Global Voices – Ashley Cleek
“After an aid to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said [RUS] on January 19 that Russia should do away with stipends for university students, bloggers, parents, and university rectors began furiously posting appeals for the government to not cut back on university funding. . . . His comments spurred a debate: should Russian universities pay stipends? Can students actually live on a monthly allowance?”(more)