SAR Academic Freedom Media Review, June 25 – July 1, 2011

Posted on July 1, 2011 by MikeT

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.

MALAWI: Closed campuses set to open
University World News, 7/1

Oxford academic wins right to read UEA climate data
Fred Pearce, The Guardian, 7/1

Sowing seeds of freedom in the ‘Arab Spring’
Paul Jump, Times Higher Education, 6/30

There’s no good reason for this inequality
Liz Schafer, Times Higher Education, 6/30

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SAR Academic Freedom Media Review: 18-24 June 2011

Posted on June 28, 2011 by MikeT

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.

American U. in Cairo Professor Is Killed in Baghdad
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6/24

Scholars at Risk welcomes the release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, Iranian scholar Emadeddin Baghi
Scholars at Risk, 6/23

Outspoken Chinese artist is free but has to stay quiet
CNN, 6/23

8 Bahrain Activists Get Life Sentences
Lara El Gibaly and David Jolly, The New York Times, 6/22

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Academic Freedom Media Review-June 11-17, 2011

Posted on June 19, 2011 by MikeT

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 at http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Events-News/Academic-Freedom-News.php. The views and opinions expressed in these articles are not necessarily those of Scholars at Risk.

Possible Setback for Program Integrity Rules
Libby A. Nelson, Inside Higher Ed, 6/16

When Presidents Exit the Public Square
Jeffrey Selingo, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6/16

Student Freedom of Speech and Dissent Under Siege: The Irvine 11
John L. Esposito, The Huffington Post, 6/16

News in Brief
Times Higher Education, 6/16

UAE: End Trial of Democracy Petitioners
Human Rights Watch, 6/15
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Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Media Review, June 4 – 10, 2011

Posted on June 11, 2011 by MikeT

Scholars at Risk would like to draw attention to the killing of Dr. Maksud I. Sadikov, Rector of the Institute of Theology and International Relations in Russia. According to media reports Mr. Sadikov was shot to death in a car in Makhachkala, the capital of the Dagestan region, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The motives for this apparent assassination are not clear at this time but seem to relate to Dr. Sadikov’s efforts to promote moderate religious education in the region to counter terrorism and extremism in the Caucasus. Please see the following two articles for additional information relating to the killing of Dr. Sadikov:

Rector at Muslim University in Russia Is Shot to Death
Andrew E. Kramer, The New York Times, 6/7

Senior Dagestani Muslim Killed in a Hail of Bullets
Natalya Krainova, The Moscow Times, 6/8

Please find below a compilation of articles in the news media addressing academic freedom issues over the past week.

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BC asks for Irish project secrecy
Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe, 6/9

Annual Report 2011 of the Network of Concerned Historians
Antoon De Baets, Network of Concerned Historians, 6/8

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SAR Academic Freedom Media Review, May 28-June, 2011

Posted on June 3, 2011 by MikeT

Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
Human Rights Watch, 6/2

Sri Lanka’s army: In bigger barracks
The Economist, 6/2

Charge Against Professor Raises Questions About Academic Freedom in Thailand
Newley Purnell, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6/1

Bahrain’s ‘progressive’ influence
Ali M. Latifi, Al Jazeera, 6/1

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SAR Academic Freedom Media Review, May 21-27

Posted on May 28, 2011 by MikeT

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/a>. The views and opinions expressed in these articles are not necessarily those of Scholars at Risk.

New bill will protect academic freedom
Dan Harrison, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5/27

Slår et flerkulturelt slag for akademisk frihet (in Norwegian)
Claudio Castello, Utrop, 5/27
Automatic translation via Google Translator

AAUP Report Denounces Suspension of Idaho State U. Faculty Senate
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/26

Intervention From On High
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 5/26

Do it! Court greenlights academic freedom 100 days event in Zomba
Raphael Tenthani, The Maravi Post, 5/26

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Headlines from the President’s Middle East Policy Speech

Posted on May 20, 2011 by MikeT

President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Friday, May 20, 2011.

I always find it interesting to scan headlines after a major policy speech. The startlingly reveal the biases of the sources, or at least the audiences they seek to attract. Particularly interesting today are those concerning the meeting between President Obama met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. I haven’t read all these articles, but here are the headlines with the sources and the links to the articles. What might you speculate about the articles, the papers or their target audiences?

Netanyahu Tells Obama Israel Can’t Return to ‘Indefensible’ 1967 Borders
Bloomberg – Jonathan Ferziger

Netanyahu and Obama long way apart over Middle East peace plans
The Guardian

President Obama supports a two-state solution based on Israel’s 1967 borders …
Wall Street Journal

Bibi and Barack Meet: So Much for the Fireworks
TIME (blog) – Massimo Calabresi

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