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In the annals of academic conferences, few may have been more ill-fated than the aborted conclave on academic boycotts planned by the American Association of University Professors.

When the conference was called off in March, organizers hoped that they could salvage something good from the idea by taking papers planned for the conference and publishing them in a special issue of Academe, the AAUP's magazine.

Pro-Israel groups oppose a job candidate at Wayne State and a tenure candidate at Barnard, setting off new debates on academic freedom.

British faculty union delegates endorse academic boycott of Israel; U.S. scholars express concern on travel to Iran.

Faculty group largely ignored resolutions against their proposal to isolate Israeli academics, but backs down when its lawyer says the action could be illegal.

There's actually logic behind hiring an Israeli scholar to teach Muslim students in Turkey about Christianity.

What are the challenges in conducting civil conversations on controversial subjects on college campuses today -- and at summits meant to address just that issue?

Britain's faculty union -- widely criticized for two previous votes calling for the ostracizing of Israeli academe -- passes measure urging professors to think about the appropriateness of ties to Israel.

Lebanese American U. helps doctoral students while Israel universities seek private funds for research.

Amid Israel's near-total ban on student travel, a former grantee, stuck in the Hamas-controlled territory, reflects on her own circumstances and those of this year's winners.

Students and professors organize on behalf of both Palestinians and Israelis, renewing debates over why some international conflicts get more attention than others.