Inside Higher Education: Too quick to suspend?

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/25/are-colleges-being-too-quick-suspend-professors

“When a professor is suspended for expressing controversial ideas, it violates the rights of students to hear those ideas, and the rights of everyone on campus who must live in a climate of fear about freedom of expression.”
“A faculty member’s expression does not lose protection, nor is it punishable by a state university, simply because someone might find it offensive (even highly so).”
"Does the faculty member’s exercise of his or her rights violate anyone else’s?"

7th Education Iinternational Asia Pacific Regional Conference

http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/2685

 Pembukaan oleh Dato' Mary Yap, Tim. Menteri Pelajaran

Wakil GERAK: Sdr Aznijar Yazid, Sdr Rosli Mahat, Sdri Sharifah Sophia

The Star: Poser over results and rankings

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Education/2013/09/15/Poser-over-results-and-rankings.aspx

The results of the World University Rankings are in, but can the respondents’ lack of familiarity to the Asia-Pacific region affect the standing of Malaysian institutions?

Hazman Baharom: Universiti dan pengiktirafan: Ke mana keghairahan kita?

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/rencana/article/universiti-dan-pengiktirafan-ke-mana-keghairahan-kita-hazman-baharom

Mencatatkan sesuatu rekod — melakukan sesuatu yang belum pernah dicapai orang lain — sewajarnya merupakan suatu kebanggaan yang akan dikenang. Namun, kita perlu bertanya semula, adakah pencapaian yang dicapai itu benar-benar cocok dan layak dengan makna serta iltizam sebuah institusi ilmu? Atau dibuat hanya sekadar menjadi rekod Malaysia sahaja?

NATURE: Scientist cleared of libel in Taiwan court

http://www.nature.com/news/scientist-cleared-of-libel-in-taiwan-court-1.13685?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20130910

A Taiwanese environmental engineer sued for suggesting a link between a petrochemical company's emissions and cancer rates was today cleared of libel by a court.

Pensyarah turut mohon berpolitik

http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Pensyarahturutmohonberpolitik/Article/

Majlis Persatuan Pegawai Akademik Malaysia (MAAC) meminta kerajaan memperluaskan kebenaran untuk bertanding, dilantik dan memegang jawatan dalam parti politik, kepada kira-kira 20,000 pegawai akademik di institusi pengajian tinggi awam (IPTA) seluruh negara. 

Nota: GERAK bukan ahli gabungan MAAC

Too many universities in Malaysia?

They can continue operating as long as their revenue overcomes the marginal cost of providing the education. Which means that we have a large number of colleges around producing an uneven quality of education.

Once education becomes a commodity, problems arise, including the management of quality.

http://www.kinibiz.com/story/corporate/44955/too-many-universities.html
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/239001

http://www.kinibiz.com/story/tigertalk/45106/once-again-quantity-over-quality.html
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/239083