Extracurricular Meeting

Extracurricular Meeting

A new study explains why teachers do not like to take part in the management of the university. At the author’s request, the name is not published Photo: Often teachers became disillusioned and stop participating in discussions. (Photo by Ion Fet on Unsplash)...
#MeToo in Russia

#MeToo in Russia

As elsewhere in the world, Russian universities have begun to fight against abuse and harassment. To date, however, harassment is still winning. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: A prominent part of the #MeToo movement was systemic abuse by teachers. (Photo: Wolfmann,...
In Science, Opposites Do Not Attract

In Science, Opposites Do Not Attract

In many scientific fields, women prefer to work with women—and men with men. Why? At the author’s request, the name is not published   Photo: Only 21% of cases of scientific collaboration are purely female collaboration—that is, where both mentor and...
Second-Class Academic Citizens

Second-Class Academic Citizens

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,...