Academic Freedom Media Review, November 20 – December 3, 2010

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Russian prisoner of conscience: Amnesty letters were ‘connection to freedom’
Amnesty International, 12/3

ITALY: University reform bill passes amid protests
Lee Adendorff, University World News, 12/2

UK as a whole will suffer if a big mistake is made on student visas, v-c warns
John Morgan, Times Higher Education, 12/2

University Ghostwriting Allegations Expand to Textbook Authors
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/30

“The Judge Took None of the Defense Seriously,” Says Sotoudeh’s Husband
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 11/30

Taliban increases attacks on Pakistan universities
Network for Educational & Academic Rights (NEAR), 11/30

A Loss for Ward Churchill — and Others?
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 11/29

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Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education, 11/28

Iranian Intellectuals Appeal To UN Secretary-General
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 11/26

Centennial College supports academic freedom through global Scholars at Risk Network
Centennial College, 11/25

Norway concerned about Iranian human rights defender’s state of health
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, 11/24

Animal-Rights Extremists Target UCLA Researcher Again
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/23

Campus That Apartheid Ruled Faces a Policy Rift
Celia W. Dugger, The Washington Post, 11/22

Corporate U: Industry’s reach into academia renews fears of undue influence
Suzanne Bohan, The Contra Costa Times, 11/21

IRAN: Student activist arrested
Roisin Joyce, University World News, 11/21