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Free to Think 2018 [Video]

Free to Think 2018 is the fourth installment of an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, analyzing 294 reported attacks on higher education communities in 47 countries, from September 1, 2017, to August 31, 2018. Download the

Prof. Dr. Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley: “What is Free and Open Inquiry?: Academic Freedom and Political Expression” (Keynote)

MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Dr. Ulrike Albrecht, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation WELCOME REMARKS: Prof. Dr. Klaus Hoffmann-Holland, Vice President, Freie Universität Berlin Prof. Domna Stanton, City University of New York, and Board Member of Scholars at Risk Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian Pape,

Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer: “More Than Welcome: A Berlin Call for University Ethics” (Keynote)

GREETINGS & OVERVIEW: Dr. Herbert Grieshop, Freie Universität Berlin, SCHOLAR VOICE: Prof. Amal El-Obeidi, University of Bayreuth, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: Prof. Dr. Catharine R. Stimpson, New York University, and Board Chair, Scholars at Risk, and KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer, Federal

Prof. Dr. Markus Hilgert: “Scholars at Risk, Cultures in Crisis: On the Impact of Research and Culture on Social Stability and Sustainable Development” (Keynote)

2018 SAR Global Congress – Wed. April 25 Morning Plenary: GREETINGS & OVERVIEW, Sinead O’Gorman, Scholars at Risk, SCHOLAR VOICE, Dr. Tarek Ahmad, Heidelberg University, and PROF. DR. MARKUS HILGERT, Director, Ancient Near East Museum at the Pergamonmuseum, keynote speech: “Scholars

Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Bhabha’s Remarks at the 2018 Courage to Think Award Dinner

WELCOME Robert Quinn, Executive Director, Scholars at Risk REMARKS Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Bhabha, Former & founding Board Chair, Scholars at Risk Network; Co-Chair, Harvard Scholars at Risk; Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; Lecturer, Harvard Law School; Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard

2018 Courage to Think Award Dinner

COURAGE TO THINK AWARD PRESENTATION: Scholars at Risk Board Members present the 2018 Courage to Think Defender Award to Academics for Peace (Barış İçin Akademisyenler). WELCOME BY Robert Quinn, Executive Director, Scholars at Risk, PRESENTED BY Prof. Dr. Catharine R.

Concluding Plenary: The University & The Future of Democracy: Where Do We Go From Here?

Concluding Plenary: The University & The Future of Democracy: Where Do We Go From Here?: MODERATOR: Dr. Herbert Grieshop, Freie Universität Berlin, REMARKS: Heidrun Tempel, Federal Foreign Office, CONCLUDING PANEL: Dr. Barbara Sheldon, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Robert Quinn, Scholars at Risk,

Central European University & the Case for Academic Freedom (Plenary)

Wed. April 25 Afternoon Plenary: Dr. Liviu Matei, Provost and Pro-Rector, Central European University in conversation with Prof. Lisa Anderson, Columbia University, and Board Member of Scholars at Risk

Friends Forever? How to Assist/Continue Working With Scholars & Universities in Turkey (Plenary)

Friends Forever? How to Assist/Continue Working With Scholars & Universities in Turkey: GREETINGS & OVERVIEW: Dr. Herbert Grieshop, Freie Universität Berlin, SCHOLAR VOICE: Dr. Zafer Yilmaz, University of Potsdam FRIENDS FOREVER? HOW TO ASSIST / CONTINUE WORKING WITH SCHOLARS & UNIVERSITIES

Movement Building: Students, Student Movements & Higher Education Values (Panel)

Movement Building: Students, Student Movements & Higher Education Values: Co-organized by SAIH: MODERATOR: Beathe Øgård, Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund (SAIH), Tamires Gomes Sampaio, União Nacional dos Estudantes, Fasiha Hassan, #FeesMustFall Movement, South Africa, and Mostafa El-Sayed Hussain,

Current Threats to Scholars & Universities: China & Hong Kong

Current Threats to Scholars & Universities: China & Hong Kong: MODERATOR: Christopher Tremewan, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), Paul Mooney, Freelance Journalist, and Dr. Eva Pils, King’s College London

Courage to Think: Iran

Courage to Think: Iran: Rezvan Moghaddam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, in conversation with Dr. Olga Hünler, University of Bremen

Legal Issues Related to Hosting a Threatened Scholar In Germany

Legal Issues Related to Hosting a Threatened Scholar In Germany: Dr. Stephan Hocks

Courage to Think: U.S.

Courage to Think: U.S.: Prof. Laurie Rubel, City University of New York, Brooklyn College, in conversation with Dr. Julie Schmid, American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

North American Higher Education Internationalization & the Role of Visiting Scholars (Co-organized by CONAHEC)

North American Higher Education Internationalization & the Role of Visiting Scholars Co-organized by CONAHEC: MODERATOR: Dr. Gabriela Valdez, Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC), Thomas Buntru, University of Monterrey, and Jeff Derksen & Shaheen Nanji, Simon Fraser University