2020 SAR Global Congress Videos

Scholars at Risk held its 2020 Global Congress, "Truth, Power & Society: The Promise of Higher Education in Challenging Times," in a virtual gathering via Zoom on Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27. A video archive of Congress presentations can be found below. Click here to view the Congress event page.

Academic Freedom, Free Expression, and Civil Discourse
Lara Schwartz, American University Project on Civil Discourse Dr. Hank Reichman, American Assoc. of University Professors Dr. Nancy Thomas, Inst. for Democracy and Higher Ed, Tufts University Michelle Deutchman, University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

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Launch of the Academic Freedom Index
Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Janika Spannagel, Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) Dr. Anna Lührmann, V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg

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Teaching Academic Freedom
Dr. Robert Cole, Roger Williams University Dr. Laurens Lavrysen, Ghent University Human Rights Centre Federica Tagliavini, University of Trento

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