown on sub-standard journals http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110227085921588 University World News EGYPT: Minister reinstated amid winds of change http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110227083802321 University World News YEMEN: Student protests gather strength after deaths http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011022520593875 University World News Turkmenistan Restricts School, University Teachers And Students http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan_restricts_school_university_teachers_and_students/2321562.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Zimbabwe treason charges an attack on freedom of expression http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/zimbabwe-treason-charges-attack-freedom-expression-2011-02-25 Amnesty International Burkina Faso: 4 Killed in Protests Against Police http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/world/africa/25briefs-Burkina.html The New York Times Saudi Intellectuals Demand Reforms http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/02/24/world/middleeast/AP-ML-Saudi-Reforms.html?_r=1 The New York Times 'Lahore With Love' -- Without a Publisher http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/24/syracuse_university_press_withdraws_book_amid_legal_threat_from_woman_in_pakistan Inside Higher Education Lecturer, two others freed of possessing Al-Arqam books http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/2/24/nation/20110224151904&sec=nation The Malaysia Star Venezuela Students End 3 Week Hunger-Strike -- Political Prisoner Released http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=387840&CategoryId=10717 Latin America Herald Tribune Yemen: Two Protesters Die in Sanaa, Aden : http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/24/yemen-two-protesters-die-sanaa-aden Human Rights Watch Opposing Qaddafi: Libyan students fear backlash http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20035551-10391695.html CBS Iraqi Kurdistan, Known as Haven, Faces Unrest http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/middleeast/24kurd.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=university&st=cse The New York Times Zimbabwe holds 46 for attending lecture on Egypt unrest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12558073 BBC American Universities Have Major Stake in Immigration Reform, Speaker Says http://chronicle.com/article/American-Universities-Have/126474/# The Chronicle of Higher Education Iranian Students Say The Number Of 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http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/02/more-than-200-arrested-in-mashad-fate-of-five-student-activists-unknown/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Students Protest Against Yemen's President http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Students-Protest-Against-Yemens-President--116563723.html Voice of America ISRAEL: Lecturers press for anti-leftist probe http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110218220926690 University World News US: Libyans students allege government coercion http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110218223505458 University World News VENEZUELA: Revolution under attack http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110218224050723 University World News INDIA: Liberals vs reformists at top Islamic university http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011021822470412 University World News COTE D'IVOIRE: Student militia prop up Gbagbo regime http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110218225319113 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http://chronicle.com/article/AAUP-Proposes-New-Protections/126436/# The Chronicle of Higher Education Protests Over Anti-Union Moves in Wisconsin and Ohio http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/18/qt Inside Higher Education When the Professor Is Controversial http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/18/aaup_issues_new_report_and_guidelines_on_handling_politically_controversial_personnel_issues Inside Higher Education Iraqi Officials Deny Hijab To Be Mandatory At Universities http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq_universities_hijab_women/2313324.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Allow extremist speech in universities, report advises http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/feb/18/extremists-universities-freedom-of-speech The Guardian Lecturers demand academic freedom http://www.nationmw.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14566:lecturers-demand-academic-freedom&catid=1:national-news&Itemid=3 The Nation Students in Iran Clash at Funeral http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/middleeast/17iran.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=student&st=cse The New York Times Yemen violence mounts in bid to remove President Saleh http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/16/yemen-protests-against-president-saleh?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian Malawi Varsity lecturers down tools after police chief interrogates lecturer http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/malawi-varsity-lecturers-down-tools-after-police-chief-interrogates-lecturer-201102161865.html Afrique en Ligne Colombia: killing of teacher unionists must end http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=1520&theme=rights&country=colombia Education International Iran funeral triggers new clashes http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/20112169518348693.html# AlJazeera Hillary Clinton: Internet repression 'will fail' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12475829 BBC News Academic Groups Condemn Glenn Beck for Rhetoric That Has Led to Threats Against Scholar http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/academic-groups-condemn-glenn-beck-for-rhetoric-that-has-led-to-threats-against-scholar/30531# The Chronicle of Higher Education Prominent Iranian Activists, Students Among Detained http://www.rferl.org/content/iranians_detained/2310461.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Higher Education in Egypt: What’s Next? http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/higher-education-in-egypt-whats-next/27877?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en# The Chronicle of Higher Education American U. of Cairo Reopens, Causing Tension for Some Faculty Members http://chronicle.com/article/American-U-in-Cairo-Reopens/126377/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Israeli lecturers urge state to probe university's alleged anti-leftist policies http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israeli-lecturers-urge-state-to-probe-university-s-alleged-anti-leftist-policies-1.343236 Haaratz Academics and Students Look to Influence Egypt's Transition http://chronicle.com/article/AcademicsStudents-Look-to/126353/# The Chronicle of Higher Education Yemen: Crackdowns on Protesters Continue http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/12/yemen-crackdowns-protesters-continue Human Rights Watch CANADA: Tories accused of academic witch hunt http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110211200909998 University World News EGYPT: Alternatives sought after universities close http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110211212735341 University World News EGYPT: Top scientists push for change http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110211212629329 University World News PAKISTAN: Higher education devolution undermines HEC http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110211205144297 University World News UK physician to TAU: Discipline pro-boycott academics http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=207585 The Jerusalem Post Presidential duress: fears for Belarusian academic freedom http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415114&c=1 The Times Higher Education Hey Tajik Students, Why Not Just Stay in Egypt? L: http://www.rferl.org/content/tajik_cairo/2302292.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Afghanistan's Jalalabad university 'hit by bomb attack' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12404808 BBC Charges Against Muslim Students Prompt Debate Over Free Speech http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/education/10irvine.html?_r=1&ref=education The New York Times Large student protests in Algeria http://www.afrol.com/articles/37264 African Online News Egypt's researchers hungry for reform http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110208/full/news.2011.77.html Nature University of Puerto Rico Braces for Walkout and More Protests http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/02/07/university-puerto-rico-clash-persister-semester-begins/ Fox News Academic freedom is a touchstone of a democratic society : http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/education/2011/0208/1224289255136.html Irish Times INDIA: Outrage over student treatment in US visa case http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110204224721427 University World News IRAN: Growing separation of genders in universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110204224833806 University World News EGYPT: Angry students, academics push for a new era http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110206095847285 University World News College presidents reject academic freedom claims http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0205/1224289077130.html Irish Times American U. in Cairo Press Offices Vandalized http://chronicle.com/blogs/pageview/american-u-of-cairo-press-offices-vandalized/28199?