The Decline of HSE: Top Russian University Stifles Dissent Amid Ukraine War

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
first recorded instances of them taking place at top-ranked HSE, a former bastion of liberal values that has appeared to have made
significant compromises on academic freedom amid the war in Ukraine.Ex-Higher School of Economics student Yegor Zhukov who has said he was
International Peace.A few weeks before Voronov was summoned for his dressing down, HSE rector Nikita Anisimov signed an open letter from
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Ukraine, there has been a significant rise in incidents of HSE cracking down on any public criticism of the government, according to staff
an interview with The Moscow Times that she was told by management that HSE staff did not have the right to be outside Russia during the
Mayofis told The Moscow Times
extremism.Andrei Nikerichev / Moskva News AgencyThe departure of Mayofis and Kukulin caused an uproar among students, who wrote a letter to
The university did not renew its contract with Alyona Vandysheva, who had taught law and corruption at HSE for 16 years, after she left
Russia in March
since the invasion of Ukraine.Although common in recent months, the practice of not prolonging work contracts with HSE teachers associated
layoffs.t.me/doxajournalAmid 2019 opposition rallies in Moscow over local elections, political scientist Alexander Kynev alleged that his
suspended sentence for inciting extremism online
after faculty members appeared to criticize constitutional amendments allowing President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036
there is the same feeling that without [recently departed academics] Kukulin and Mayofis it will collapse, because they teach over 50% of
its position in international university rankings amid the current upheaval
HSE graduate who requested anonymity to speak freely