News/Events
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| 2008-10-03 A Faustian Bargain for Academic Freedom — Roger Bowen, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-10-03 Adjuncts Fight Back Over Academic Freedom — Robin Wilson, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-10-02 California Passes Law Protecting Animal Researchers — Andy Guess, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-10-02 Student opposition leader gunned down in Venezuela — , Associated Press |
| 2008-09-30 AAUP Speaks Out Against No-Politicking Rules at U. of Illinois — Audrey Williams June, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-30 Separate But Equal? — Jack Stripling, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-09-29 French Muslims Find Haven in Catholic Schools — Katrin Bennhold, New York Times |
| 2008-09-28 ZIMBABWE: Academics and students doubt power deal — Clemence Manyukwe, University World News |
| 2008-09-26 Iraqi professor: ‘Fix it before you leave it’ — Lucy Schultze , The Oxford Eagle |
| 2008-09-25 Bomb attack on Israeli academic — , BBC News |
| 2008-09-25 Police, Searching for Bombing Suspects, Ask Indian University for Names of Muslim Students — Shailaja Neelakantan, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-24 Beware the Button Police — Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-09-24 Few in Bangladesh Have Access to Higher Education — Shailaja Neelakantan, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-23 Gunman Kills 10 in Attack at a School in Finland — , The New York Times |
| 2008-09-23 Program Provides Free College Education in U.S. to Sudanese Refugees — Beth McMurtrie, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-22 New Questions on Women, Academe and Careers — Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-09-18 AFT and AAUP Announce Joint Organizing Campaign — Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-09-16 This is no way to fight terror — Rizwaan Sabir , guardian.co.uk |
| 2008-09-15 Strikes by Professors and Students Paralyze Palestinian Universities — Matthew Kalman, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-14 Zimbabwe: Three students targeted for sanctions — Clemence Manyukwe, University World News: Africa Edition |
| 2008-09-14 Zimbabwe: Economic crisis keeps universities closed — Clemence Manyukwe, University World News: Africa Edition |
| 2008-09-14 South Africa: Report warns of freedom inroads — Karen MacGregor, University World News: Africa Edition |
| 2008-09-12 Michigan State U. Revokes Honorary Degree for Zimbabwe's President — Andrew Mytelka, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-11 Panel Discussion Held for Georgia — Venus Wu , The Cornell Daily Sun |
| 2008-09-10 China: Teacher punished for photos of schools — , Education International |
| 2008-09-10 Law prof detained in Iran for last 3 weeks — Jessica Riegel, The Daily Pennsylvanian |
| 2008-09-10 Georgia's Universities Double as Refugee Camps — Anna Nemtsova, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-08 Academics in freedom rally — Bridie Smith , Academic Freedom Watch |
| 2008-09-07 Visa Delay Keeps Bangladeshi Scholar From Taking Post in Oklahoma — Charles Huckabee, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-05 Academic Freedom Is Not a Divine Right — Stanley Fish, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-04 Iran Detains Prof Bound for Penn — Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-09-03 SAR and NEAR call for urgent action on behalf of detained professor Mehdi Zakerian of Iran — SAR, |
| 2008-09-03 Penn Law and Human Rights Groups Seek Release of Iranian Scholar — University of Pennsylvania Law School, |
| 2008-09-03 Legal Scholar Held in Iran Was Scheduled to Teach at Penn — Aisha Labi, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-03 British Publisher Will Release Controversial Novel About Muhammad's Bride — Eric Kelderman, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| 2008-09-02 Is ‘Holistic’ Admissions a Cover for Helping Black Applicants? — Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-09-01 Network of Concerned Historians Annual Report — , The Netork of Concerned Historians |
| 2008-08-31 South Ossetia: Students seek refuge in Russian HE — Nick Holdsworth, University World News |
| 2008-08-08 Where's the Data? — Kevin Carey, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-08-08 Ex-student urges repeal of BYU's honor code — Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune |
| 2008-08-08 Universities' autonomy is not to be trifled with — Claire Morris, Globe and Mail |
| 2008-08-07 Philadelphia University students to protest against registration fee hike — Thameen Kheetan, Jordan Times |
| 2008-08-06 Student protests intensify in Bihar — Indo-Asian News Service, Hindustan Times |
| 2008-08-05 Animal-rights activists suspected in attacks on UC Santa Cruz researchers — Richard C. Paddock and Maria L. LaGanga, Los Angeles Times |
| 2008-08-05 Tehran jails student activist — AFP News Agency, The Peninsula |
| 2008-08-05 Court Strikes Down ‘Overbroad’ Harassment Policy — Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Education |
| 2008-08-04 Egypt activist verdict criticised — News, BBC |
| 2008-08-03 ZIMBABWE: Lecturer targeted for EU sanctions — Clemence Manyukwe, University World News |
| 2008-08-03 FRANCE: First wave of autonomous universities — Jane Marshall, University World News |
| 2008-08-02 Academics Warn Mugabe — Kholwani Nyathi, The Standard |
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