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Professor & Child Killed in Two Suicide Attacks in Nigeria's University of Maiduguri
A professor at the University of Maiduguri and a child were killed while 17 others were wounded on Monday in a twin suicide bombing,...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 17, 20171 min read
The Purge Continues—Turkey Dismisses Another 786 People from Universities in Post Coup Crackdown
On January 6, 2017, the Turkish government issued three new emergency decrees that dismissed 8,390 civil servants from their positions in...
Dolunay Bulut
Jan 8, 20173 min read
Ethiopian Professor Merera Gudina Detained After Trip to Europe
On November 30, Ethiopian security forces arrested Merera Gudina on the basis of rendering support to terrorism and attempting to...
Ebby Abramson
Dec 5, 20161 min read
Taliban Hang University Student in Public
Taliban militants publicly hanged a university student at Kabul Polytechnic University after accusing him of killing a senior...
Ebby Abramson
Dec 3, 20161 min read
“Sanctuary Campuses” Defy President-Elect’s Deportation Plans
Faculty, students, and staff across the country are calling for their universities to become sanctuary campuses following the 2016...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 23, 20161 min read
Turkish Prosecutors Seek Detentions for 103 Academics of Istanbul Yıldiz Technical University
Istanbul Police detained at least 103 academics at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul on Friday and Saturday as part of the ongoing...
Dolunay Bulut
Nov 21, 20163 min read
In Wake of Donald Trump’s Election, Campuses Experience Surge in Hate Acts
On November 16, 2016, Endangered Scholars Worldwide transmitted a letter of protest to US President-elect Donald Trump's office regarding...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 16, 20162 min read
Exile as Haven—New School Dorm Room Doors Vandalized with Swastikas
Those of us at The New School received news on Saturday that dorm room doors had been vandalized with swastikas. The president has acted...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 15, 20163 min read
Turkey Sacks 10,000 More Civil Servants
Under a legislative decree published on Saturday, Turkish authorities fired more than 10,000 public servants for alleged ties to the...
Dolunay Bulut
Nov 14, 20166 min read
Delhi Sociologist Faces Charges
Delhi University professor and rights activist Nandini Sundar and ten others have been summoned for murder charges in the insurgency-hit...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 14, 20161 min read
Turkey's President Directly Appoints Rector to Istanbul's Bogazici University
On November 12, 2016, Mehmed Özkan was directly appointed rector to Istanbul’s prestigious Bogazici University by President Recep Tayyip...
Dolunay Bulut
Nov 14, 20163 min read
Saudi Student and Blogger Raif Badawi Given More Lashes in Prison
The Raif Badawi Foundation said in a statement that it has received confirmation that Badawi is to be given more lashes in prison. This...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 14, 20162 min read
Qatar University Cancels "Women in Islam" Talk After Controversy and Death Threats
Qatar University postponed a lecture that was supposed to be held on Thursday after its keynote speaker received death threats for her...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 14, 20162 min read
Ethiopia Arrests University Lecturer Seyoum Teshome
Seyoum Teshome, an outspoken university lecturer who has been quoted frequently by foreign media outlets about the antigovernment...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 27, 20161 min read
Quetta Attack—Militants Kill at Least 61 People and Injure at Least 120
Militants raided Balochistan Police College in Quetta on October 24, 2016, killing at least 61 people and injuring at least 120....
Ebby Abramson
Oct 25, 20161 min read
Joint Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Serkan Golge, Imprisoned NASA Physicist
On October 24, 2016, Endangered Scholars Worldwide and the Committee of Concerned Scientists transmitted a Joint Letter of Appeal to the...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 24, 20161 min read
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