When Was Teaching More Free?

When Was Teaching More Free?

When academic freedom is reduced to funding and accountability to funders, the Soviet period seems much more advantageous than the modern one in the eyes of Russian teachers. Irina Dezhina   Photo: “And I can say that it has only gotten worse.” Photo by Soviet...
Gift-Giving in the Academic Environment

Gift-Giving in the Academic Environment

The specifics of networking to promote your people and those loyal to your cause. Part 2 Katja Ivanović Photo: Assistants, senior lecturers, associate professors, and professors at regional universities paid exorbitant salaries for celebrity specialists whom they drew...
Gift-Giving in the Academic Environment

Gift-Giving in the Academic Environment

The specifics of networking to promote your people and those loyal to your cause. Part 1 Katja Ivanović “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.” Virgil, The Aeneid Photo: These gifts are difficult to track and do not fall under the category of corruption, as there is no...
Academic Freedom in Russia: Two Perspectives

Academic Freedom in Russia: Two Perspectives

Our response to the Russian Federation’s official response at the UN Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The Russian delegation to the UN’s official response to the questions of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education is a classic example of “responding without...