Webinar

Free Online Course on Academic Freedom

Are some questions too dangerous to ask? What happens to scholars and students who ask those questions? How can you contribute to strengthening core higher education values, such as academic freedom? These are among the questions we will discuss in

SAR United States | How to Host Workshop

The SAR United States section will host a workshop on Friday, February 11 at 11 AM-1:30 PM EST designed to offer guidance to SAR member hosts so that we can engage on the basics of hosting scholars, discuss questions that

SAR Sweden Webinar on Academic Freedom

SAR Sweden will host a webinar on SAR and Afghanistan on Human Rights Day. Our Advocacy Manager, Denise Roche, will feature as a speaker. More details to follow.

Inspireurope Webinar: Research Careers Outside Academia

The Inspireurope project hosts a webinar for researchers at risk interested in pursuing careers outside academia. More information and registration information forthcoming.

Supporting Afghanistan’s scholars: Information for higher education institutions in Europe

The EU-funded Inspireurope project together with European partners will host an information session on supporting scholars from Afghanistan.

Critical Hope in the Public Sphere

We would like to explore the importance of (critical) hope, how we can sustain it, and how it has and could be integrated into activism work and academia. We are hoping to both honor and learn from activists’ lived experiences

Workshop: Career Options Beyond Academia

In this online workshop co-hosted by Scholars at Risk, Global Young Academy and IIE- Scholar Rescue Fund, we will explore paths to professional fulfillment outside academia in North America. Recognizing that academic systems in many Western countries are marred by

Online Seminar: “When Silence Is Not Golden: The Costs of China’s Sanctions of European Researchers”

SAR-Ireland in conjunction with Prof. Alex Dukalskis (UCD) and Dr. Julia C. Schneider (UCC) would like to invite you to the following online webinar “When Silence Is Not Golden: The Costs of China’s Sanctions of European Researchers” Speakers: Dr. Björn Jerdén (Swedish National

Aspects of academic freedom in Africa

Academic freedom has been identified to find its way back to African universities after its complete roll-back during the post-independence era. At the same time, academic freedom is violated or challenged and cannot be taken for granted. To what extent

When Academic Freedom Fades

This seminar covers both the concrete example of how an individual is affected and the general traits and trends.

Student advocacy initiatives in the spotlight: Experiences from four Canadian Universities

The webinar offers members of the SAR Canada network a better idea of the student advocacy initiatives established by Scholars at Risk.

Leadership in the Age of Cancel Culture: Responding to Demands for Exclusion or Removal

Join Scholars at Risk (SAR) and the SAR-United States Section for Lines, Line-Drawing, and Consequences, a five-part discussion series that will explore common situations that invoke core values on college and university campuses. Every other Wednesday, SAR Executive Director Rob