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SAR’s 2025 Scholar Survey Discussion

Join SAR for a conversation about the newly released 2025 Scholar Survey report. The report details the reflections of 300+ scholars and practitioners on their experiences working with the SAR network. It illuminates the value of SAR’s work in creating

Live Webinar: 2026-27 SAR Academic Freedom Fellowships Q&A [7 May]

Thinking of applying for the 2026-2027 SAR Academic Freedom Fellowships? Join us on May 7, 2026 (11am ET / 3pm GMT / 5pm CET / 8:30pm IST) for a presentation webinar. We will walk through the eligibility criteria, the application

Webinar: Strategies of Resistance: Lessons Learned from the Defence of Academic Freedom and Democracy in Brazil

Join Scholars at Risk (SAR) and the Coalition for Academic Freedom (CAFA) on Wednesday, March 4th at 12 PM EST/ 14:00 BRT for a discussion on defending academic freedom in Brazil and beyond! Between 2019 and 2022, Brazil faced

Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship Information Session

Join SAR on July 30th at 11 AM EDT to learn more about the Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship and Workshops and ask questions about the application process. This is a remote fellowship for early career researchers who investigate issues focusing

The Current State of Academic Freedom in Africa

Scholars at Risk (SAR), in collaboration with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), invites you to attend “The Current State of Academic Freedom in Africa” a webinar discussing the challenges facing higher education institutions and academics throughout the

The Current State of Academic Freedom in North America

Scholars at Risk (SAR), in collaboration with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), invites you to attend “The Current State of Academic Freedom in North America” a webinar discussing the challenges facing higher education institutions and academics. This

The Current State of Academic Freedom in Latin America

Scholars at Risk (SAR), in collaboration with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), invites you to attend “The Current State of Academic Freedom in Latin America” a webinar discussing the challenges facing higher education institutions and academics. This

The Current State of Academic Freedom in Europe

Scholars at Risk (SAR), in collaboration with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), invites you to attend “The Current State of Academic Freedom in Europe,” a webinar discussing the challenges facing higher education institutions and academics. This one-hour

Online event: Global Surge in Attacks on University Faculty & Students: What is to be done?

SAR’s Free to Think 2024 report finds that scholars and university students face frequent and pervasive attacks on their academic freedom and the autonomy of their institutions — from North America to the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. What are the causes

Researchers in Crisis: A Speaker Series Webinar

Scholars at Risk, in partnership with the Polish Academy of Sciences, presents Researchers in Crisis, a conversation highlighting the research, challenges, and hopes of Ukrainian scholars two years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This webinar brought together four Ukrainian scholars

SAR Scholar Webinar: Navigating new academic spaces in North America: Lessons learned from at-risk scholars

SAR hosted a webinar for scholars on February 15th at 3 pm EST entitled “Navigating new academic spaces in North America: Lessons learned from at-risk scholars.” We gained expertise from three scholars who have had successes navigating new academic careers

UN Side Event: From words to action: Implementing Academic Freedom under UN Human Rights Standards

Join virtually using this link. Title: From words to action: Implementing Academic Freedom under UN Human Rights Standards Date: 11 July, 10:00 am CET Location: Palais Des Nations, Room XXV Format: Hybrid State Mission Sponsors: Uruguay, in partnership with the Missions of

Webinar: Academic Freedom in Iran: How Ideology can Affect Science

Join us for an eye-opening event that sheds light on the enduring struggle for academic freedom in Iran since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Delve into the tumultuous history of the cultural revolution in the early 1980s,

Webinar: Attacks on academic freedom in the US & lessons learned from Orbán’s Hungary

On April 26, at 11:00 a.m. EDT, the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) and the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA) held a webinar on “Attacks on academic freedom in the US & lessons learned from

Webinar: Defending the freedoms to learn and teach in the Americas

On April 14, join Teachers against the School without Party (PSCEP), a collective formed by Brazilian teachers and researchers who work in different teaching networks and educational segments, for a webinar on “Defending the freedoms to learn and teach in

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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