Events
From our Annual Scholars’ Conference and academic webinars to film screenings, performances, and receptions, the Consortium hosts a variety of events each year. Information about Consortium events and the numerous conferences, lectures, and panels our Scholars participate in are featured below.
INHALE/EXHALE: A New Installation by Margarita Kuleva
Wednesday, October 8, 2025・5:00 PM — Panel discussion between Margarita Kuleva and immigration lawyers・6:00 PM — Opening Reception On view: Oct 8 (from 4 PM), Oct 9–10 (10 AM–6 PM) Location: Residency…Continue reading→
Video Available – Scholars in Exile: How Displacement Shapes an Academic Life
Originally Aired November 3, 2025 “Scholars in Exile: How Displacement Shapes an Academic Life” was a panel presentation featuring five New University in Exile Consortium Scholars. Each speaker shared their…Continue reading→
Webinar: Free Speech in the Academy
Originally Aired: October 16, 202512:00pm – 1:30pm ET Increasingly brazen attacks on academic freedom and free speech across the United States are turning US universities, which only a year ago were safe…Continue reading→
Lamenting Identity: Arab Women and the Melancholy of Exile in Modern Literature
Fridays, Oct 10- Dec 12, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview Language of instruction will be Arabic. This course aims to explore…Continue reading→
Intersectionality as a Theory, Methodology, and Guide to Social Change
Thursdays, Oct 16 – Dec 18, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview This seminar explores intersectionality not just as a theoretical concept…Continue reading→
Gender-based Violence and Women’s Activism in Post Arab Revolutionary Societies
Tuesdays, Oct 7- Dec 9, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET Hosted on Zoom Register here Course Overview Despite the tumultuous events of the Arab revolts that ignited in…Continue reading→
Bodies and Spaces of Resistance: The Untold Social History of and Lessons from Contemporary Art in Eastern Europe
Wednesdays, Oct 8- Dec 10, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview This free 10-week co-led seminar focuses on the social history of…Continue reading→
June 19 Webinar: Political Institutions and Sectarianism in Syria’s Transition
The discussion will be held in both Arabic and English, with interpretation available on Zoom only. You can register to attend by following this link. You will receive a Zoom confirmation email should…Continue reading→
ONLINE | UNIVERSITIES UNDER ATTACK
MAY 1, 20255:00PM ET Watch the webinar here: Just over two months into the second Trump presidency we have a U.S. government that is at war with higher education. It…Continue reading→