News and Updates
Call for Fellowship Applications – Deadline March 15
Academy in Exile invites scholars at risk to apply for 24-month fellowships at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin and the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen. Call for applications linked here. The deadline for applications is March…Continue reading→
“The 2022 Beijing Olympics Will Be Yet Another Games Tarnished By Genocide”
On February 4, 2020, Dr. Teng Biao published an opinion piece titled, “The 2022 Beijing Olympics Will Be Yet Another Games Tarnished By Genocide,” in the Washington Post. Read the article here. Dr. Teng Biao is an academic lawyer, currently…Continue reading→
Consortium featured in “University World News Africa Edition”
The New University in Exile Consortium was featured in an article by Maina Waruru which highlights the recent launch of the Library Access Initiative. Read the full text linked here.
Register Now! Jan 18: Elections, Gender, & Representation in the Ottoman Empire & the Republic
Date & time: Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 12 pm Central Time Please join us for the virtual event, “Elections, Gender, and Representation in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic” next Monday January 18th at the University of Chicago Center…Continue reading→
The AKP government in Turkey tightens its authoritarian grip
On January 1, 2021, the AKP government in Turkey appointed Professor Melih Bulu as the new rector of Bogazici University. This appointment was considered a new attack against academic freedom, which was met with outrage and protests from faculty and…Continue reading→
Human Rights Scholar & Other Chinese Dissidents Face Public Harassment
The Washington Post reported in an article published on December 18th, 2020 that human rights scholar and activist Teng Biao, together with other Chinese dissidents in North America, were the latest victims of public harassment staged by Guo Wengui, a…Continue reading→
Register Today! The Challenges of Democratizing City Planning in an Islamic State: The Case of Tehran Municipality’s Third Master Plan
Friday 22nd, 2021 at 12:00-1:00pm EST Joined by Professor Kian Tajbakhsh, Professor of Urban Planning and Urban Studies, Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development, Columbia University. Download pdf flyer here. Presented by Center…Continue reading→
Oppression, Resistance and the High-tech Totalitarianism
By Teng Biao, published by Democracy Seminar on December 16, 2020 This piece is based on Teng Biao’s presentation during “Repression and Resistance: Inside and Outside the Academy” webinar organized by the New University in Exile on November 12, 2020 (video available)….Continue reading→
Off-University Call for Online Course Proposals
Off-University is inviting proposals for an online course to be taught (in English) on the Off-University online learning platform during the spring term 2021. The course is conducted in the framework of the research group “Beyond social cohesion: Global repertoires of living together…Continue reading→
Purge, Exile, and Resistance: Rethinking the Conflict of the Faculties through the Case of Academics for Peace in Turkey
By Cem Özatalay, Associate Professor in the Sociology Department, Galatasaray University Published in the European Journal of Turksish Studies, December 2020 Introduction “Like dissident journalists, writers, and artists, the persecution of dissident academics by governments has been a common issue since…Continue reading→