'I've no regrets. We've touched a raw nerve'

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Sue Blackwell, lecturer at Birmingham University and human rights campaigner, claims that, despite receiving hate mail, death threats and hundreds of abusive e-mails, she has no regrets about her campaign to convince the Association of University Teachers to boycott two Israeli universities for their alleged complicity in the human rights abuses of the Israeli Government. Blackwell contends that the amount of abuse she has received makes her more determined to continue as it proves that she has touched a raw nerve and that it has forced some Israeli academics to think about their actions.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Political activity, Universities and colleges, International aspects, Political aspects, Demonstrations and protests, Interview, Boycotts, Blackwell, Sue

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Tutors despair over students

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Academics are facing professional conflicts in having to support academically weak students unsuitable for degree-level study with maintaining academic standards. Funding pressures are leading to admission of weaker students in universities, which might eventually harm the education system.

Management dynamics, Social aspects, Analysis, Management, Education, Company business management, Educational standards, Scholars

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