Technology Telecom Tower Exclusivity Dispute Rocks Badung, Bali: Aspimtel Champions Fair Competition September 13, 2026 Nana Jakarta, Indonesia – A contentious legal battle over telecommunication tower infrastructure in Badung Regency, Bali, has escalated, drawing sharp criticism from the Association of Telecommunication Tower Infrastructure Providers (Aspimtel). At…
Education The Siege of the Ivory Tower: Authoritarianism and the Global War on Higher Education September 8, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman Across the globe, the relationship between autocrats and the academy has soured into a systematic campaign of subjugation. While modern political discourse in the West often frames higher education through…
Education Beyond the Ivory Tower: How Colleges Are Reimagining Support for the Modern Student September 4, 2026 Asep Darmawan For decades, the American higher education system operated on a rigid, standardized model: classes held during business hours, support offices tucked away in remote corners of campus, and a "sink…
Education Bridging the Ivory Tower: A Year of Lessons in Public Scholarship September 3, 2026 Asep Darmawan A year ago, I launched this column with a simple, provocative premise: the public possesses an insatiable hunger for the rigorous knowledge held by scholars, and academics, in turn, harbor…
Education The Ivory Tower’s Labor Debate: Unionization, Mentorship, and the Future of Academic Work August 31, 2026 Nana Wu The landscape of American higher education is undergoing a seismic shift. As graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the country move to organize, a fundamental tension has emerged: is the…
Politics Infrastructure Sabotage: Investigation Underway Following BTS Tower Theft in Makassar August 5, 2026 Lina Irawan MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi – A routine investigation into the theft of critical telecommunications infrastructure has led to the arrest of a 38-year-old man in Makassar, shedding light on the vulnerability…
Education Beyond the Ivory Tower: Navigating the Prevalence of Toxic Leadership in Academia August 4, 2026 Evan Lee Salim The popular perception of academia often paints a picture of serene campuses, intellectual freedom, and collaborative collegiality. However, for those entrenched in the reality of higher education, this image is…
Education Defending the Ivory Tower: Harvard’s High-Stakes Standoff with the Federal Government July 25, 2026 Lina Irawan By Editorial Staff In a defiant move that bypassed the cautious counsel of his legal team, Harvard University President Alan Garber took to the stage at the Economic Club of…
Education Beyond the Ivory Tower: Why Regional Public Universities Hold the Key to Restoring Trust in Higher Education July 17, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman The American higher education system is currently facing a reckoning. Public trust, once the bedrock of institutional stability, has eroded as concerns regarding cost, return on investment, and relevance have…
