Academic Freedom Media Review, October 23-29, 2010

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Warning on Bologna
Hannah Fearn, Inside Higher Ed, 10/29

Iranian Scholar Accused of Acting against National Security
Network for Education and Academic Rights (NEAR), 10/28

Students say: new report recommending specialised universities would spell disaster for accessible education and academic choice
CNW, 10/27

Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of Svyatoslav Bobyshev and Yevgeny Afanasyev, Russian scholars held in pretrial detention since March
Scholars at Risk, 10/26

Jailed Iran Lawyer ‘Gets Family Visit, Ends Hunger Strike’
RFE/RL, 10/26

N.J. Court Says Public Law-School Clinics Aren’t Immune From Open-Records Law
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/26

Harper continues tough-message visit to Ukraine
Peter O’Neil, The National Post, 10/26

Academic Freedom and Holocaust Denial
Dan Berrett, Inside Higher Ed, 10/26
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‘Commodification of Academic Research’
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 10/25

Excuses vs. Due Process
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 10/25

My Arab Problem
Moustafa Bayoumi, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/24

Iran Puts New Restrictions on 12 Academic Disciplines Deemed Too Western /
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/24

ZIMBABWE: Premier vows to tackle student concerns
Kudzai Mashininga, University World News, 10/24

Philosophy Day Raises Questions Before It Begins
D. D. Guttenplan, The New York Times, 10/24

Religion professor back in UI classroom
Paul Wood, The News-Gazette, 10/24

Egypt court orders police to leave universities
Alexander Dziadosz, Reuters Africa, 10/23

UVa wants Cuccinelli’s probe stayed
Jessica Karmasek, Legal Newsline, 10/23