Statements on public comment would help leaders navigate fraught issues
Codifications of how university missions preclude institutional positions would guide expectations and responses, says Paul Gooch
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Professor sacked by Max Planck Society over Israel comments
Supporters of Ghassan Hage claim his dismissal follows a ‘smear campaign’ responding to his condemnation of ‘war crimes’ in Palestinian territories
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Liz Magill quits as UPenn president in antisemitism comments row
Former Virginia provost had been criticised for failing to directly answer whether student protesters calling for genocide of Jews would be in breach of university code of conduct
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Donelan’s UKRI letter over Israel comments sparks free speech row
Science secretary’s condemnation of ‘extremist posts’ by UKRI equality advisers has led to accusations of ministerial ‘bullying’ and censorship
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Calls to boycott university over detention of Palestinian scholar
Letter by Queen Mary academics is latest to raise concern over plight of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, who was arrested by Israeli police shortly after suspension by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Global collaborations ‘bloody complicated’ as tensions spike
University leaders warn they often find themselves stuck between the US and China
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The week in higher education – 25 April 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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US House speaker calls for ousting of Columbia president
Top congressional Republican comes to New York City to ally himself with conservatives attacking free speech on college campuses
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Leeds bans ‘unfairly disparaging’ social media posts
University policy criticised for potential chilling effect, just as institutions come under renewed pressure to promote free speech
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Cautious experiment with AI in student counselling gets under way
US university tests use of technology in training mental health advisers, but experts foresee – and fear – wider application
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Academic prosecuted for calling minister’s speech ‘neo-Hitlerite’
Italian philosopher faces defamation charges after condemning use of term ‘ethnic replacement’
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Why even a physicist like me should shudder at Goldsmiths’ predicament
The humanities- and social sciences-focused institution is the canary in UK higher education’s increasingly explosive coalmine, says Sir Keith Burnett
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We protected star Covid commentator, says New Zealand university
Court case raises conflict between academic freedom and universities’ duty of care, says barrister
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Congress pushes NIH to review reproducibility and ‘near misses’
As part of annual budget, lawmakers also call for focus on fraud, new funding models and peer review