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Iranian Baha’I Activist Given Long Prison Term http://www.rferl.org/content/tehran_bahai/2296218.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Sudan: Violent Response to Peaceful Protests http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/03/sudan-violent-response-peaceful-protests Human Rights Watch Managerial era 'threatens' academic freedom http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415038&c=1 The Times Higher Education Has South Africa's 'racist university' truly changed? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12345773 BBC More Gender Segregation At Iranian Universities http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_gender_segregation/2294218.html Radio Free Europe How RPI's Faculty Voice Was Quieted http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/02/aaup_blasts_rensselaer_polytechnic_institute_for_icing_shared_governance Inside Higher Education Adjunct Wins Back Course http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/01/brooklyn_college_restores_rescinded_teaching_position_for_course_on_middle_east The Chronicle of Higher Education AAUP President Says Glenn Beck’s Scholar Bashing Verges on ‘American Fatwa’ http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/aaup-president-says-glenn-becks-scholar-bashing-verges-on-american-fatwa/30172 The Chronicle of Higher Education Reformist leader defies Chinese academic system http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110201/full/news.2011.62.html Nature University dispute causes a crisis of credibility http://mg.co.za/article/2011-01-28-university-dispute-causes-a-crisis-of-credibility/ Mail and Guardian Twelve Years in Prison for Human Rights Activist and Banned Student http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/01/twelve-years-in-prison-for-human-rights-activist-and-banned-student/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Sudanese student dies after protests - activists http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/uk-sudan-protests-idUKTRE70U21620110131 Reuters Brooklyn College Backs Off Decision to Prevent Hiring of Israel Critic http://chronicle.com/article/Brooklyn-College-Backs-Off/126172/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Whether They Flee Egypt's Strife or Wait It Out, Students Face Uncertainties http://chronicle.com/article/Whether-They-Flee-or-Stay/126170/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education IRELAND: Lecturers protest bid to scrap tenure http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110128222746342 University World News Academic freedom under threat Venezuela: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110128223950918 University World News YEMEN: Sana'a campus at centre of protests http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110128225036442 University World News Iraqi Academics Come Together to Debate Future of Higher-Education System http://chronicle.com/article/Iraqi-Academics-Come-Together/126100/ Chronicle of Higher Education Vive la révolution http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v469/n7331/full/469443a.html Nature 2,200 Arab Scholars, Politicians, and Activists Issue Appeal for Human Rights and Democracy in the Arab World http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/27/idUS170665+27-Jan-2011+PRN20110127 Reuters Belarusian Athlete Fired For Taking Part In Protest http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus_athlete/2289311.html Radio Free Europe Jordan: Let Jordanians Speak Their Mind http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/01/27/jordan-let-jordanians-speak-their-minds Human Rights Watch Revolution may end repression of academic freedom in Tunisia http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110126/full/news.2011.44.html Nature VENEZUELA: Protesters force Chávez to cancel new law http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110126202923596 University World News Egyptian security surrounds Cairo University, arrests 5 http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/egyptian-security-surrounds-cairo-university-arrests-5 Al-Masry Al-Youm How China Monitors Students http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/25/qt#249152 Inside Higher Education CIA Report Documents Use of Student Informants on Chinese Campuses http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/cia-report-documents-use-of-student-informants-on-chinese-campuses/28673 The Chronicle of Higher Education New Strikes Add to Unrest in Tunisia http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704279704576102300534990160.html Wall Street Journal Tunisian scientists rejoice at freedom http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110125/full/469453a.html Nature Climategate inquiries criticised http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414951&c=1 Times Higher Education Clashes at Karachi university reflect city's intractable feuds http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012406692.html Washington Post Tunisian Universities Reopen With Major Changes http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/tunisian-universities-reopen-with-major-changes/28664 The Chronicle of Higher Education Lecturers protest over Croke Park deal http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0124/1224288165013.html Irish Times Audit Finds Ashford U. Kept Student-Aid Money It Should Have Returned to Government http://chronicle.com/article/Audit-Finds-Ashford-U-Kept/126048/ Chronicle of Higher Education Two Post-elections Political Prisoners Hanged http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/01/two-post-elections-political-prisoners-hanged/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Yemen activists arrested, students protest http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70M20N20110123 Reuters Student Union appeals to High Court against yeshiva student stipends http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/student-union-appeals-to-high-court-against-yeshiva-student-stipends-1.338745 Haaretz LEBANON: Higher education at risk without reform http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110122084153924 University World News US: Academic freedom and Yale's college in Singapore http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110122084534164 University World News ISRAEL: University heads condemn Ariel boycott call http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110123073943564 University World News Glenn Beck’s Focus on CUNY Professor Brings Her Death Threats : http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/glenn-becks-focus-on-cuny-professor-brings-her-death-threats/29945 The Chronicle of Higher Education Xinhua Insight: China's first "autonomous university" ventures into uncharted territory http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/culture/2011-01/21/c_13701495.htm Xinhuanews Protecting academic freedom seen as key http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0121/1224288008982.html The Irish Times U.S. Bishops Begin 10-Year Review of 'Ex Corde' http://chronicle.com/article/US-Bishops-Begin-10-Year/126005/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Academic faces 36 years in prison amidst fears she is being targeted for her research and commentary http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/01/20/selek_facing_heavy_sentence/ IFEX Academic faces 36 years in prison amidst fears she is being targeted for her research and commentary http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/01/20/selek_facing_heavy_sentence/ IFEX Police confine student rally to school in Yemeni capital; four held http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/19/yemen.protest/ CNN Superior Turkish court rules against police search at university campus http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=superior-court-rules-against-police-search-at-university-campus-2011-01-19 Hurriyet Tunisian student 'not afraid anymore' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12224773 BBC Censorship on photocopies at China University http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/censorship-on-photocopies-at-china-university-80308 NDTV Middle East Studies Group Urges End to Suit Against U. of Minnesota : http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/19/qt Inside Higher Education And freedom for all includes undergraduates http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/opinion-analysis/and-freedom-for-all-includes-undergraduates/story-e6frgcko-1225990546040 The Australian For-Profit Colleges’ Ad Wars Heat Up http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/for-profit-ad-wars-heat-up/29776 The Chronicle of Higher Education SUNY Chancellor Will Propose Making Campuses Compete for State Aid http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/suny-chancellor-will-propose-making-campuses-compete-for-state-aid/29786 The Chronicle of Higher Education Yes to poisons, no to plagiarism http://en.rian.ru/papers/20110118/162193585.html Rianovosti Minister of higher education says new security for Cairo University is underway http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/4270/Egypt/Politics-/Minister-of-higher-education-says-new-security-for.aspx Ahram Online European Parliament Set To Condemn Belarus Crackdown http://www.rferl.org/content/european_parliament_belarus_crackdown/2279621.html Radio Free Europe Officer asks London colleges about future fees