by Umnov | Sep 15, 2021 | blog
Is a student a source of hidden threat to a university or an ally in upholding academic freedom? The answer depends on the university’s leaders. Nina Rozhanovskaya Photo: If a university is a corporation and higher education is a service, then a student is its...
by Umnov | Sep 1, 2021 | blog
Government repression of “wrong” history is on the rise. In its place, a single ideology is gaining strength. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: The Russian Historical Society has become an active conduit of a “truly patriotic” version of history. (Photo: The Presidential...
by Umnov | Aug 19, 2021 | blog
How autonomy provided by the government boosts attacks on academic rights and freedoms. Oleg Zhuravlev Photo: To protect academic rights and freedoms, it is not enough to simpl y copy Western formats. Photo by Suad Kamardeen on Unsplash Who Nurtures Academic...
by Umnov | Jul 28, 2021 | blog
How can competition with migrant scholars be turned to the benefit of Russian science? Irina Antoshchuk Photo: For many years, Russia has officially been striving to “build up cooperation” with Russian-speaking scientists abroad (Photo by Chris Liverani...
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...
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