by Umnov | Jul 14, 2021 | blog
Why do complaints about professors’ inappropriate behavior turn into retaliatory defamation lawsuits? Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Are there tools to protect the rights of students—and faculty—in the event of conflict? (Photo by Bill Oxford on Unsplash) ...
by Umnov | Jun 28, 2021 | blog
The last remaining joint Russian-American higher education venture has been abandoned. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Bard College motto—A Place to Think. How did one of the world’s most well-known art and design universities end up on Russia’s list of “undesirable...
by Umnov | Jun 10, 2021 | blog
How scientists are held responsible—and pay the price—for the actions of their governments. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: The Vernadsky Crimean Federal University replaced the Vernadsky Taurida National University. The sign had to be changed. (Dmitry Sklyarenko, CC BY...
by Umnov | May 18, 2021 | blog
How will the elimination of the most popular public research grant program affect Russian science? Katerina Guba and Aleksey Zheleznov Photo: Last year, RFBR supported 15,000 research projects. This year there will hardly be that many. (Raita Futo,CC–BY-2.0)...
by Umnov | May 7, 2021 | blog
Russian science is increasingly characterized by an emphasis on “picking winners,” with special groups receiving preferential government support. Irina Dezhina Photo: Whom to support? Those who are starting a career in science, or just young in age? The Russian...
by Umnov | Apr 30, 2021 | blog
How the fight against the “threat” of student unrest at Russian universities is detrimental to academic rights and freedoms Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Many students attended the January rallies in support of the arrested Alexei Navalny. (Bestalex, Creative Commons...
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