News and Updates
2022 New University in Exile Spring Scholars Conference – The Life Stories of Exiled Scholars: Perils and Powers of Academic Freedom Today
The Life Stories of Exiled Scholars: Perils and Powers of Academic Freedom Today was the 2022 New University in Exile Consortium online conference. The webinar featured presentations from six Consortium-institution hosted scholars. Originally aired May 5, 2022 from 12:00pm-2:00pm EDT Continue reading→
Convoy of Freedom – Paris to Kyiv (via Aleppo)
To show solidarity with the people of Ukriane, and as the head of the Syrian Cooperation in France, Consortium scholar, Nahed Ghazzoul, and other Syrian-Ukrianian activists are preparing for the Convoy of Freedom that will start in Paris on the… Continue reading→
Panel Discussion: Higher Education Response to Refugee and Displaced Students and Scholars: Toward Sustainable Solutions
Friday, April 22, 2022; 9:30am – 1:00pm ET
Letter to the Editor “Biden’s ‘Gaffe’ About Putin: Was It the Truth?”
Published by The New York Times on March 28, 2022 In a recent letter to the editor, political philosopher and social activist Tomasz Kitlinski responds to the article “In a Fiery Speech, Biden Warms of Battle between between ‘Liberty and… Continue reading→
Lecture | OKSANA KIS | Remaining a Ukrainian Woman: Normative Femininity as ‘Armor’ in the Gulag
Remaining a Ukrainian Woman: Normative Femininity as “Armor” in the GulagIn the 1940-50s, tens of thousands of Ukrainian women were sentenced to long-term imprisonment in the Gulag for political accusations. Until recently their experiences of living in the most brutal… Continue reading→
New Funding Opportunity: “The British Academy and the Council for At-Risk Academics announce new Fellowships for Researchers at Risk”
Published on The British Academy on March 27, 2022 “The British Academy, the other UK National Academies and the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara), a registered charity, have today announced a new programme of Fellowships for Researchers at Risk. This programme will support… Continue reading→
ONLINE | Book Launch: On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times – with author Michael Ignatieff in conversation with Arjun Appadurai, Avishai Margalit, Elzbieta Matynia, and James E. Miller
Friday, March 25, 2022, 1:00PM to 2:30PM (EDT) Online | Zoom Please join us at the launch of On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times, with author Michael Ignatieff in conversation with Arjun Appadurai, Avishai Margalit, Elzbieta Matynia, and James E. Miller. “When we lose someone we love,… Continue reading→
New Article: “Is the World Bank’s intervention in Ukrainian HE too little, too late?”
Published by The Times Higher Education on March 9, 2022 By Ararat Osipian, scholar-member at the New University in Exile Consortium Osipian argues that while given with good intentions, the World Bank’s loans to Ukrainian universities have been less than… Continue reading→
SJSU Human Rights Lecture Series
Please REGISTER NOW (below) for our two upcoming events THIS WEEK that will give audience members the chance to join critical discussions on (1) the future of “national security” and defense spending in the U.S.; (2) the incredible dangers of nuclear… Continue reading→
Cultural Heritage and Identities in the Middle East: Free Online Seminar Spring 2022
Hosted on Zoom – Register for link April 19 – July 29, 2022 Wednesdays 12:00pm – 14:00pm Eastern Time Description: Today, many Middle Eastern countries are embroiled in conflict. Most of these countries (Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt) were… Continue reading→