
SAR's "Courage to Think" conference
The Network
& 10th anniversary celebration
Courage to Think campaign: Scholars at Risk's Courage to Think campaign celebrates courageous individuals who advance ideas against resistance. Institutions are invited to join in the campaign by hosting a "Courage to Think” dialogue on their campus. Other opportunities include celebrations of International Academic Freedom Day, SAR's Regional Speaker Series, and "Share Your Stories", a chance to share with SAR video, photos, audio or other stories about how a campus has been involved in protecting scholars and promoting academic freedom. More information is available here.
Thanks to the generous support of the Vivian G. Prins Foundation, Scholars at Risk announces the publication of three handbooks that provide guidance and advice to network members and scholars regarding hosting and speaking arrangements. The series includes a How to Host Handbook and Scholar Handbook to help institutions and scholars, respectively, with the hosting process; and a Speaker Series Handbook for institutions, organizations and affiliates interested in inviting scholars to speak on campus through the Scholars at Risk Speaker Series. Scholars at Risk member institutions in good standing receive two copies of each handbook as a benefit of membership. To obtain your copies today, to download a PDF version of each handbook, and to learn more about the content of each handbook, visit our handbooks page.
On July 29, 2011, Scholars at Risk (SAR) and the Network for Education and Academic Rights (NEAR) issued the latest edition of University Values, a bulletin on international academic freedom, autonomy and responsibility. The bulletin features articles, essays and activity announcements promoting discussion and understanding of university values--including access, accountability/ transparency, academic freedom/quality, autonomy/good governance, and social responsibility. NEAR and SAR coordinate the production and circulation of the bulletin, in cooperation with an international network of contributing organizations and individuals. To read the articles, access the bulletin.
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02/02/2012, Up by his bootstraps “I heard people talk about places like Harvard, Brown, and universities in Europe,” said Tararith Kho of his childhood. “But I come from a poor place close to the Thai border. I never dreamed I would come here.” He is now a fellow in Harvard’s Scholars... 02/02/2012, Scottish universities facing 'politicisation by SNP' The running of Scotland’s universities will become politicised under SNP proposals to introduce elections and quotas for key officials, experts have warned. 02/01/2012, Quiet revolution, but tasks loom WHO would have predicted? Five years ago Australia was the only OECD country experiencing a declining share of public funding for higher education in gross domestic product: a fall of 4 per cent compared with an average rise of 49 per cent in the decade... |
03/30/2012, Russia after the Collapse of Communism: Prospects for Liberalization SAR member Beloit College will host a conference on “Russia after the Collapse of Communism: Prospects for Liberalization”. The events will feature Yuri Dzhibladze, founder and president of the Moscow-based... 12/13/2011, Scholars at Risk Launch SAR member Ghent University in Belgium hosts an event launching the university’s participation in the Scholars at Risk network. Faculty from Ghent and a SAR scholar will present at the events. 12/01/2011, Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence. A SAR scholar presents as part of the Brandeis University symposium, “Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence.” For more information, please visit http://www.brandeis.edu/ethics/events/JustPerformance.html. |