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Academic freedom: What is it and why is it important?
Traditionally understood, academic freedom refers to the freedom for academic communities to teach, learn, engage in research and advance scholarly inquiry, without interference. It encompasses...
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Oh Palestine, Palestine: Unchaining education3
Sumathy Sivamohan Why do the books deceive?Why is every letter of the alphabet chained,every human mouth bridled From Concerto Al-Quds by Adonis (On Palestine): Trans: Khaled Mattawa...
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Disenfranchisement, landlessness and education in the Hill Country
Ahilan Kadirgamar In a recent discussion with Hill Country Tamil teachers in Nuwara Eliya, a trade unionist said the claim that all have equal access...
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Public funding of higher education: Seeking private funds to fill the gap?
In December 2024, the Sunday Observer reported that the Vice...
Read MoreRagging in universities: What education can do
Charith Dilshan’s suicide has yet again brought state universities into...
Read MoreCommercialising research in Sri Lanka – not really the healthiest thing for research
In the early 2000s, a colleague, returning to Sri Lanka...
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