News and Updates
Hedaya Shamun – Crisis Readiness Trainer
Heydaya Shamun has been certified as a Crisis Readiness Trainer by Vital Voices. As part of this program, she completed specialized training in crisis preparedness, risk management, safety planning, and emergency response, particularly for communities affected by war and humanitarian…Continue reading→
India, Nigeria, Ukraine: War Puts International Medical Students in A Stalemate
By: Ararat L. Osipian Published by: World Voices Nexus: The WCCES Chronicle In early 2022, international students were exiting Ukraine en masse due to the war. This exodus resulted in academic stalemate. Problems with coursework, degree recognition, and enrollment in…Continue reading→
A Dance Like This in the Middle of the Field Is My Desire
We are delighted to share that Dr. Sahraa Karimi’s limited series project, A Dance Like This in the Middle of the Field Is My Desire, has been selected as one of the nine projects chosen for the first edition of the…Continue reading→
Gaza As a World Event
By Nancy Fraser Published by The New Left ReviewNLR 158•Mar/Apr 2026 The meanings of Gaza continue to unfold. Eloquent, well-documented reports like those of the un Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Territories; acclaimed cinematic works like The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025); poetry such as Refaat…Continue reading→
Ukraine’s universities are in survival mode – but corruption still thrives
The Time Higher EducationPublished on April 23, 2026 By Ararat Osipian Ukraine’s war with Russia may have entered its fifth year in February, but its war with corruption is far longer-running – and even harder to win. The country is standing…Continue reading→
38 professors at Rutgers University urge Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to advocate for Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu
April 18, 2026 On July 23, 2023, Dr. Ibadoghlu was brutally beaten and imprisoned in the notorious Baku Investigative Isolator, where he was kept in unsanitary conditions without clean water, sufficient food, and medications essential to his health. While the…Continue reading→
Durbin Urges the Release of Political Prisoners, Including Consortium Scholar Gubad Ibadoghlu
The Office of Dick Durban, U.S. Senator for Illinois For Immediate Release March 25, 2026 Contact: Maddie Carlos 202-224-7115 ***FTP, VIDEO & AUDIO*** WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) highlighted…Continue reading→
Webinar: Legal Commitments, Systemic Violations: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Taliban and CEDAW Obligations in Afghanistan (2021–2025)
April 8, 2026, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET This webinar will launch the Feinstein International Center’s new report, a first-of-its-kind analysis measuring Taliban governance against CEDAW’s Articles. PANELISTS: Dyan Mazurana (report co-author)Research Professor, Fletcher School of Global Affairs and Friedman School of Nutrition Science…Continue reading→
“Industrial Islamism” by Utku Balaban Wins 3 Major Awards
The International Political Economy Best Book Award American Sociological Association’s Paul Sweezy Book Award The American Sociological Association’s Sociology of Development Book Award Industrial Islamism analyzes the relationship, since the end of the Cold War, between the rise of political Islamism in Muslim-majority countries…Continue reading→
Video Available: Nurturing Knowledge: Hosting Exiled Scholars
Originally aired Friday, March 27 2026, 1:00 – 2:00pm EDT When scholars are forced into exile, the work of protection is only the beginning. During this webinar, four university liaisons to the New University in Exile Consortium will discuss how…Continue reading→