Resources on International Issues

AAUP Policy Statements & Analysis

Iraq : Higher Education and Academic Freedom in Danger . July 5, 2006. A Joint Statement by the MESA and the AAUP.

Comments of AAUP general secretary Roger Bowen about the report Retreat from Reason: U.S.-Cuban Academic Relations and the Bush Administration. September 18, 2006.

Academic Freedom and National Security in a Time of Crisis.   2001. Report of the AAUP Special Committee on Academic Freedom and National Security in a Time of Crisis. October, 2003. The report describes, among other matters, how the U.S. government’s response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 , resulted in barriers to international scholarly exchange.

See also the Index by Country, which contains many letters written by the AAUP on behalf of foreign scholars.

Academe: Magazine of the AAUP

Opinions expressed in Academe's contributed feature articles and reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarile represent the policies of the AAUP.

Columns

Visa Reform. May-June 2005. By Mark F. Smith.  Government Relations column.

A Knock at the Door. September-October 2000. By Martin Snyder.  State of the Profession.

Travel Restrictions Upheld. March-April 2007 By Gwendolyn Bradley.  Nota Bene.  

Motion for Summary Judgment Filed in Ramadan Case. March-April 2007. By Rachel B. Levinson. AAUP at Work. 

Muslim Scholar Denied Visa.  January-February 2007. By Rachel B. Levinson.  Nota Bene.  

International Graduate Student Numbers Increase. January-February 2007. By Wendi Maloney and Leigh A. Neithardt.  Nota Bene.  

Cuba Policies Inhibit Exchange of Ideas. November–December 2006. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene. 

Iranian Leader Urges Purge of Liberal Faculty.  November–December 2006. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene. 

Scholars Sue Government Over Access to Cuba. September–October 2006. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene. 

Another Professor Barred from Entering the United States. September–October 2006. By Leigh A. Neithardt. Nota Bene. 

Government Must Act on Foreign Scholar's Visa. September–October 2006. By Rachel B. Levinson. AAUP at Work. 

Geology Journal Declines to Publish Iranian Authors. July–August 2006. By Wendi Maloney. Nota Bene. 

Licensing Proposal Threatens U.S. Research. July-August 2005. By Thomas J. Meal.  Nota Bene.

Online Library Gives Iraqis Access to Science. July–August 2006. By Catherine A. Jones. Nota Bene. 

AAUP Protests Arrest of Iranian Scholar. July–August 2006. By Wendi Maloney. AAUP at Work. 

AAUP Protests Exclusion of Foreign Scholars. May–June 2006. By Wendi Maloney. AAUP at Work.

Group Pressures Brandeis University to Remove Scholar. March–April 2006. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene. 

Decline in Foreign Student Enrollment Slows. March–April 2006. By Wendi Maloney. Nota Bene. 

AAUP Joins Lawsuit in Ideological Exclusion Case. March–April 2006. By Ruth Flower. AAUP at Work.

AAUP Files Complaint in Ideological Exclusion Case. January–February 2006. By Gwendolyn Bradley. AAUP at Work. 

Pentagon Proposes Restrictions on Foreign Scientists. November–December 2005.  By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.

Groups Urge Scientist’s Release. November–December 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.

Conference Offers Tips for Dealing with Investigations. September–October 2005. By Omonike Akinkuowo. Nota Bene.

Fighting Back: Utopian Universities and International Activism. September–October 2005. By Patrick Brantlinger.

Boycott of Universities Repealed. July–August 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley.  Nota Bene. 

Global Higher Education Rankings Issued. July–August 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley.  Nota Bene. 

Group Urges International Protections for Scholars. July–August 2005. By Wendi Maloney. Nota Bene. 

Foreign Scholars Encounter Visa Problems. July–August 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley. July–August 2005. Nota Bene.

Middle East Studies Professors Draw Fire. May–June 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.

What Makes Shared Governance Work? May–June 2005.By Jan Currie.

Restrictions on Scholarly Editing Dropped. March–April 2005. By Wendi Maloney. Nota Bene.

U.S. Government Restricts Travel to Cuba. January–February 2005. By Jonathan Knight. Nota Bene.

Enrollment of Foreign Students Declines. January–February 2005. By Wendi Maloney. Nota Bene.

Muslim Scholar Barred From U.S. Academic Post. January–February 2005. By Jonathan Knight. Nota Bene.