protests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12204904 BBC News In Jerusalem, Students Hold a Rare Conversation Across Checkpoints http://chronicle.com/article/In-Jerusalem-Students-Hold-a/125957/ The Chronicle of Higher Education ALGERIA: Problems of corruption and Bologna process http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110114223411949 University World News MADAGASCAR: University lecturers' strike ends http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011011422300763 University World News CHINA: Universities still have problems http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110114221716894 University World News TAIWAN: Some courses off-limits to Chinese students http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110114220051575 University World News Obama Administration Eases Restrictions on Academic Travel to Cuba http://chronicle.com/article/Obama-Administration-Eases/125972/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Police files chargesheet against 27 accused of chopping Kerala lecturer's hand http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/police-files-chargesheet-against-27-accused-of-chopping-kerala-lecturers-hand-79304?pfrom=home-India NDTV Imprisoned Female Student Activists Denied Visitation Rights Again http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/01/golroo-hedayat-denied-visits/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran State Dept. Pledges 'Sympathetic' Attitude in Granting Visas to Foreign Academics http://chronicle.com/article/State-Dept-Pledges/125941/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Schools and universities shut down as teachers join protests http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=1477&theme=rights&country=tunisia Education International Professors protest after colleague killed in Tunisia unrest http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/professors-protest-after-colleague-killed-in-tunisia-unrest_123046.html Expatica Tartu University Fights for Political Independence http://news.err.ee/education/7ba0f3b0-fd85-4ee7-b535-7b23f698c295 Estonian Public Broadcasting No Let-Up For Activists http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nobel-01122011123903.html?searchterm=None Radio Free Asia Israeli University Limits Professors From Expressing Their Political Views http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/israeli-university-limits-professors-from-expressing-their-political-views/28547 The Chronicle of Higher Education Administrative Court allows niqab wearing students to sit exams http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/3730/Egypt/Politics-/Administrative-Court-allows-niqab-wearing-students.aspx Al Ahram Online Speech Prompted FBI Terrorism Probe of Her Work, Professor Says http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/speech-prompted-fbi-terrorism-probe-of-her-work-professsor-claims/29658?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en Chronicle of Higher Education Ben-Gurion Uni changes ethics code over political dramas http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4012495,00.html Ynetnews Venezuela scraps controversial university law http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12168450 BBC The Gender Gap on Service http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/12/new_study_finds_unequal_distribution_by_gender_in_academic_service_work Inside Higher Education Leading Iranian Publishers, Writers Accused Of Attempting To Overthrow Islamic Establishment http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_publishers_accused_of_attempting_overthrow/2272991.html Radio Free Europe Tunisian Government Closes Schools As Unrest Spreads http://www.rferl.org/content/tunisia_government_closes_schools_unrest/2273309.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Organizing Adjuncts at a Catholic College http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/11/nlrb_backs_right_of_adjuncts_to_unionize_at_manhattan_college Inside Higher Education Iran says it arrests Israel-linked spy network http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSHAF03762220110110 Reuters Script expands in Istanbul Bilgi University porn furor http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=response-to-porn-scandal-by-istanbuls-bilgi-university-violated-academic-freedom-protesters-say-2011-01-10 Hurriyet Daily News Far From Border, U.S. Detains Foreign Students http://chronicle.com/article/Far-From-Canada-Aggressive/125880/ The Chronicle of higher Education No limits to knowledge http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/No-limits-to-knowledge/articleshow/7236604.cms The Times of India Israel Prize laureates join academic boycott of settlement university http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-prize-laureates-join-academic-boycott-of-settlement-university-1.335954 Haaretz IRAN: Overhaul to purge Western influences http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110107100858598 University World News SWEDEN: Women locked out of research http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110107102411556 University World News 'Seditious' literature lecturer freed http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110107100943147 University World News Student Activist’s Brother Interrogated and His Home Vandalized http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/01/student-activists-brother-interrogated-and-his-home-vandalized/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Activists In Belarus Fear School Expulsions, Firings http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus_opposition_activists_fired_expelled/2269959.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Post-Election Protestor in Danger of Imminent Execution; “This Death Sentence Is Political; He Is Innocent” http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/01/post-election-protestor-in-danger-of-imminent-execution-this-death-sentence-is-political-he-is-innocent/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Economists' Group Forms Panel to Consider Ethical Standards http://chronicle.com/article/Economists-Group-Forms-Panel/125875/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Presi autonomy on paper http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110107/jsp/calcutta/story_13400934.jsp The Telegraph Calcutta Proposed university changes labelled "outrageous" http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0107/1224286966230.html Irish Times Contravene or intervene? http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414746&c=1 Times Higher Education Student Mistreatment And Gender Segregation At Mashad’s Ferdowsi University http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/01/student-mistreatment-and-gender-segregation-at-mashads-ferdowsi-university/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Tenure's Place in Law-School Accreditation Guidelines Is Hot Topic at Meeting http://chronicle.com/article/Tenures-Place-in-Law-School/125873/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en Chronicle of Higher Education Scholars chip in with a defence of freedom http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414728&c=1 Times Higher Education Woods: Freedom Under FIRE http://thedartmouth.com/2011/01/06/opinion/woods The Dartmouth Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/06/post_9_11_academic_freedom_carvalho_downing Inside Higher Education Democratic Countries Confronting Their Own Creeping Challenge Of Censorship http://www.rferl.org/content/creeping_censorship_freedom_of_expression/2267651.html Radio Free Europe India: Repeal Sedition Law http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/01/05/india-repeal-sedition-law Human Rights Watch Iranian nuclear scientist 'tortured on suspicion of revealing state secrets' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/04/iranian-nuclear-scientist-tortured-claim The Guardian Three Years in Prison, Three Years in Exile, and a Three Year Ban on Speeches for Religious Scholar http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/01/ghabel-charges/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Chávez squeezes scientific freedom http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110104/full/469011a.html Nature More Than a Coincidence? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/04/minority_faculty_contest_depaul_tenure_denials Inside Higher Education Three lecturers at Istanbul university fired over project http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=a-school-project-causes-two-lecturers-to-be-fired-2011-01-03 Hurriyet Russian Regional Leader Blames Insurgency For Scholar's Killing http://www.rferl.org/content/russia_kabardino_balkaria_insurgency_scholar_shooting/2266166.html Radio Free Europe The Grim Threat to British Universities http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/jan/13/grim-threat-british-universities/ New York Review of Books 'Covered In Blood' -- Belarusian Protester Talks About His Arrest, Imprisonment http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus_opposition_arrests/2263399.html Radio Free Europe Student Activist Faces New Charges in Prison http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/12/student-activist-faces-new-charges-in-prison/ The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Belarus PEN Offices Searched and Equipment Seized http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5534/prmID/1610 English PEN University Student Activism and Academic Freedom http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/12/university-student-activism-and.html Sri Lanka Guardian Iran: Rescind Execution Order for Kurdish Student http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/12/24/iran-rescind-execution-order-kurdish-student Human Rights Watch Venezuela students protest at university law http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12071995 BBC Puerto Rico students renew protests over tuition rise http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6BL3V220101222 Reuters Defining Academic Freedom http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/popup/views/2010/12/21/nelson_on_academic_freedom Inside Higher Education Higher Education Council: Prevent politicization of academia http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4002626,00.html YNet News Belarus jails 600 activists over election unrest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12048520 BBC News UKRAINE: Universities 'face new Iron Curtain' http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101218204355444 University World News CHINA: Time to reassess minority education policy? 