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...
Anonymous Tips in Post-War Academia

Anonymous Tips in Post-War Academia

How Russian teachers survive after being the subject of denunciation letters. “Pandora’s Sisters” Photo: The victims have no opportunity to fully familiarize themselves, in a relaxed environment, with the content of the complaint, nor to learn the name of their...