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Zionist Group in Israel Urges Students to Report ‘Subversive’ Professors

Posted on November 16, 2009 by | Comments Off on Zionist Group in Israel Urges Students to Report ‘Subversive’ Professors

The Chronicle: Zionist Group in Israel Urges Students to Report ‘Subversive’ Professors

Left-right tensions are rising on Israeli campuses over the complex legacy of Zionist ideology and the place of Zionism in Israeli society, with a call for students at one university to report on “Thought Police” professors, a campaign that is being likened to “McCarthyite” tactics in the United States.

The tensions pit radical academics, who are being accused of pursuing a political agenda and silencing pro-Zionist views, against Zionist groups, accused of a “witchhunt” against professors who reject the mainstream Israeli narrative.

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Reading lists inspected for capacity to incite violence

Posted on July 2, 2009 by | Comments Off on Reading lists inspected for capacity to incite violence

Times Higher Education: Reading lists inspected for capacity to incite violence

Institution denies that review process amounts to censorship. Melanie Newman reports

The reading lists of lecturers at the University of Nottingham’s School of Politics and International Relations are being scrutinised for material that is illegal or could incite violence.

The institution has set up a “module review committee”, made up of teaching-group heads, to advise on academics’ teaching material.

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Students’ union accused of snooping on lecturers

Posted on May 4, 2009 by | Comments Off on Students’ union accused of snooping on lecturers

Times Higher Education Supplement: Students’ union accused of snooping on lecturers

It simply wants advance warning of cancelled lectures, says president. Rebecca Attwood reports

Students are being encouraged to “snoop” on academics by texting a hotline if their teachers turn up late, the University and College Union has claimed.

Manchester Metropolitan Students’ Union launched its “LATE” campaign after receiving a number of student complaints about lectures running late and being cancelled without warning.

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