17 Jul 2014 The sacking of Professor Datuk Dr. Mohammad Redzuan Othman from his post as director of Universiti Malaya’s Centre for Democracy and Elections ruffled many feathers and reopened the debate on academic freedom in Malaysian universities. How do professors negotiate the space within universities to teach, write and talk about topics that are deemed politically sensitive?
Speakers: Prof. Gurdial Singh Nijar, Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya | Prof. Datuk Tamby Subahan Mohd Meerah, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Vice President, National Council of Professors | Dr. Rosli Mahat, Department of Physics, Universiti Malaya; General Secretary, Malaysia Academic Movement (MOVE), (National)