Events
2022 New University in Exile Spring Scholars Conference – The Life Stories of Exiled Scholars: Perils and Powers of Academic Freedom Today
The Life Stories of Exiled Scholars: Perils and Powers of Academic Freedom Today was the 2022 New University in Exile Consortium online conference. The webinar featured presentations from six Consortium-institution… Continue reading→
Panel Discussion: Higher Education Response to Refugee and Displaced Students and Scholars: Toward Sustainable Solutions
Friday, April 22, 2022; 9:30am – 1:00pm ET
Lecture | OKSANA KIS | Remaining a Ukrainian Woman: Normative Femininity as ‘Armor’ in the Gulag
Remaining a Ukrainian Woman: Normative Femininity as “Armor” in the GulagIn the 1940-50s, tens of thousands of Ukrainian women were sentenced to long-term imprisonment in the Gulag for political accusations…. Continue reading→
ONLINE | Book Launch: On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times – with author Michael Ignatieff in conversation with Arjun Appadurai, Avishai Margalit, Elzbieta Matynia, and James E. Miller
Friday, March 25, 2022, 1:00PM to 2:30PM (EDT) Online | Zoom Please join us at the launch of On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times, with author Michael Ignatieff in conversation with Arjun Appadurai, Avishai Margalit, Elzbieta Matynia,… Continue reading→
SJSU Human Rights Lecture Series
Please REGISTER NOW (below) for our two upcoming events THIS WEEK that will give audience members the chance to join critical discussions on (1) the future of “national security” and defense… Continue reading→
International Studies Association (ISA) Academic Freedom Committee Panel Discussion, Dec 2, 2021
Register Here Join the ISA Academic Freedom Committee Discussion: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Academic Freedom: Challenges and Prospects on Thursday, December 2nd at 11:00 am ET for a presentation by University in Exile… Continue reading→
Register Today! Middle East Studies Association 55th Annual Meeting, Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2021
Register for MESA 2021 The 55th MESA Annual Meeting will be held virtually from November 29 – December 3, 2021 The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) promotes academic scholarships, cultural… Continue reading→
Register today – Osman Kavala to receive the 2021 Courage in Public Scholarship Award, Dec. 10
Virtual Award Ceremony will be held on Friday, December 10, 2021, 12:00PM to 1:30PM (EST) Osman Kavala, a Turkish publisher, and philanthropist, has been awarded the Courage in Public Scholarship Award by the Transregional Center for Democratic… Continue reading→
Abolish ICE? Virtual Conference
September 21 – 23, 2021 What is at stake when people call to transform the immigration enforcement system? In recent years, immigration enforcement has been gaining increasing attention from the… Continue reading→
2021 New University in Exile Consortium Spring Scholars Conference – The Academy, Politics, and Society: How a Troubled World Affects Universities and Activism
The Academy, Politics and Society: How a Troubled World Affects Universities and Activism was the 2021 New University in Exile Consortium online conference about the global attacks on academic freedom. The webinar featured… Continue reading→