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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/04/world/asia/04iht-malay.html?_r=1&ref New York Times Iran arrests over attacks on nuclear scientists http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11906829 BBC News US embassy cables: Stalin's spectre haunts Russia http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/232245 Guardian MESA 2010 Academic Freedom award given to an Iranian organization http://www.payvand.com/news/10/dec/1016.html Payvand A&M limits faculty's open-records assignments http://www.statesman.com/news/local/a-m-limits-facultys-open-records-assignments-1091952.html The Statesman Academic freedom a concern for new Shanghai campus http://nyunews.com/opinion/2010/11/30/01house/ Washington Square News Academic freedom and Canada's faith-based universities http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/reportcard/archive/2010/11/30/academic-freedom-and-canada-s-faith-based-universities.aspx vancouver sun 'Academic freedom' turns to religious persecution 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http://www.rferl.org/content/article/2231760.html Chronicle of Higher Education From where I sit - Scholarship, ubuntu and hope http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414366&c=1 Times Higher Education “What Sin, What Crime Has My Son Committed?” Student Activist’s Father Demands To Know http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/11/what-sin-what-crime-has-my-son-committed-student-activists-father-demands-to-know/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Iranian Students, Activists Condemn Planned Changes To Social Sciences http://www.rferl.org/content/feature/2230424.html Radio Free Europe There's more to a story than facts and figures http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414350&c=1 Timed Higher Education Professors union raps CMU over academic freedom http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/professors-union-raps-cmu-over-academic-freedom-110576774.html Winnipeg free press Animal-Rights Extremists Target UCLA Researcher Again http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/animal-rights-extremists-target-ucla Chronicle of Higher Education Whistle-Blower Lawsuit Against For-Profit University May Proceed, Judge Rules http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/whistle-blower-lawsuit-against-for-profit-university-may-proceed-judge-rules/28615 Chronicle VC's kidnapping : Varsities to open but teachers to continue protest http://tribune.com.pk/story/80478/vcs-kidnapping-varsities-to-open-but-teachers-to-continue-protest/ The Express Tribune Two Bloggers Freed but Eynulla Fatullayev Remains in Prison as Baku Continues to Defy European Court of Human Rights’ Ruling http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/azerbaijan-two-bloggers-freed-but-eynulla-fatullayev-remains-in-prison-as-baku-continues-to-defy-european-court-of-human-rights-ruling International Pen Students sentenced to prison for protesting Turkish PM http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=students-sentenced-prison-for-protesting-erdogan-2010-11-22 Hurriyet Campus that Apartheid Rules faces a Policy Rift http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/world/africa/23safrica.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss NY Times Law students march to support UP professors http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/11/18/10/law-students-march-support-professors ABS-CBN News Russian Scientists Protest Government's Effort to Lure Foreign Researchers http://chronicle.com/article/Russian-Scientists-Protest/125456/ Chronicle Taliban steps up university attacks http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101119235627323 University World News Government defers standards bill http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101120000656292 University World News Heed UN Call to Free Political Prisoners http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/11/19/burma-heed-un-call-free-political-prisoners Human Rights Watch Azerbaijani Activist Detained On Georgian Border http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijani_Activist_Detained_On_Georgian_Border/2225009.html Radio Free Europe Law clinics that go beyond theory face attacks http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414289&c=1 Times Higher Education Yale partnership to go ahead, NUS says http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101118150324110 University World News Nobel Winner’s Absence May Delay Awarding of Prize http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19nobel.html?_r=2 New York Times Academic Freedom vs. Mandated Course Content http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/academic-freedom-vs-mandated-course-content/28764?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Community Colleges Push Back http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/11/17/aacc Inside Higher Education Egyptian blogger released after four years in jail http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/11/egyptian-blogger-released-after-four-years-in-jail/ Index on Censorship Egypt Blogger Released After 4 years in Jail http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AG2BI20101117 Reuters The 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http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101105221117557 University World News Student Activist Hossein Parhizagar Detained http://www.rahana.org/en/?p=7887 rahana Mashad Student Activist Ali Gholizadeh Arrested http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/11/gholizadeh-arrested/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Mahdieh Golroo Denied Medical Attention, Health Problems Continue http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/11/golroo-health-problems/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Gulf opens for UCL as Qatari campus aims to unearth past http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414107&c=1 Times Higher Education EI demands release of imprisoned professor : http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=1419&theme=rights&country=colombia Education International Scholars at Risk Expresses Concern Over Professor Denied Entry to India : http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Events-News/Article-Detail.php?art_uid=2454 Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom at Issue http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/11/03/15937586.html London Free Press The Supreme Council for the Cultural Revolution of Iran Made Changes to the Azad University Constitution http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2010/11/101103_l38_iran_azad_uni_change_mokhberdezfoli.shtml BBC Persian Police to compensate Israeli student arrested for protesting Gaza war http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/police-to-compensate-israeli-student-arrested-for-protesting-gaza-war-1.322562 Haaretz Students, Legislators Protest Dissolution Of Iran's Medical University http://www.rferl.org/content/Students_Legislators_Protest_Dissolution_Of_Irans_Medical_University/2208207.