Extracurricular Meeting

Extracurricular Meeting

A new study explains why teachers do not like to take part in the management of the university. Katerina Guba   Photo: Often teachers became disillusioned and stop participating in discussions. (Photo by Ion Fet on Unsplash)   Should a Teacher Be a Manager?...
#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? Elena Chechik   Photo: Only 21% of cases of scientific collaboration are purely female collaboration—that is, where both mentor and trainee are women. (Photo by This is Engineering...
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,...