EDITOR'S NOTE: A careful reader, Travis Johnson, rightly pointed out that while the "New York Times" piece highlights a situation that some members believed threatened to create "splits," it appears to be a stretch by @lginiger to describe actions by the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies -- insisting on a board vote before approving fellowships that would include Cohen's name -- or other actions taken as described in the "Times" article as "discipline." Further, Mr. Johnson also notes that as a professor emeritus of Russian studies and politics at New York University, tenure is not an issue. Thought we should clarify that. Thanks, Mr. Johnson.
In case you missed it, our story on the Ukrainian students who recorded an emotional video calling on their Russian counterparts not to believe what Russia's state-controlled media are saying about their country can be found here.
More from RFE/RL's News Desk:
The United States has voiced deep concern over the health of a Ukrainian pilot detained in Russia after her capture by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Nadia Savchenko has been on a hunger strike since December 13 and is "gravely ill due to her continued detention by Russia," said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
Calling for Savchenko's immediate release, Psaki said the pilot had been captured in June in eastern Ukraine and "illegally transferred to Russia by the separatists."
The arrest of Savchenko, 33, in August has become a rallying cause in her homeland. She was elected to the national parliament in absentia in elections in October.
Her lawyer told AFP earlier this month that Savchenko had lost some 12 kilograms and was being held on charges of being involved in the killing of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine, charges she strongly denies.
Read more about the devastating effects of her hunger strike here.