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty India denies entry to US academic http://arabnews.com/world/article178354.ece Arabnews Police refuse permit for secular student protest in Bnei Brak http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/police-refuse-permit-for-secular-student-protest-in-bnei-brak-1.322502 Haaretz Education Minister urges new ethics code to end row over teaching Zionism http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/education-minister-urges-new-ethics-code-to-end-row-over-teaching-zionism-1.322553 Haaretz Education Minister to publish academic freedom code http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3978455,00.html ynetnews Israel's first Arab-language college in Nazareth http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/israels-first-arab-language-college-opens-in-nazareth/27835 The Chronicle of Higher Education Supreme Court to Hear Case on Universities' Rights to Own Faculty Inventions http://chronicle.com/article/Supreme-Court-to-Hear-Case-on/125217/ The Chronicle of Higher Education As Police Crack Down on Egyptian Campuses, a Recent Court Ruling May Force Reform http://chronicle.com/article/As-Police-Crack-Down-on/125220/ The Chronicle of Higher Education American professor invited to Israel 'humiliated' by El Al security personnel http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/american-professor-invited-to-israel-humiliated-by-el-al-security-personnel-1.322099 Haaretz Dismissal of two student activists from the Industrial University of Babol and Mazandaran University http://www.rahana.org/archives/28905 rahana Student Protester Is Seriously Wounded in Clash With Police Officers at Mexican University http://chronicle.com/article/Student-Protester-Is-Wounded/125211/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Humanities and social sciences growth freeze http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101029223134197 University World News Universities in fix over police removal http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101029225332609 University World News Manhunt for 'wanted' student http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101031091632968 University World News Students barred from protests http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_597262.html The Straits Times Russia Holds 2 Professors for Allegedly Disclosing State Secrets in China http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/russia-holds-2-professors-for-allegedly-disclosing-state-secrets-in-china/27815 The Chronicle of Higher Education Investigation finds Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier universities unjustly dismissed Balsillie School director over his defence of academic autonomy http://www.caut.ca/pages.asp?page=937 Canadian Association of University Teachers EI calls for the respect of trade unions rights in South Korea http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=1414&theme=rights&country=korea Education International In India, a Top Private University Supports a School for Tribal People http://chronicle.com/article/In-India-a-Top-Private/125169/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Top Indian Institutes Look to Yale for Leadership Training http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Indian-Institutes-Will/125165/ Chronicle of Higher Education State U. Presidents Cannot Be Removed Without Full-Board Vote : http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/conn-state-u-presidents-cannot-be-removed-without-full-board-vote/27875?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Academic Freedom And Holocaust Denial http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/26/siddique Inside Higher Education 'Commodification of Academic Research' http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/25/radder Inside Higher Education Clampdown in Tibetan Schools http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/language-10252010173630.html Radio Free Asia Excuses vs. Due Process http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/25/bethune Inside Higher Education Philosophy Day Raises Questions Before It Begins http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/world/middleeast/25iht-educLede25.html The New York Times My Arab Problem http://chronicle.com/article/My-Arab-Problem/125019/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Iran Puts New Restrictions on 12 Academic Disciplines Deemed Too Western http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/iran-puts-new-restrictions-on-12-academic-disciplines-deemed-too-western/27702?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Minister defends ban on Mistry novel http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101022202828973 University World News Elections - the students have been silenced http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2010102220555994 University World News Premier vows to tackle student concerns http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101022214118109 University World News Egypt court orders police to leave universities http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE69M1Z220101023 Reuters Language Protests Spread to Beijing http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/language-10222010174455.html Radio Free Asia Turkey: EI condemns further delay in the court decision http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=1406&theme=rights&country=turkey Education International Tibetans Protest China’s Plan to Curb Language http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/world/asia/23china.html?_r=1 The New York Times Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Ward Churchill’s Bid to Get His University Job Back http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/appeals-court-hears-arguments-in-ward-churchills-bid-to-get-his-university-job-back/27826 The Chronicle of Higher Education Jailed Iranian Scholar Denies Charges In Court http://www.rferl.org/content/Jailed_Iranian_Scholar_Denies_Charges_In_Court/2197274.html Radio Free Europe Recruitment conundrum as A-level tariff threatens 'academic autonomy' http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413931&c=1 The Times Higher Education Union Voices Silenced http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/10/21/tunisia-union-voices-silenced Human rights Watch In search of academic freedom http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/in-search-of-academic-freedom/story-e6frgcjx-1225940855528 The Australian Academics' Photo Reports of Headscarved Turkish Students Worry Some http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=after-the-headscarf-debate-choas-is-experienced-in-universities-2010-10-20 hurriyetdailynews Has the Government Reduced Female University Enrolment http://www.rferl.org/archive/Persian_Letters/latest/2098/2098.html Radio Free Europe University of Cocody campus, A member of the CPC sequestered by the FESCI yesterday (In French) http://lepatriote.net/lire/5b96ab39-920d-4e43-b45b-a2c097d0943c.aspx Le Patriote The Lost Soul of Higher Education http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/20/schrecker Inside Higher Education Mumbai university book ban sparks free speech fears http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDUVKzF0wT3UKeub8EhZFww7ay_A?docId=CNG.6f626669dcc738e805f26ad8400c014c.291 AFP Malaysia pressured to drop ban on student politics http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g-eB3uq2xW-Bwvs6pyxpEn3f9skg?docId=CNG.6f626669dcc738e805f26ad8400c014c.3b1 AFP Iranian Father Worried For Jailed Son's Health http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Father_Worried_For_Jailed_Sons_Health/2194687.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty More Legal Risk for Canada's Universities http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/18/canada Inside Higher Education In Iran, Renewed Efforts To Keep University Students In Check http://www.rferl.org/content/In_Iran_Renewed_Efforts_To_Keep_University_Students_In_Check/2194096.html Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Mexican Secretariat Fights Fake Professional Degrees http://chronicle.com/article/Mexican-Secretariat-Fights/125008/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Professors urge university of illinois to clarify rights of adjuncts http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/professors-urge-u-of-illinois-to-clarify-rights-of-adjuncts/27736 The Chronicle of Higher Education In Iran Renewed Efforts to keep students in Check http://www.rferl.org/content/In_Iran_Renewed_Efforts_To_Keep_University_Students_In_Check/2194096.html Radio Free Europe A university's soul is its freedom of ideas http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/oct/18/university-soul-freedom-of-ideas The Guardian Academic Freedom Verdict http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/18/howell Inside Higher Education BGU relaxes rules on student protest http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/bgu-relaxes-rules-on-student-protests-1.319668 Haaretz At U.S. Colleges, Chinese-Financed Centers Prompt Worries About Academic Freedom http://chronicle.com/article/At-US-Colleges/124975/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Strict education bills upset varsities http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101017/jsp/nation/story_13066463.jsp The Telegraph India Puzzling through transformation http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101015200640493 University World News Groups rally to free imprisoned professor http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101015201924215 University World News Hardliners tighten grip on moderate university ://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101015203108402 University World News Iranian Intellectuals To Lebanese People: 'Ahmadinejad Doesn't Deserve Your Trust' http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Intellectuals_To_Lebanese_People_Ahmadinejad_Doesnt_Deserve_Your_Trust/2190221.html Radio Free Europe Indonesia: Constitutional Court Reverses Book Ban Ruling http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/indonesia-constitutional-court-reverses-book-ban-ruling.pdf Article 19 Teachers' union wants V-C to defend academic freedom http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Teachers-union-wants-V-C-to-defend-academic-freedom/articleshow/6745630.cms timesofindia YOK head gives guarantee to all Turkish students on headscarves http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=yok-head-gives-personal-guarantee-to-all-students-2010-10-13 hurriyetdailynews Nigeria: LASU to Continue Strike http://allafrica.com/stories/201010130159.html All africa News Student Protests Overshadow VP Taha's Visit to Juba http://allafrica.com/stories/201010181255.html Allafrica Crackdown on supporters of prominent dissident writer and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-crackdown-on-supporters-of-prominent-dissident-writer-and-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo