by Umnov | Nov 14, 2021 | blog
Why Can Russian Students Not Expect to Have the Same Rights and Freedoms as Teachers? Dmitry Dubrovsky Photos: In the Middle Ages, students hired professors at the University of Bologna. (Unknown author; Wikimedia Commons) From the outset of university history,...
by Umnov | Oct 23, 2021 | blog
Most Russian universities have elaborated Codes of Ethics. Why? At the author’s request, the name is not published Photo: The Ethics Code of the Ural Federal University named after first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin is called “The Code of Ethics of...
by Umnov | Oct 15, 2021 | blog
Homophobic speeches—and actions—are increasingly common in Russian universities and any objections are potentially dangerous. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Publishing any information about gender identity puts students and faculty at risk. (Photo by James A. Molnar...
by Umnov | Sep 28, 2021 | blog
The cost of demonstrating autarky in scientific development can be very high. At the author’s request, the name is not published Photo: The concept of “autarky” has its roots in the Greek term meaning “self-sufficiency” or minimal dependence on the...
by Umnov | Sep 15, 2021 | blog
Is a student a source of hidden threat to a university or an ally in upholding academic freedom? The answer depends on the university’s leaders. Nina Rozhanovskaya Photo: If a university is a corporation and higher education is a service, then a student is its...
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