Academic Freedom Media Review – February 25 – March 2, 2012

The Scholars at Risk media review seeks to raise awareness about academic freedom issues in the news. Subscription information and archived media reviews are available here. The views and opinions expressed in these articles are not necessarily those of Scholars at Risk.

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Virginia court rejects sceptic’s bid for climate science emails
Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, 3/2

Yale Professors Want Singapore Campus to Protect Human Rights
Oliver Staley, Bloomberg News, 3/2

Excellence – but those missing out don’t see it that way
Frances Mechan-Schmidt, Times Higher Education, 3/1

African leader wants end to ‘slave trade’ in education /
Phil Baty, Times Higher Education, 3/1

Student singled out for punishment over Willetts protest
Judith Welikala, The Cambridge Student, 3/1

Legal Dispute Pits Washington State U.’s Journalism School Against Free-Speech Groups
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/1

Settlement boost for PhD-level students
John Morgan, Times Higher Education, 2/29
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Czech students turn out in force to fight reform
Jason Hovet and Robert Muller, IOL News/Reuters, 2/29

French Council Strikes Down Bill on Armenian Genocide Denial
Scott Sayare, The New York Times, 2/28

Purdue Professor Who Ripped Muslims on Facebook Is Cleared of Discrimination
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/28

Legislation to Bar Public-Access Requirement on Federal Research Is Dead
Jennifer Howard, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/27

Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of Professor Mohamed Zain Al-Abideen of Sudan
Scholars at Risk, 2/27

An Academic Turns Grief Into a Crime-Fighting Tool
Javier C. Hernandez, The New York Times, 2/27

An Outsider Calls for a Teaching Revolution
Jeffrey R. Young, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/26

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