internationalpen Tajikistan Wants Students At Islamic Schools Abroad To Return http://www.rferl.org/content/Tajikistan_Wants_Students_At_Islamic_Schools_Abroad_To_Return/2188047.html Radio Free Europe Habitats for Academic Freedom http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/12/singapore Inside Higher Education Iran’s Islamic Azad U. Caught in Political Crossfire http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/iran%e2%80%99s-islamic-azad-u-caught-in-political-crossfire/27523 Chronicle of Higher Education Israeli academic: Loyalty oath resembles racist laws of 1935 http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israeli-academic-loyalty-oath-resembles-racist-laws-of-1935-1.318275 Haaretz Intellectuals held in China crackdown after Liu Xiaobo gets Nobel peace prize http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/10/intellectuals-detained-nobel-celebration The Guardian An Exiled Professor's Questions for Iraq's Higher-Education http://chronicle.com/article/An-Exiled-Professors/124858/ Chronicle of Higher Education News blackout on Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize http://en.rsf.org/china-news-blackout-on-liu-xiaobo-s-09-10-2010,38525.html Radio Free Europe Liu Xiaobo Nobel win prompts Chinese fury http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/08/liu-xiaobo-nobel-chinese-fury The Guardian Blogger Abdeljalil Al-Singace mistreated in detention, concern over 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http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=5268&dir=2010/September/Tuesday28 Mmegi Online Free speech a concern for Yale-Singapore college http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/sep/28/free-speech-a-concern-for-yale-singapore-college/ Yale Daily News Wits students charged http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2010/09/28/wits-students-charged The Sowetan Budget Cuts in Britain Could Hit Scientific Research Hard http://chronicle.com/article/Budget-Cuts-in-Britain-Could/124629/ The Chronicle of Higher Education India Reopens Kashmir’s Schools, but Many Stay Away http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/world/asia/28kashmir.html?_r=1&ref=education New York Times Syria must release blogger at risk of torture http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/syria-must-release-blogger-risk-torture-2010-09-27 Amnesty Israel, South Africa and Academic Boycotts http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/27/boycott Inside Higher Education 'Wanted': Campus Leaders With 'Few Morals' http://chronicle.com/article/Job-Openings-for-University/124596/ Chronicle of Higher Education 44 hurt in Bar exams blast http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/279207/44-hurt-bar-exams-blast Manila Bulletin Anti-corruption rules for private institutions http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100925160644750 University World News Questions over honorary professorships http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100925154821469 University World News Two students killed by security guards http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100925154821469 University World News Family fiefdoms blamed for tainting Italian universities http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/family-fiefdoms-blamed-for-tainting-italian-universities-2089120.html The Independent Great versus Good: scholar vindicated in banishment battle http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413623&c=1 Times Higher Education Political prisoners in Myanmar must be 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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=religion-and-science-should-stay-separated-say-turkish-physicists-2010-09-05 Hurriyet British Official Calls for Tighter Curbs on Student Visas http://chronicle.com/article/British-Official-Calls-for/124316/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Kerala wants NIA to investigate lecturer attack http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/kerala-wants-nia-to-investigate-lecturer-attack-49964 NDTV SOUTH AFRICA: Vice-chancellors, law deans slam bill http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100905081531279 University World News DUBAI: Regulation is not the only challenge http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100905091029153 University World News AUSTRALIA: Quality body to monitor academic freedom http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100905073317737 University World News NIGERIA: Dramatic increase in female undergraduates http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100903175726598 University World News Jordan: A Poetic Security Threat? http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/09/03/jordan-poetic-security-threat Human Rights Watch Egypt: Disclose Fate of ‘Disappeared' Student http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/09/03/egypt-disclose-fate-disappeared-student Human Rights Watch Spirit of the money age leads academy to mislay its values http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413290&c=1 Times Higher Education Obama plans to relax limits on academic travel to Cuba http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413267&c=1 Times Higher Education Bahrain: Pursue Torture Allegations http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/09/01/bahrain-pursue-torture-allegations Human Rights Watch Regulator mooted to ensure academic freedom http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/regulator-mooted-to-ensure-academic-freedom/story-e6frgcjx-1225912493561 The Australian Jewish teacher suspended in France for teaching 'too much' about Holocaust http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-teacher-suspended-in-france-for-teaching-too-much-about-holocaust-1.311452 Haaretz Morocco: Arrests, Alleged Torture of Islamist Movement Figures http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/09/01/morocco-arrests-alleged-torture-islamist-movement-figures Human Rights Watch Win for Researcher Rights http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/31/uva Inside Higher Education Police Probe Attack on Activist http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/attack-08312010110957.html Radio Free Asia Israeli academics boycott West Bank settlements http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11141774 BBC News Universities That Oppose Values of Iranian Regime 'Should Be Destroyed' http://www.rferl.org/content/Universities_That_Oppose_Values_of_Iranian_Regime_Should_Be_Destroyed/2143992.html Radio Free Europe Student Access and Mobility Remain Challenges in Mexico http://chronicle.com/article/Student-AccessMobility/124209/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Pakistan: Teachers come to the rescue of flood victims http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=1348&theme=solidarityfund&country=pakistan Education International New regulations for higher education http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100827225204128 University World News Universities score poorly on student rights http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100827225104167 University World News Minister backs media-gagging proposals http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100828053522648 University World News New crackdown on universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100829095205295 University World News Professors protest 'political pressures' http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2010082722575439 University World News ARAB REGION: Academic freedom curtailed http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100828051601898 University World News An Assault on Israeli Academic Freedom—and Liberal Values http://chronicle.com/article/An-Assault-on-Israeli-Acade/124158/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Durham lifts veil on plight of student held in Iran http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413179&c=1 Times Higher Education A straight case of discrimination? Lawsuits come in all shades for US institutions http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413172&c=1 Times Higher Education A 'very sad day' for UWC and higher education http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-08-24-a-very-sad-day-for-uwc-and-higher-education Mail and Guardian PhDs: High in number low in quality http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/26/c_13463424.htm Xinhua News Georgian PEN steps up campaign for international support after http://georgiamediacentre.com/content/georgian_pen_steps_campaign_international_support_after_brute_violation_freedom_speech Georgia Media Centre Taliban poison attack or mass hysteria? Chaos hits another Kabul girls' school http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/25/taliban-poison-attack-girls-school The Guardian U.S. Group Plans a Digital Library to Aid North African Research http://chronicle.com/article/US-Group-Plans-a-Digital/124118/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Don’t force girl students to wear veil: Education Minister http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=25500 The Daily Star Hunger Strike of Nima Nahvi, the detained student in babol prison(Translated from Persian) http://www.advarnews.us/university/11534.aspx http://www.advarnews.us AAUP Delegation Will Investigate 2 Academic-Freedom Cases at LSU http://chronicle.com/blogPost/AAUP-Delegation-Will/26422/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en Chronicle of Higher Education Call for 'tribal' vice-chancellors to be moved http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100820174034673 University World News Mayor Of Strife-Hit Kyrgyz City Wants Later Start To Academic Year http://www.rferl.org/content/Mayor_Of_Strife_Hit_Kyrgyz_City_Wants_Later_Start_To_Academic_Year/2135417.html Radio Free Europe Universities Tighten Security http://allafrica.com/stories/201008230414.html All Africa News University defies right-wing boycott threat Israel http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100821185430152 University World News Close watch on students' 'political' plays http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100820170922791 University World News Fraudulent diplomas exposed http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100820152726819 University World News Expert panel to prove university autonomy http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100821081851822 University World News Detention of Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi and Ali Jamali (translated from Persian) http://www.advarnews.us/organization/11521.aspx Advar News Uighur Intellectual Who Won’t Back Down in China http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/world/asia/21china.