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Science at Risk

SAR's Senior Program Officer for Membership and University Relations Joyce Pisarello will speak on a panel entitled "Science in Danger," discussing how threatened and refugee researchers and students in the sciences can work to their full potential.

Hate Speech and Human Rights

The Roosevelt House will host a discussion exploring the debate on whether freedom of speech should be given broad protections or whether hate speech must be regulated in order to ensure equality and protect human rights.

European Association for International Education Annual Conference

Scholars at Risk's Clyfford Young will speak on a panel concerning student expression and protests at the European Association for International Education's Annual Conference in Seville, Spain.

3rd Workshop for Research Alumni Coordinators

SAR staff and representatives from the SAR Germany and SAR Sweden section will participate in a panel discussion on researchers in danger, during a workshop for research alumni coordinators in Germany.

In Defense of Democracy: The Role of Higher Education in Post-Communist States

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Scholars at Risk Network for a panel discussion exploring the role of higher education in post-communist states. Registration is required; please click here to register. PANELISTS Dmitry Dubrovskiy, Harriman Institute, Columbia University Umida Ganieva, Humanitarian

SAR Speaker Series: Columbia University Law School

A Chinese SAR scholar of law and human rights will speak at “To Build a Free China,” a panel discussion concerning Xu Zhiyong's eponymous book and the ways in which legal advocacy is developing as a form of political resistance.

The Price of Dissent: Turkey’s Academic Purges and the Shrinking University Space

In the wake of a coup attempt in July 2016 the president of Turkey declared a state of emergency, which remains in place eight months later. During that time, the government has suspended, detained and placed under investigation tens

Education Embargo: How Trump’s immigration ban restricts knowledge

As part of SAR's Student Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., two Syrian SAR scholars will speak on a panel entitled "Education Embargo: How Trump’s immigration ban restricts knowledge."

SAR Speaker Series: University of Hawaii at Manoa

A Chinese SAR scholar of law and human rights will be featured on a panel discussion and deliver lectures during a week-long residency at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Global Challenges to Academic Freedom

The University of California, Santa Barbara will host a panel discussion entitled "Global Challenges to Academic Freedom."

Webinar: What can scholars do about the refugee crisis?

The devastation of Syria and countries in the region, and the resulting forced migration, is having a massive impact on its higher education system. Among the refugee population, there are as many as 2,000 university professionals and 100,000 university students,

The Refugee Crisis: At-Risk Students and Scholars

Scholars at Risk Senior Program Officer Lauren Crain and two scholars will speak on a panel entitled "The Refugee Crisis: At-Risk Students and Scholars" at the Modern Language Association's Annual Convention.

Academic Freedom at Risk

UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies will host a symposium addressing academic freedom in the Middle East with a special focus on Turkey, launching UCLA's campaign to host a threatened scholar from the region.

Free to Think: Egypt, Thailand, and Venezuela

Scholars at Risk and the SAR Norway Section will present an evening panel discussion and reception in celebration of the release of Free to Think 2016: Report of the Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Monitoring Project at the Høgskolen i

SAR Canada at Canadian Parliament: Threats to Academic Freedom

The Steering Committee of SAR Canada and three Canadian MPs will host a panel discussion on academic freedom featuring Prof. Homa Hoodfar and the Hon. Irwin Coulter at the Canadian Parliament and the University of Ottawa.

Refugees and Education: A Local Perspective

A Syrian SAR scholar will be speaking at an International Education Week panel discussion entitled "Refugees and Education: A Local Perspective," hosted by Marquette University's Office of International Education.

Endangered Scholars Worldwide: Continuing Threats to Academic Freedom

The New School Center for Public Scholarship will present a panel discussion on the state of free inquiry and threats to free expression in universities in China, Syria, Iran and Turkey.

Peace Corps Beyond, “Freedom of Thought & Deed”

Rob Quinn, SAR member representatives, and a SAR scholar will report on recent events at American and foreign institutions of higher education that represent challenges to free speech and intellectual freedom.

European Association for International Education Annual Conference

Scholars at Risk's Sinead O'Gorman will speak on a panel concerning academic freedom and students at the European Association for International Education's Annual Conference in Liverpool, UK.

Human Rights and Science Symposium

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts will be holding their Human Rights and Science Symposium where SAR Board Member Domna Stanton will participate in a panel discussion titled "Efforts of Science

Panel

Science at Risk

Hate Speech and Human Rights

European Association for International Education Annual Conference

3rd Workshop for Research Alumni Coordinators

In Defense of Democracy: The Role of Higher Education in Post-Communist States

SAR Speaker Series: Columbia University Law School

The Price of Dissent: Turkey’s Academic Purges and the Shrinking University Space

Education Embargo: How Trump’s immigration ban restricts knowledge

SAR Speaker Series: University of Hawaii at Manoa

Global Challenges to Academic Freedom

Webinar: What can scholars do about the refugee crisis?

The Refugee Crisis: At-Risk Students and Scholars

Academic Freedom at Risk

Free to Think: Egypt, Thailand, and Venezuela

SAR Canada at Canadian Parliament: Threats to Academic Freedom

Refugees and Education: A Local Perspective

Endangered Scholars Worldwide: Continuing Threats to Academic Freedom

Peace Corps Beyond, “Freedom of Thought & Deed”

European Association for International Education Annual Conference

Human Rights and Science Symposium

Graduate Women International 32nd Triennial Conference

“Waging Peace”: The Borah Symposium 2016

Academic Freedom, Free Expression, and China’s Quest for World-Class Universities

Freedom of speech, an academic freedom?

Legal Restrictions on Thought & Expression in Pakistan, Egypt, Thailand, and Bahrain