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.
How to Save the American University
Jacob Hale Russell, Dennis Patterson | 24 August 2025 | The Guardian
Universities and the Enshittification of American Power
Farrel Corcoran | 21 August 2025 | Rebel
Students Allege Police Are Trying to Thwart Protests
Zachariah Mushawatu | 21 August 2025 | University World News
University of Melbourne Breached Students’ Privacy by Using Wifi Network to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protest
Caitlin Cassidy | 20 August 2025 | The Guardian
Academics Criticise Call for Curbs on What Students Study
Jan Petter Myklebust | 19 August 2025 | University World News
‘Too Hungry to Think, Too Weak to Sit Upright. Concentration Slips Away’: The Struggle to Stay Focused as an Academic in Gaza
Ahmed Kamal Junina | 19 August 2025 | The Guardian
Europe Mulls Boosting Military R&D with Civilian Science Funding
Elise Cutts | 12 August 2025 | Science
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
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