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...
Silent Faculty and Students Needed

Silent Faculty and Students Needed

To what extent are faculty and students free to express their opinion about their university, their country, and the world? Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: One of the loudest discussions about academic freedom began with a Facebook post by HSE professor Gasan Guseynov. (Glen...