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=ilham%20tohti&st=cse New York Times Nobel Peace Laureate Appeals On Behalf Of Iran's Political Prisoners http://www.rferl.org/content/Nobel_Peace_Laureate_Appeals_On_Behalf_Of_Irans_Political_Prisoners/2133539.html Radio Free Europe Israeli Professors Protest Calls for Increased Zionism in Teaching http://chronicle.com/article/Israeli-Professors-Fight/124078/ Chronicle of Higher Education Scientists decry 'unfair' dismissal http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413100&c=1 Times Higher Education Western Concern At Fate Of Sole Private Tajik University http://www.rferl.org/content/Western_Concern_At_Fate_Of_Sole_Private_Tajik_University_/2130922.html RFE/RL Some Turkmen Students Allowed To Resume Studies In Kyrgyzstan http://www.rferl.org/content/Some_Turkmen_Students_Allowed_To_Resume_Studies_In_Kyrgyzstan/2131903.html RFE/RL Professor Held for ‘Subversion’ http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/professor-08182010162403.html http://www.rfa.org Close watch on students' 'political' plays http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100818191538351 University World News DUT suspends academic activity http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-08-18-dut-suspends-academic-activity Mail and Guardian Kyrgyz Government Closes Uzbek Businessman's University http://www.rferl.org/content/Kyrgyz_Government_Closes_Uzbek_Businessmans_University/2131398.html RFE/RL Charge or Release Opposition Activists http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/08/17/bahrain-charge-or-release-opposition-activists Human Rights Watch U.S. Plans to Relax Restrictions on Academic Travel to Cuba http://chronicle.com/blogPost/US-Plans-to-Relax/26265/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Students in Turkey fight a lesson in real economics http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=students-protest-for-the-removal-of-okm-2010-08-16 Hurriyet Student politics eroding Bangladesh campus life http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jKfxNhHCvZx55Iw4dfojsgKBA6yQ AFP Sniffing out racial intolerance on campus http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-08-13-sniffing-out-racial-intolerance-on-campus Mail and Guardian UJ students protest exclusions policy http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-08-13-uj-students-protest-exclusions-policy Mail and Guardian Im Tirtzu threatens boycott of Israeli university over 'anti-Zionist' bias http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/im-tirtzu-threatens-boycott-of-israeli-university-over-anti-zionist-bias-1.308452 Haaretz U.S. Said to Plan Easing Rules for Travel to Cuba http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/world/americas/17cuba.html?_r=2 New York Times Muslim Students Paralyse Academic Activities in UI http://allafrica.com/stories/201008170088.html All Africa Rightist pressure prompts Tel Aviv University head to examine syllabi http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/rightist-pressure-prompts-tel-aviv-university-head-to-examine-syllabi-1.308234 Haaretz EU probes 'discriminatory' student selection http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100813203859516 University World News Honorary degrees 'abused' - claim http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100813203745901 University World News EU probes “discriminatory” student selection http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100813203859516 University World News Boost to university’s role of serving society http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100813203510328 University World News US: Criminal Minds Betray Academy’s Higher Principles http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100813201029542 University World News Interview: Igor Sutyagin Discusses 'Spy Swap,' Life In England http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_Igor_Sutyagin_Discusses_Spy_Swap_Life_In_England/2127860.html RFE/RL Authorities insist on surveillance and filtering software in all Internet cafés, companies http://www.ifex.org/china/tibet/2010/08/10/filtering_software/ IFEX Turkmenistan Preventing Students From Returning To Kyrgyzstan http://www.rferl.org/content/Turkmenistan_Preventing_Students_From_Returning_To_Kyrgyzstan/2125555.html Radio Free Europe Azerbaijani Scientist Released From Iranian Prison http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijani_Scientist_Released_From_Iranian_Prison/2126360.html Radio Free Europe Professor at risk for exposing fake diplomas http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100813201438142 University World News Students caught up in 'sanctions' debacle http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100806175319828 University World News Is the Israeli academy facing a McCarthyite era? http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=412910&c=1 Times Higher Education U. of Miami President Halted at Israeli Airport http://chronicle.com/blogPost/U-of-Miami-President-Halted/26053/ Higher Education Chronicle Travel Bans For Activists http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/travel-08052010131049.html Radio Free Asia State of the Education Sector Report for the month of July 2010 http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33238:state-of-the-education-sector-report-for-the-month-of-july-2010&catid=31:weekday-top-stories&Itemid=30 The Zimbabwean Tajikistan's Sole Private University Files Lawsuit Against Education Minister http://www.rferl.org/content/Tajikistans_Sole_Private_University_Files_Lawsuit_Against_Education_Minister/2119875.html Radio Free Europe Three Student Activist Appear in court. http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33234:three-student-activist-appear-in-court&catid=31:weekday-top-stories&Itemid=30 The Zimbabwean Ecuador Approves Higher-Education Law With Some Concessions to Universities http://chronicle.com/article/Ecuador-Approves/123770/ Chronicle of Higher Education Colombia: Teacher trade unionist killed as violations continue http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=1332&theme=rights&country=colombia Education International 6 Faculty Members at a Palestinian University Are Arrested for Suspected Hamas Ties http://chronicle.com/article/6-Faculty-Members-at-a/123764/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Iran To Restrict Number Of Students Going To U.S., Britain http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Restrict_Number_Of_Students_Going_To_US_Britain_/2118861.html Radio Free Europe Release Prisoners of Conscience on Hunger Strike http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/08/release-prisoners-strike/ International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Nazarbayev University Has Grand Educational Vision for Kazakhstan http://www.eurasianet.org/node/61658 Eurasia Net Vietnam: Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Speech http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/08/03/vietnam-writers-honored-commitment-free-speech Human Rights Watch Another initiation video surfaces at Free State varsity http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-08-03-another-initiation-video-surfaces-at-free-state-varsity mail and guardian Fears for state pupils as top universities insist on A* at A-level http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/aug/02/universities-state-schools-a-levels The Guardian Rocket Fired From Gaza Strikes College in Israel http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Rocket-Fired-From-Gaza-Strikes/25910/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Sierra Leone overhauls educational system http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/culture/2010-08/01/c_13424786.htm Xinhua News Iranian Lawyer Says Jailed University Worker's Appeal Rejected http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Lawyer_Says_Jailed_University_Workers_Appeal_Rejected/2114463.html Radio Free Europe New code to promote academic honesty http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100729131901440 University World News Toefl and GRE Testing Will Resume in Iran http://chronicle.com/blogPost/ToeflGRE-Testing-Will/25872/ Chronicle of Higher Education US charges scientist with economic espionage http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100728/full/466542b.html Nature We will not allow government to