Compiled by Scholars at Risk

Scholars at Risk would like to draw special attention to a country that has not recently received extensive coverage in the weekly media review, Venezuela. Recent attempts to enact significant reforms regarding higher education raise questions about academic freedom and university values in the region. We would like to highlight the following two articles written by a professor of sociology at a university in Venezuela.

VENEZUELA: Academic freedom under threat
Orlando Albornoz, University World News, 1/30

University Values Bulletin, January 2011

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Managerial era ‘threatens’ academic freedom
Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education, 2/3

Scientist’s Criticisms of Colleague’s Research Held to Be Protected Speech
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/3
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