GLOBAL: 391 attacks on universities around the world in one year [NORWEGIAN]
Martin Toft, Uniforum, 11/17
There were 391 attacks on higher education institutions in 65 countries between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, reports Scholars at Risk. Read more »
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AFGHANISTAN: Taliban’s call for academics to return met with scepticism
Pola Lem, Times Higher Education, 11/17
Afghanistan’s higher education minister has called for scholars abroad to return to the country, assuring them of their safety – and prompting disbelief. Read more »
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UNITED STATES: Suspect Identified in Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed, 11/17
A series of bomb threats that shook historically Black colleges and universities earlier this year was allegedly committed by one minor, according to an update from the Federal Bureau of Investigations on Monday. Read more »
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UNITED STATES: ‘I’m So in Shock’: In One Day, UVA and U. of Idaho Are Rocked by Separate Tragedies
Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley and Sylvia Goodman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/14
Four students at the University of Idaho and three at the University of Virginia died in separate tragedies on Sunday. At UVA, a student has been arrested and charged with murder in the incident; at Idaho, details surrounding the deaths remain murky.
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AFGHANISTAN: Female students denied fair chance of university entrance
Shadi Khan Saif, University World News, 11/11
The final results of the first nationwide university entrance tests known as the ‘Kankor’ organised under the Taliban in Afghanistan, announced earlier this month, have not a single female candidate in the top 10. Read more »
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PAKISTAN: Pakistan establishing university in former Taliban stronghold
Pola Lem, Times Higher Education, 11/11
A leader in Pakistan’s higher education sector has hailed a decision by the government to establish a public university in the country’s recently merged tribal territories, which is expected to improve access to education in the former Taliban stronghold. Read more »
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MEXICO: Academic freedom and protection of educational spaces [SPANISH]
El Porvenir, 11/11
Participants at the First Conference on Academic Freedom in the Americas, organized by the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CLAA) and held at the Roberto Garza Sada Center of the University of Monterrey on November 10 and 11. Read more »
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ASIA: Scholars and students often attacked by own authorities
Shadi Khan Saif, University World News, 11/11
Key drivers behind pervasive and at times deadly attacks on scholars and students worldwide include not just overt conflicts such as the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, but also oppressive tactics by authorities, according to the Scholars at Risk Network’s latest Free to Think report released on 8 November, which documented 391 attacks in 65 countries between September 2021 and August 2022. Read more »
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