Uniform Undergraduate Degree Adopted in Europe. January–February 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.

Speaking Truth to Power: An Interview with Chinua Achebe. January–February 2005. Interview conducted by Roger Bowen, AAUP general secretary.

Government Revises Position on Publishing. November–December 2004. By Jonathan Knight. Nota Bene.

September-October 2004 Rebuilding Academia Around the World

Government Scrutinizes Scholarly Publishing. By Marjorie J. Censer. Nota Bene.

Visa Problems May Damage U.S. Science, Groups Warn. By Marjorie J. Censer. Nota Bene.

Between Saddam and the American Occupation: Iraq's Academic Community Struggles for Autonomy. By Keith Watenpaugh.

Iraqi Universities Struggle to Rebuild the 'House of Knowledge."  By Mary Gray.

Baghdad University: A Day in the Life. By M. H. Ali with Jenan Al-Mukhtar.

If You Believe in Faith: An Interview with Afghanistan's Minister of Higher Education. By Angie Chuang.

U.S. Embargo Walls Us In. By Cliff Durand and Mike McGuire.

Higher Education Reform in the Balkans. By Anthony W. Morgan.

Fighting Corruption in Georgia's Universities. By Natia Janashia.

Academic Rebels Far from Home. By Wendi A. Maloney.

Foreign Students Decline to Study at U.S. Universities. July–August 2004. Nota Bene.

Shortages of Scientists and Engineers Projected. March–April 2004. Nota Bene.

National Academies Helps Foreign Scholars. March–April 2004. Nota Bene.

Trading Spaces: The Faculty Office in Cross-Cultural Perspective. January–February 2004. By Terry Caesar.

The Costs and Benefits of World-Class Universities. January–February 2004. By Philip G. Altbach.

Conference Held on Scholars at Risk. November–December 2003. Nota Bene.

Chinese Higher Education Enters a New Era. November–December 2003. By Xin-Ran Duan.

International Access to American Higher Education. September–October 2003. Two documents that outline concerns about restricting access for international students and scholars and, ultimately, about limiting the free flow of knowledge, information, and ideas.

Problems Increasing for International Students. July–August 2003. Nota Bene.

Academic Freedom as a Human Right: An Internationalist Perspective. May–June 2003. By Balakrishnan Rajagopal.

Science Leaders Say Visa Restrictions Hurting Research. March–April 2003. Nota Bene.

Legality of Collecting Student Data Questioned. March–April 2003. Nota Bene.

Foreign Students Jailed for Light Course Loads. March–April 2003. Nota Bene.

Egyptian Scholar Acquitted in Third Trial. March–April 2003. Nota Bene.

New Visa Status Created for Border-Crossing Students. March–April 2003. Nota Bene.

Retired Professors to Serve in Developing Nations. January–February 2003. Nota Bene.

Boycott of Israeli Scholar Evokes Protests. November–December 2002. Nota Bene.

Foreign-Student Tracking System Faces Hurdles. September–October 2002. Nota Bene.

May-June 2002 Globalization and the University

Education in the Global Market: Lessons from Australia. By Simon Marginson.

Academic Freedom in China. By Qinglian He.

Renovation and Reform in Dominican Higher Education. By Josefina Pimentel.

On the Margins: Gender and Academic Freedom at Cairo University. By Hoda Elsadda.

A Question of Autonomy: The View from Salzburg. By Martin D. Snyder.

Bridging Walls and Crossing Borders in the Caribbean. By María Josefa Canino. Nota Bene. 

Refuge for Academic Outcasts. By Robert Quinn. Nota Bene. 

Protecting Academic Freedom Worldwide. By John Akker.

Higher Education in Afghanistan on the Mend. Nota Bene.

Developing Countries Get Free Access to Journals. January–February 2002. Nota Bene.

New Group to Monitor Academic Freedom. January–February 2002. Nota Bene.

China Detains Scholars With U.S. Ties. July-August 2001. Nota Bene.

Organization to Certify International Programs.  September-October 2000. Nota Bene.

Professor’s Plans to Teach Abroad Fall Through.  September-October 2000. Nota Bene.

Chinese Release Librarian after Outcry from Scholars. March-April 2000. By Hans Johnson. Nota Bene.

AAUP Solidifies Ties with International Faculty. January-February 2000.  By Hans Johnson. Nota Bene.

A special issue published in 1999 includes feature-length reports on the state of higher education in Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. This issue is available only in print.

(Updated 12/09)