run the Mumbai University, say teachers http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_we-will-not-allow-government-to-run-the-mumbai-university-say-teachers_1415167 DNA India Students block road, vandalise vehicles in city http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=148389 The Daily Star Private universities 'a huge threat to academic standards' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/7910496/Private-universities-a-huge-threat-to-academic-standards.html The Daily Telegraph Issue and Confirmation of Heavy Sentences for Student Activists (Translation from Persian) http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2010/07/100725_l17_student_sentences.shtml BBC News New Sentences for Baghi; One year in Prison and a Five year Ban of Political and Journalistic activity (Translation from Persian) http://www.advarnews.us/humanright/11385.aspx Advar News UC-Irvine Urged Not to Suspend Muslim Student Union http://chronicle.com/blogPost/UC-Irvine-Urged-Not-to-Suspend/25760/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Head of Israeli University Demands Ouster of Professors Who Support Boycott http://chronicle.com/article/Head-of-Israeli-University/123679/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Augusta State U. Is Accused of Requiring a Counseling Student to Accept Homosexuality http://chronicle.com/article/Augusta-State-U-Is-Accused-of/123650/ The Chronicle of Higher Education Suspension of a number of students in the Science and Industry University for participating in the memorial ceremony of martyr Kianoosh Asa (Translation from Persian) http://www.advarnews.us/university/11364.aspx Advarnews 2,000 Saudi teachers fired for teaching 'dangerous' subjects http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/2-000-saudi-teachers-fired-for-teaching-dangerous-subjects-1.303129 Haaretz What do boycotts have to do with academic freedom? http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/what-do-boycotts-have-to-do-with-academic-freedom-1.303132 Haaretz Research intelligence - Request hits a raw spot http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=412475&c=2 Times Higher Education Sudanese security service carries out brutal campaign against opponents http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/sudanese-security-service-carries-out-brutal-campaign-against-opponents-2010 Amnesty International Iran's Ethnic Azeris And The Language Question http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Ethnic_Azeris_And_The_Language_Question/2103609.html Radio Free Europe Syria bans face veils at universities http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10684359 BBC News Campaign Backs Student Photographer Arrested Over Protest Pix http://www.rferl.org/content/Free_Hamed_Saber_Campaign_Supports_Photographer_Arrested_Over_Protest_Pix/2102988.html Radio Free Europe Scores of 'illegal' private colleges closed http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100716194546265 University World News Standardized English Tests Are Halted in Iran http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/world/middleeast/18tehran.html?_r=2&ref=education NY Times Armenian Opposition Activists Go On Trial http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenian_Opposition_Activists_Go_On_Trial/2100459.html Radio Free Europe European Court Raps Turkey Over Detention of Iranian http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=european-court-raps-turkey-over-detention-of-iranian-2010-07-14 Hurriyet Russian Parents Protest Lack of Preschools http://www.rferl.org/content/Russian_Parents_Protest_Lack_Of_Preschools/2098400.html Radio Free Europe Russian Art Convictions a Blow to Freedom of Expression http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/russia-art-convictions-blow-freedom-expression-2010-07-12 Amnesty International The Islamification of Universities; A project as Old as a Revolution (Translation from Persian) http://www.radiofarda.com/content/f35_Islamization_Universities_Iran/2098146.html Radiofarda IBB Stranded as Students Protest in Minna http://allafrica.com/stories/201007130013.html Allafrica Missing Iranian scientist appears at embassy in US http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10609461.stm BBC News University Of Illinois Lecturer FIRED For Saying Homosexual Acts Are 'Morally Wrong' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/12/kenneth-howell-fired_n_643270.html Huffington Post Israeli academics hit back over bid to pass law that would criminalise them http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/11/israel-academics-bds-boycott Guardian Student victory unleashes backlash http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100710184652353 University World News Academics warned not to air political views http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=201007091822024721 University World News Student journalist's appeal of court decision against him rejected http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2010/07/08/badalov_appeal_denied/ IFEX College E-Mail Gets Caught in Google's China Fight, and Other Overseas Adventures http://chronicle.com/article/College-20-E-Mail-Gets/66120/ The Chronicle of Higher Education BCL goes berserk in Kushtia Islamic University http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=24652 The Daily Star Armenian Opposition Activist Freed Before Trial http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenian_Opposition_Activist_Freed_Before_Trial/2090583.html Radio Free Europe Israeli professors slam education minister over stance on academic boycott http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-professors-slam-education-minister-over-stance-on-academic-boycott-1.300657 Haaretz At an Iconic Russian University, a Rector Clamps Down http://chronicle.com/article/At-an-Iconic-Russian/66136/?sid=&utm_source=&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education Head Teachers and Principals Shun Illegal Collection http://allafrica.com/stories/201007070591.html All Africa News Broad Backing for Appeal by Conservative Professor http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/06/qt Inside Higher Education Engg student in Chennai killed over brokerage for seat http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Engg-student-in-city-killed-over-brokerage-for-seat-/articleshow/6132851.cms The Times of India What is happening to our freedom of speech? http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=180519 The Jerusalem Post Individuals harassing Quran courses to be prosecuted in KKTC http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-215157-individuals-harassing-quran-courses-to-be-prosecuted-in-kktc.html Today's Zaman Demonstrators attack new online legislation http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/07/belarus-ambassador-protest-election/ Index on Censorship Controversial question paper: Lecturer’s hand chopped off http://www.indianexpress.com/news/controversial-question-paper-lecturers-hand-chopped-off/642261/ Indian Express University politicisation to continue http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100702181749676 University World News Students injured in clashes with police http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2010070218415729 University World News Pan-African University close to starting http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100702185259944  University World News Protesting students torch lecture theatre http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100702184436815 University World News New institute to boost university governance http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100702185409730 University World News Cuban communist party expels intellectual for exposing corruption http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/02/cuba-communist-corruption-censorship The Guardian Iranian students fight hard and soft http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LG02Ak01.html Asia Times Concerns about intimidation of Ukrainian university officials and students http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Events-News/Article-Detail.php?art_uid=2185 Scholars at Risk Saudi Reforms Five Years On: Looser Rein, Slight Gain http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/01/saudi-reforms-five-years-looser-rein-slight-gain Human Rights Watch Growing crackdown on journalists and government critics http://en.rsf.org/syrie-growing-crackdown-on-journalists-01-07-2010,37851.html Reporters without Borders Who Gets to Guard the Gates of Eden? http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/06/29/olivas Inside Higher Education First of all, academic integrity http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/first-of-all-academic-integrity-1.298881 Haaretz Maoist sympathisers targeted http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100625183627800 University World News Exams go ahead at damaged universities http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100625183951432 University World News The murder of Sardasht Osman http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/insideiraq/2010/06/2010624152017337859.html Al Jazeera Russian Students Demand More Rights http://www.rferl.org/content/Russian_Students_Demand_More_Rights/2082729.html Radio Free Europe Pakistan court orders Google, Yahoo, 7 other sites blocked http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-court-orders-ban-on-Google-Yahoo-Hotmail-6-other-websites/articleshow/6082516.cms The Times of India Professor: Rwanda 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