May 29 – June 4, 2010
Compiled by Scholars at Risk
Public conversation on universities is welcome
W. Salters Sterling, The Irish Times, 6/3
Catholic University of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine
Philip J. Crowley, Press Release Bureau of Public Affairs, 6/2
Union challenges new visa system
The UK Press Association, 6/1
Jefferson v. Cuccinelli: Does the constitution really protect a right to “academic freedom”?
Dahlia Lithwick and Richard Schragger, Slate Magazine, 6/1
GLOBAL: Islam and higher education
Wagdy Sawahel, University World News, 5/30
THAILAND: Detained professor starts hunger strike
Yojana Sharma, University World News, 5/30
UKRAINE: Rector warns of intimidation
University World News, 5/30
Iraqis in Exile: Saving a Generation of Scholars
Caroline Stauffer, SIPA News, 5/30
University of Virginia Fights Attorney General’s Sweeping Demand for Research Documents
Adam Kissel, The FIRE, 5/29