by Umnov | Oct 19, 2020 | blog
The Attorney’s Office suggests that universities search for dissidents among their faculty and students. What’s behind inter-district prosecutor Prostakov’s letter to one of Russia’s major universities? Dmitry Dubrovsky PHOTO: The “experiment” in the Academy of...
by Umnov | Oct 5, 2020 | blog
Under the impact of the pandemic, governments intend to increase the share of useful research. We are witnessing the formation of new reference points for science policy. Irina Dezhina Photo: Why do countries that spend billions of dollars on fundamental...
by Umnov | Sep 28, 2020 | blog
With the passage of constitutional amendments in Russia, limitations on historical research have taken on a constitutional character. Ivan Kurilla Photo: Over the course of the past two decades, the government has been transforming the Great Patriotic War into...
by Umnov | Sep 14, 2020 | blog
A new Free University, organized by professors who resigned or were dismissed from the Higher School of Economics, is opening in Moscow. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: You can only study online at the new university. (Website screenshot) Free Universities of the...
by Umnov | Aug 25, 2020 | blog
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,...
by Umnov | Aug 7, 2020 | blog
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...
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