News and Updates
Reuters Article – “From bomb shelter to dorm room: Ukrainian students find refuge at U.S. colleges”
August 19, 2022 By Rose Horowitch, published in Reuters “More than 120 U.S. universities have efforts to help Ukrainian students, according to a survey of 559 schools by the Institute of International Education (IIE), though the actual number is likely far… Continue reading→
KQED highlights efforts to support Afghan scholars, including Consortium and member institution, San José State University
On August 15, 2022, media outlet KQED published an article by Rachael Myrow profiling Afghan journalist and women’s rights activist Masuma Mohammadi who has been hosted by San José State University, a Consortium member institution, for the last five months…. Continue reading→
University in Exile for Afghan Artists
In collaboration with the Artistic Freedom Initiative, the Consortium is committed to bringing 10 endangered Afghan artists on 1-year fellowships to the programs and divisions in the arts at The New School. When we succeed, the Consortium will have effectively… Continue reading→
The Consortium’s work to assist Afghan undergraduate women featured in The New York Times Magazine
“She’s at Brown. Her Heart’s Still in Kabul. In their first year at U.S. universities, women who escaped the Taliban are struggling to adjust — and to reckon with what they left behind.” August 9, 2022, By Maddy Crowell Photo: Suhaila Hashimi… Continue reading→
NPR Features Artist to be hosted by The New School’s College of Performing Arts and Mannes School of Music
“Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban” NPR’s All Things Considered highlights the powerful story of Ahmad Fanoos, a renowned Afghan musician supported through AFI’s Afghan Artists Protection Project (AAPP) in partnership with the New University in Exile… Continue reading→
Why Burmese Generals Should Worry New Delhi
By Binalakshmi Nepram; Published July 16, 2022 via TOI On July 25 the world woke up to the tragic news of four pro-democracy activists being executed in Myanmar. The victims included Phyo Zeya Thaw who was a former National League for Democracy (NLD)… Continue reading→
Remembering Richard J. Bernstein
By Seyla Benhabib Published in the Boston Review July 11, 2022 Returning from a two-week trip to Frankfurt on July 4, I found myself thinking about the opening session of a conference in honor of Richard J. Bernstein’s ninetieth birthday… Continue reading→
Remembering Richard J. Bernstein, Vera List Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research
1932 – 2022 The following remembrances of Dick were sent to us by scholar-members of the New University in Exile Consortium, who came to know Dick as the first leader of our weekly scholar seminar, and as a cherished friend… Continue reading→
New Blog Post: “Metropolis and Migration: What Immigration Reception in New York and Tehran Tell Us About Democracy and Authoritarianism”
By Kian Tajbakhsh, Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University and Fellow with Columbia’s Committee on Global Thought Published on Tales of My Two Cities on June 30, 2022 Scholar Kian Tajbakhsh argues… Continue reading→
Article: Ukraine’s ‘sanctioning frenzy’ will bring no HE benefits
By Ararat Osipian Published: June 20, 2022 in University World News The United States and the European Union have sanctioned Russian oligarchs and politicians in response to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. Academic ties with some Russian universities have been… Continue reading→