News and Updates
“On Repression & Resistance”
By Aysen Candas, published by Democracy Seminar on December 8, 2020 This piece was first presented at the “Repression and Resistance: Inside and Outside the Academy” webinar organized by the New University in Exile on November 12, 2020 (video available)….Continue reading→
Register today! Kurds and Democracy: In Conversation with Saleh Moslem
Thursday, December 10, 11:00am-1:00pm EST If jihadism and dictatorships are the most treacherous obstacles to democratization of the Middle East, their resistance against both make the Kurdish movements one of the most important pro-democracy forces in the region. In this…Continue reading→
Dissident human rights activist faces harassment at his home in New Jersey
An excerpt from “In Princeton Junction, a Chinese dissident faces harassment as part of a disinformation campaign by a billionaire with close ties to Steve Bannon,” by Krystal Knapp, published in Princeton Planet. Teng Biao, who has lived in Princeton…Continue reading→
On Scholars and Exile: A blog post by New School President, Dwight McBride
Originally published on November 16, 2020 on The President’s Blog On Scholars and Exile To be part of The New School is itself a process of continual education. And these last several months—unprecedented as they have been—have accelerated my education….Continue reading→
Kaveh Madani awarded American Geophysical Union’s Ambassador Award for 2020
Kaveh Madani, the Henry Hart Rice Senior Fellow at the MacMillan Center, has been awarded the American Geophysical Union’s Ambassador Award for 2020. The award is given annually to one to five honorees in recognition of outstanding contributions to one…Continue reading→
2020 New University in Exile Consortium Spring Scholars Conference – Repression and Resistance: Inside and Outside the Academy
Professor Judith Butler, Maxine Elliot Professor of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley, presents, “The Human, Humanities, and Human Rights,” a presentation focused on the shutting down of gender studies programs globally and how this connects to the issue of human rights. The…Continue reading→
Webinar: Outsiders in One’s Own Country featuring Binalakshmi Nepram
October 27, 12:50pm PT
“Linking Local to Global Peace Building”
“Local Ownership makes peace stick.” Watch this webinar featuring Binalakshmi Nepram to support the launch of the Peace Science Digest Special Issue on Local, National & International Peacebuilding.
Academic Freedom in the MENA Region: Free Online Seminar
November 4, 2020 – February 16, 2021 Wednesdays 12:00pm (EST) / 6:00pm (CET) for 14 weeks Seminar description: Since the Arab Spring began in early 2010s, countless academics in the Middle East and North Africa (the MENA region) have been fired…Continue reading→