Events
Webinar: Global Uprisings: Power, Violence, & the Struggle for Bodily Autonomy in Iran
Consortium Scholar Naima Mohammadi will take part in a panel discussion about the ongoing protests in Iran on Wednesday, October 19th from 12:30-2:00 pm ET. The event is hosted by…Continue reading→
Conference: A Life in Thought: A Series of Conversations in Celebration of the Life and Work of Richard J. Bernstein
The conference will be held both in-person and online on Friday, October 14th from 9:30am-5:15pm ET. See registration details below.
Online Panel | Syrian Displacement: Exploring Questions of Violence, Digital Media, and Belonging
The University of Chicago’sCenter for Middle Eastern Studieswill host Dr. Katty Alhayek ofToronto Metropolitan Universityand Dr. Basileus Zeno ofAmherst College for a panel on “Syrian Displacement: Exploring Questions of Violence, Digital Media,…Continue reading→
Webinar: Free Speech and Academic Freedom: Friends or Foes?
Wednesday, May 4, 2022; 4:00-5:00 PM Free speech and academic freedom are foundational for higher education. But how are these two concepts related? Do they complement each other or do…Continue reading→
Webinar: War, Conflict, and Academic Freedom
April 21, 2022; 4:00 pm ET War silences academic freedom. Scholars are being uprooted once again as the war in Ukraine escalates. New University in Exile Consortium fellow scholars from…Continue reading→
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→