Don’t Tell Immigration You are Studying Islam
A scholar studying Muslim-Christian relations had an unsettling experience as he returned home from his studies.
University President Serves Briefly as Prime Minister
Can an academic administrator take on the job of prime minister? Palestine is finding out.
Tunisian Dean Acquitted: More Conflict Likely
A Tunisian court has acquitted a university dean of assaulting a veiled female student. But the wider conflict about veils in Tunisian university classrooms will continue.
Student Union Elections Test Democracy in Egypt
When Egypt student election results were announced they indicated that students could be independent of the political domination of the Muslim Brotherhood. But now the election’s results may get thrown out.
UAE Higher-Education Power Shifts: Phase 2
The president of the United Arab Emirates has appointed new heads of the three federal universities in a second phase of a higher-education governance shakeup.
Tunisian Student Board Election Changes the Balance of Power
A leftist, non Islamist party scored a surprise victory in student elections in Tunisia, indicating a slide from power for the moderate Islamist political party “Ennahda” that has dominated national elections.
New Professors Frozen Out at Lebanese University
The only public university in Lebanon has not been able to hire any new, full-time professors since 2008. So as older professors retire, the university fills up with part-time contract professors.
Egyptian Court Supports Universities’ Independence
A federal court has struck down the right of the Egyptian education ministry to enforce twice-a-year evaluations on University of Alexandria professors. Opponents of the evaluations said the government should not be interfering in such university matters. Now professors at other Egyptian universities may seek similar rulings.
Paralyzing Strike in Lebanese Public Education Ends
A successful strike for higher salaries by professors at Lebanese University, the only public university in the country, spread to much of the Lebanese public-education system, paralyzing it.
Longtime Emirati Education Minister Moves Aside
A recent shake up in the United Arab Emirate’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has left many local academics speculating about what the change means.
