Thursday, September 28, 2017

"Üniversiteye Girişte Tek Aşama ve İki Gün: 'Yeni' Sistem Hakkında Uzmanlar Ne Diyor?

"Turkish Academics, Still Fearful in Exile

In Germany, they fear online harassment and the watchful eyes of those who support the Turkish government...

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

"Araştırma Üniversitesi ne demek, üniversiteler için kriterler nasıl belirlendi?

"KHK’larla ‘eriyen’ akademi: 5 bin 717 akademisyene ihraç, 140’ı iade edildi


Darbe girişiminin ardından ilan edilen OHAL yetkisine dayandırılan KHK'larla şu ana kadar 81 ildeki 117 üniversiteden 5 bin 717 akademisyen ihraç edildi, 140'ı ise göreve iade edildi.

"Peer Review Boycott: Say No to Political Censorship


Peer Review Boycott: Say No to Political Censorship
By: Charlene Makley and Carole McGranahan
Would you peer review manuscripts for a journal or press that politically censors its content? If your answer is no, then please join us in making your statement public by signing this petition.
Why the need for what seems like such an obvious defense of academic freedom? Several weeks ago, the People’s Republic of China pressured Cambridge University Press to restrict access in China to articles and book reviews in two major journals: China Quarterly and Journal of Asian Studies (the flagship journal of the US-based Association of Asian Studies). The Press agreed to censor content in China Quarterly, but then changed this decision after international scholarly protest.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

"Higher learning and higher resolution: How VR is changing NYU


Picture a classroom where you can blast off through the roof and land on Mars. Or a play where you’re able to become part of the action. Or a project that allows you to see through the eyes of the locals.