October 16 – 22, 2010
Compiled by Scholars at Risk
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Tibetans Protest China’s Plan to Curb Language
Edward Wong, The New York Times, 10/22
Jailed Iranian Scholar Denies Charges in Court
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 10/21
Is affirmative action for men the answer to enrollment woes?
Carolyn Abraham and Kate Hammer, The Globe and Mail, 10/21
Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Ward Churchill’s Bid to Get His University Job Back
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/21
2010 World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders, 10/20
British Universities to See Budgets Slashed
Aisha Labi and Beth McMurtrie, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/20
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‘The Lost Soul of Higher Education’
Serena Golden, Inside Higher Ed, 10/20
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In search of academic freedom /
Stephen Matchett, The Australian, 10/20
Mumbai university book ban sparks free speech fears
Phil Hazlewood, AFP, 10/20
Iranian Regime Seeks to Tighten Grip over Islamic Azad University
Network for Education and Academic Rights, 10/19
Academic Freedom Verdict
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 10/18
More Legal Risk for Canada’s Universities
Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed, 10/18
At U.S. Colleges, Chinese-Financed Centers Prompt Worries About Academic Freedom
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/17
University of Illinois needs policies for dismissing adjunct faculty, campus committee says after controversy over Catholic stance on homosexuality /
Andy Grimm, The Chicago Tribune, 10/17