News and Updates
There’s Nothing Natural about Turkey’s Earthquake Disaster
By Utku Balaban, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Race, Intersectionality, Gender, and Sociology Department at Xavier University February 16, 2023 Published in Public Seminar “Erdoğan’s AKP failed to plan for a catastrophe—but did create a strategy to use this…Continue reading→
Negotiating Ideas Podcast with Omar Sadr, featuring Bengi Gumrukcu
On a recent episode of the “Negotiating Ideas Podcast,” Consortium scholars Omar Sadr and Bengi Gumrukcu discussed democratic backsliding in Turkey. Their conversation is available on Apple Podcast and YouTube.
Women’s Lives in Iran: Between the Religious-Traditional and New Horizons: Free 10-Week Online Seminar, Spring 2023
x Hosted on Zoom – Register for link Tuesdays March 14 – May 16, 2023 1pm-2:30pm Eastern Time Description: This 10-week online seminar will explore the social, political, and cultural contexts that underpin the lives of women in Iran. The…Continue reading→
Afghanistan under the Taliban (The Past Year): Free 10-Week Online Seminar, Spring 2023
x Hosted on Zoom – Register for link Tuesdays March 14 – May 16, 2023 11am-12:30pm Eastern Time Description: In 1994, Mullah Mohammad Omar claimed to have seen the Prophet in his dream and established the Taliban. After two years…Continue reading→
Decolonizing and Globalizing LGBTQ+ Studies: Free 10-Week Online Seminar, Spring 2023
Hosted on Zoom – Register for link Mondays March 27 – June 5, 2023 11:00am-12:30pm Eastern Time Description: This 10-week seminar is an interdisciplinary introduction to LGBTQ+ studies as they relate to the postcolonial Africa, Asia, and the Middle East,…Continue reading→
Tulane Freeman Ukrainian Speaker Series
The speaker series was established by the A. B. Freeman School of Business to promote the research and vision of Ukrainian scholars and educators as the country grapples with the effects of the Russian invasion. Visit the Freeman website for more information…Continue reading→
Academic freedom and knowledge tradition of the Arab heritage
Published January 2, 2023 in On the Horizon Mabruk Derbesh has published a new paper which aims to confront some of the many facets of academic freedom as a whole, including the shared concerns with Western academia, its relationship to…Continue reading→
Sign-on Letter to President Biden Urging Support For Iranian Students Protesting Dictatorship
University faculty members across the United States – many of them Iranian professors in the diaspora – have signed this academicians’ open letter seeking President Biden’s urgent attention to the dire situation unfolding in Iranian universities. An attack on the…Continue reading→
Kaveh Madani Appointed as Director of United Nations University Institute of Water, Environment and Health
Consortium scholar will lead research, direct policy initiatives, and implement on-the-ground solutions to help combat the global water crisis. August 17, 2022 Prof. Kaveh Madani was named the next Director of the United Nations University Institute of Water, Environment and…Continue reading→
We Refugees Archive Interviews Consortium Scholars, Highlights Experiences in New York City
4 Consortium-hosted scholars were interviewed in a series created by We Refugees Archives designed to highlight refugee experiences in New York City. We Refugees Archives is a digital archive on refugeedom, past and present, with a focus on “individual micro-histories…Continue reading→