Staff Lecture: Academics In Exile at Colleges and Universities in the United States
Join us on October 24th for a talk and conversation with Dr. Chelsea Blackburn Cohen.
Lecture
SAR Speaker Series: University of Zürich
A SAR scholar of clinical psychology from Turkey will participate in a public lecture on the right to science and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
AAAS: Higher Education and Human Rights Symposium
Scholars at Risk's Senior Program Officer Chelsea Blackburn Cohen will be delivering closing remarks at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) Higher Education and Human Rights Coalition in Washington, D.C. on July 12.
Visegrad Summer School, 17th Edition
Rose Anderson, Scholars at Risk’s Director of Protection Services, will give a lecture on SAR’s work at the Visegrad Summer School in Krakow, Poland.
15th IMISCOE Annual Conference
SAR staff and a Syrian scholar of archaeology to be featured speakers at the 2018 IMISCOE Annual Conference in Barcelona.
Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters
Join us at a special event organized by the EU-funded ‘Academic Refuge’ project. The project aims to improve the capacity of European universities to assist refugees and threatened academics and to promote understanding and respect for higher education values.
SAR Speaker Series: Pacific University
Pacific University presents its 2018 At-Risk Speakers Series this month on the Forest Grove Campus. Students and local community members have the opportunity to hear from distinguished international scholars during the month of March.
Academic Freedom Under Attack?
The University of Padova in Italy will host a meeting and event on December 12th featuring talks with two SAR scholars from Iran and Serbia, and to continue planning for a SAR Italy section.
SAR Speaker Series: University of Lucerne
An Iranian SAR Scholar of political psychology and human rights will give a lecture describing her first-hand experience of violations of women’s rights, the right to education, and the right to life in Iran.
Scholars at Risk Celebration and Lecture
The University of California, Irvine will celebrate joining the Scholars at Risk Network with an event dedicated to Turkish and Syrian scholars and students.
SAR Speaker Series: Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University will host "Living Dangerously," a lecture by Riad Ismat, a Syrian SAR scholar and recognized playwright, director, and author.
Framing Academic Freedom and Critical Thinking as Transnational Rights
Western University and Dr. Homa Hoodfar will host a lecture and panel discussion entitled "Framing Academic Freedom and Critical Thinking as Transnational Rights" highlighting the work of the Scholars at Risk Network.
Academic Repression in Turkey and Being a Scholar at Risk
The University of Zurich’s International Relations Office and the Scholars at Risk Switzerland Section will host a presentation on academic repression in Turkey.
Columbia University Human Rights Seminar
SAR Executive Director Rob Quinn will give a talk entitled “Beyond the Ivory Tower: A human rights vision of academic freedom in the 21st Century” as part of the Columbia University Seminars on Human Rights. His talk will include an
Theatre as a Dynamic instrument for change: Syrian Creative Resistance movement
A Syrian scholar of theatre studies will give a talk entitled, "Theatre as a Dynamic instrument for change: Syrian Creative Resistance movement."