Discusses factors that scholars, teachers, and students need to understand in order to take advantage of electronic and online availability of government information and data, including technical issues and right to access. (EV)

New construction springs up like hope in Afghanistan's capital: rampant, haphazard, and, too often, quick to deteriorate in Kabul's harsh climate. But one closely watched building project has come to symbolize so much--the renovation of the bombed-out, abandoned women's dormitories at Kabul University. When completed, they will house two thousand…

Explores how economic and social reforms in China have prompted more sophisticated ideological and political control of intellectuals. (EV)

Describes the Scholars at Risk Network, which brings together faculty, administrators, and institutions to rescue foreign scholars facing hostile regimes by arranging temporary visits for them at network institutions. Offers examples of scholars helped by the network. (EV)

Explores why gender studies--implicated in wider conflicts over modernization, democracy, and tradition--has become a flash point for academic freedom in Egyptian universities. (EV)

Describes the Network for Education and Academic Rights, which mobilizes transglobal academic communities to exert pressure on repressive regimes and to support the safety and freedom of members of the academic community. (EV)