Who Came to Modernize Universities?

Who Came to Modernize Universities?

A new study on rectors appointed over the past several years has been published. Katerina Guba Photo: According to the Ministry of Education’s plan, the transformation of universities must begin by revamping their leadership. (Ivtorov, Wikimedia Commons,...
Academic Freedom in Russia: How to Understand It

Academic Freedom in Russia: How to Understand It

Is the freedom of professors and educators confined to the walls of auditoriums and laboratories? Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The question of whether academic freedom encompasses public activism remains open. (Joao Cruz/Unsplash, bit.ly/2XC7vC4) Two Models of...
Crimean Excavations of Russian Magnitude

Crimean Excavations of Russian Magnitude

Russian and Ukrainian archaeologists have fallen victim to the 2014 annexation of Crimea. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: Around a quarter of a century after the collapse of the USSR, the island of Berezan serves as a symbol of how boundless archaeology is (Free...
The Incentive Bonus Effect

The Incentive Bonus Effect

How a system of fixed-term contracts and vague renumeration criteria in universities is becoming an instrument of control over faculty. Olesya Zakharova   Photo: Fixed-term contracts as a source of termless problems. (CC0 1.0 , bit.ly/2BFZR13)   Labor law...