International
This section provides a comparative and global perspective on academic freedom. It features collaborations with global academic networks, reports from international watchdogs, and cross-border issues like visa restrictions, academic boycotts, and strained partnerships, threats to syllabi etc. from across the globe.
China to Drop Tibetan as Core Subject in University Entrance Exams, Sparking Fears of Cultural Erasure
09 August 2025 | The Economic Times
SOAS Expels Student over Pro-Palestine Activism, First Such Case in a UK University
08 August 2025 | Maktoob Media
Former Vice Chancellor Dr. Kalimullah’s Arrest: Corruption Case or Criticism of Yunus-Government?
07 August 2025 | BD Digest
Russia’s Selective Openness Comes with Close Surveillance
Molnia | 06 August 2025 | University World News
‘They Do Not Teach us What We Need’: Inside the Expansion of Religious Schools for Girls across Afghanistan
Isobel Yeung and Mick Krever | 04 August 2025 | CNN World
Chinese Students at UK Universities Asked to Monitor Classmates, Report on Talks Critical of China: Report
04 August 2025 | The Indian Express
I Spent Decades at Columbia. I’m Withdrawing My Fall Course Due to Its Deal with Trump
Rashid Khalidi | 01 August 2025 | The Guardian
Hong Kong Public Universities Sign New Accountability Agreement Requiring Alignment with Xi’s Remarks
Kelly Ho | 30 July 2025 | Hong Kong Free Press
Antisemitism Training Designed by Pro-Israel Groups Is Becoming Compulsory at US Colleges. What’s in It?
Tom Perkins | 30 July 2025 | The Guardian
Edinburgh University Could Unadopt Antisemitism Definition after Report into Its Colonial Links
Harriet Sherwood and Severin Carrell | 27 July 2025 | The Guardian
Far Beyond Harvard, Conservative Efforts to Reshape Higher Education Are Gaining Steam
24 July 2025 | The Indian Express
Columbia University Students Expelled: Action over Anti-Israel Protests; Nearly 80 Punished
23 July 2025 | The Times of India
Revealed: Harvard Publisher Cancels Entire Journal Issue on Palestine Shortly Before Publication
Alice Speri | 22 July 2025 | The Guardian
Trump Proposes 90% Cut to Funding of Tribal Colleges
Nathan M Greenfield | 21 July 2025 | University World News
Trump’s ‘Gold Standard’ for Science Manufactures Doubt
David Michaels, Wendy Wagner | 20 July 2025 | The Atlantic
Leaders in India, Hungary and the US Are Using Appeals to Nostalgia and Nationalism to Attack Higher Education
Riyad A Shahjahan and Michalinos Zembylas | 18 July 2025 | The Conversation
Court Backs Arkansas Ban on Critical Race Theory, Cementing State Power over Curriculum
17 July 2025 | The Times of India
An Open Letter from the Presidents of Gaza Universities
Ayman Sobh, Omar Milad and Asad Asaad | 14 July 2025 | Al Jazeera
CUNY Suspends Student Activist Leader, Fires Four Faculty Members in Escalation of Repression Against Palestine Activism
Billie Estrine | 10 July 2025 | Mondoweiss
How Higher Education in the US Is Becoming Collateral in the Geopolitical Power Struggle
Lakshima Sareen | 10 July 2025 | The Times of India
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