Conference

2027 SAR Global Congress

Scholars at Risk and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki invite you to Greece for the 2027 Global Congress, scheduled for June 15-17, 2027. Early bird registration is now open. Register Now! The theme for the 2027 edition is Truth Matters: Defending Universities, Democracy, and the

Scholars at Risk US Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Scholars at Risk invited participation in the US Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference held October 9-10, 2025 at New York University. SAR US member institutions and prospective members across the country were welcome to attend regardless of location. See the program Read

European Student Advocacy Days 2026: Academic Freedom as a Democratic Imperative

Scholars at Risk European Student Advocacy Days 2026 | 19–20 February | MCI The Entrepreneurial School®, Innsbruck, Austria **This event is open to all Student Advocacy Seminar students and faculty, as well as to faculty and staff at SAR member

US Student Advocacy Days 2025

Scholars at Risk invites students and faculty to join us March 26-27, 2025 in Washington, DC for Student Advocacy Days 2025. Scholars at Risk’s annual US Student Advocacy Days convene faculty and students in Washington, DC, to receive training and

Third Conference on Academic Freedom in the Americas

Save the date! The Third Conference on Academic Freedom in the Americas will be held on November 20 & 21, 2024 at the University of Notre Dame (Washington, DC campus). Stay tuned for more information and learn more about CAFA’s

European Student Advocacy Days 2025

Scholars at Risk and the University of Dundee, Scotland, invite students and faculty to join us April 29-30, 2025 for European Student Advocacy Days 2025. The event is also supported by Viasna, Libereco UK, the People’s Embassies of Belarus, and

Exiled Scholars and ‘Academic Humanitarianism’: Conjunctures of Solidarity in Times of Global Crises

All interested colleagues are invited to attend Exiled Scholars and ‘Academic Humanitarianism’: Conjunctures of Solidarity in Times of Global Crises, an upcoming international crisis at the Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany. The event is in-person and will take

Student Advocacy Days in Washington, DC | March 20 – 21

Scholars at Risk’s annual US Student Advocacy Days convene faculty and students in Washington, DC, to receive training and seek meetings with government representatives to raise awareness about wrongfully detained scholars and students. This event is open to Student Advocacy

Global Launch of Free to Think 2023

Register to attend the conference here. (Note: Zoom registration is for both days of the conference). Join us for the formal launch of Free To Think 2023! The report, released on October 31, 2023, analyzes 409 attacks on the higher

European Student Advocacy Days at the University of Trento

Scholars at Risk, in collaboration with the University of Trento, the University of Padova, and SAR Italy, and co-funded by the European Union, invites students and faculty to join us December 14-15 at the University of Trento for European Student

Second regional conference on academic freedom in the Americas

Save the date! On November 9 and 10, join us online and in Curitiba, Brazil for the Second Regional Conference on Academic Freedom in the Americas, organized by the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA) and hosted by

SAR Partner Event: Supporting and Learning from Universities in Times of Conflict

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-and-learning-from-universities-in-times-of-conflict-tickets-582363353467 This symposium is organised by the Political Economy of Education Research Network (PEER), a GCRF-funded 3-year collaboration between the Universities of Cape Town, Nazarbayev, Sussex and Ulster, to support critical research and analysis of education in times

Chicago: 80th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference | April 13 – 15, 2023

Scholars at Risk will attend the 80th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference from April 13-15 in Chicago. Individuals interested in connecting with SAR at the event can visit SAR’s booth in the exhibition hall or email Ayodele Abinusawa at

Inaugural regional conference on academic freedom in the Americas

Join us November 10-11 online and in Monterrey, Mexico, for the First Regional Conference on Academic Freedom in the Americas, organized by the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas and hosted by Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico. The conference will

Barcelona 2022: 32nd Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition

Scholars at Risk will attend the EAIE 32nd Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition from September 13-16 in Barcelona, Spain. Individuals interested in connecting with SAR at the event can visit SAR’s stand in the exhibition hall and/or email Miriam Alphonsus

Violent Repression and Government Overreach Fuel Global Decline in Academic Freedom, Free to Think 2026 Report Finds

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2026—Violent state repression and government interference in university autonomy lead the global decline in academic freedom, according to Scholars at Risk’s (SAR) new Free to Think 2026 report. Documenting 382 attacks on higher education communities in

Introducing Scholars at Risk

Scholars at Risk is an international network of institutions and individuals whose mission it is to protect scholars and promote academic freedom. Learn more about SAR’s mission and the courageous scholars we are honored to assist in the below video

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