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Registration Open: “Syria, 100 Years Attempting to Form an Identity”
Sunday, June 27th, 10:00am EST Dr. Ahmed Fatima, lecturer at the University of Potsdam, will address the formation of Syrian identity through its constitution, the establishment of museums, and via the study of archeology. Please note the lecture will be…Continue reading→
New Blog Post: “Election Conundrum in Iran”
June 17th, 2021 By: Kian Tajbakhsh, Professor of Urban Planning and Urban Studies at Columbia University; Fellow, Committee of Global Thought at Columbia University Tajbakhsh discusses the Iranian national and local elections on June 18th. “In other words because the…Continue reading→
New Article: “Iran’s Presidential Election: Opportunity or Dead End?”
June 15, 2021 By: Kian Tajbakhsh, Masih Alinejad and Sara Bazoobandi Published by: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The upcoming Iranian presidential elections could have important implications for the country’s poltical future alongside the ongoing nuclear negotionats between Washington and…Continue reading→
New Article: “The Aftermath of the Gezi Park Protests: Rising Populism and Mobilization for Autocracy”
June 16th, 2021 By: Selin Bengi Gümrükçü, Visiting Scholar in the Political Science Department, Rutgers University Published in: Jadaliyya In this article, Gümrükçü describes the effects that the 2013 Gezi Park Protests had on the political landscape in Turkey. “The…Continue reading→
Webinar: EXILE: FEAR, CREATIVITY, NEW DISSIDENCE?
June 9, 18:00-20:00 CET, 12:00pm-2:00pm EDT Organized by the Academy in Exile, the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) and the University of Duisburg-Essen What is the significance of exile today? For the refugees themselves, exile is first and foremost…Continue reading→
Academic Freedom in a Plural World: Global Critical Perspectives
June 9, 8:00am-12:00pm EDTJune 10, 10:00am-2:00pm EDT Zoom link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/85114784769
Remembering a Visionary
Vartan Gregorian 1934–2021 With great admiration and fondness, the New University in Exile Consortium remembers Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation. A great champion of education, immigration, and international peace and security, Vartan was a visionary in our field….Continue reading→
Academic Life in Neoliberal Times
May 3, 202111:00am – 12:15pm EDT Join Farmingdale State College on May 3 from 11:00am – 12:15pm EDT for a presentation by University in Exile Scholar, Dr. Simten Cosar, Visiting Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She will discuss the state of academic…Continue reading→
Islamism and Urban Politics
April 30 2:00pm EDT Register Here
In Defense of Academic Freedom: The New University in Exile Consortium
April 22, 2021; 4:00pm EDT The erosion of academic freedom poses a major threat to democracy around the world. Can the U.S. higher education institutions play a role in the reversal of this global trend? The New University in Exile…Continue reading→