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Protection Getting Hosting Advice & Transition Return SAR informs the network Assistance Some scholars hosted by SAR scholars hope to Involved of scholars facing threats. SAR assists scholars facing members face long-term risks. return safely to their As they are able, members immediate danger in SAR works with these scholars home countries. Those welcome scholars for their home countries and to plan their next steps, whose risks have subsided visits (usually for a year). provides advice and referrals including future placements frequently do so, and they These scholars enrich to refugee scholars. and referrals for additional retain a lifelong connection their host communities professional or legal support. to their host institution. through teaching, research, mentoring, and study. Scholars at Risk is a global movement to protect everyone’s freedom to think, question, and share ideas Advocacy Learning Action Campaigns Student Advocacy Speaker Series Workshops & Alerts Seminars & Clinics Members invite SAR scholars SAR holds trainings for to share their academic work faculty, researchers, staff, SAR raises awareness of and Guided by faculty, students and stories of courage and and students on academic garners support for scholars research & conduct advocacy perseverance. freedom & higher education. and students in prison or related to imprisoned scholars facing other threats. & attacks on higher education. Academic Freedom Publications Conferences Working Groups Monitoring Project SAR reports and publications, During SAR’s biennial Global SAR coordinates working Researchers work with SAR such as Free to Think, Congress, members come groups on topics related to to document and analyze encourage international together to discuss best academic freedom and other attacks on higher education, dialogue on higher education practices for protecting core higher education values. including physical violence, values and related issues. scholars facing academic imprisonment, prosecution, freedom challenges worldwide. and restrictions on travel. 411 LAFAYETTE ST. 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10003, USA [email protected] | TEL: 1-212-998-2179 | www.scholarsatrisk.org facebook.com/scholarsatrisk twitter.com/scholarsatrisk THE NETWORK THE SCHOLARS Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of institutions and individuals whose SAR provides sanctuary and assistance to more than 300 threatened scholars worldwide each year. mission is to protect scholars and promote academic freedom. Dr. Dolidze fled Georgia in 2006 after experiencing intimidation, surveillance, and arrest in retaliation for her open criticism of Georgian judiciary COUNTRIES WITH COUNTRIES WITH policies. SAR helped her secure positions at NYU SAR SECTIONS SAR MEMBERS MAY 2017: LAUNCH OF Law School and Western University, Canada, SAR FINLAND SECTION where she later became a tenured professor. 2017 - 2019: ERASMUS+ FUNDED While abroad, Dr. Dolidze continued to advocate ‘ACADEMIC REFUGE’ PROJECT PRODUCES for justice and human rights in Georgia. In May SAR SECRETARIAT TRAININGS, CURRICULUM, AND ONLINE COURSE 2015, she was able to return home safely to begin NEW YORK, NY Dr. Anna Dolidze her new appointment as Deputy Defense Minister. International Law 2018 SAR GLOBAL CONGRESS “THE UNIVERSITY & Dr. Ahmad is a scholar of archaeology who was THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY” AT barred from employment in Syria after receiving his FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN JANUARY 2016 - PRESENT: PhD abroad and faced further threats for his work ECORD NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN THE SAR MARCH 2018: STUDENTS R protecting Syrian archaeology amidst the ongoing SCHOLARS FROM TURKEY APPLY NETWORK CONDUCT CAMPAIGN ON CAPITOL HILL FOR FOR ASSISTANCE ADVOCACY ON BEHALF crisis. Through SAR and the Philipp Schwartz S TUDENT DVOCACY AY SAR SAR’ S A D OF IMPRISONED THAI Initiative in Germany, Dr. Ahmad was offered a 2- STUDENT-ACTIVIST year fellowship at Heidelberg University. Dr. Ahmad PAI BOONPATTARARAKSA has been able to safely continue his work on classic Syrian archaeology and has participated in several OCTOBER 2017: SAR events and trainings to share his expertise on Syria Dr. Tarek Ahmad ADVOCATES AT THE UN and contribute to local efforts to better support Archaeology FREE TO THINK 2017 REPORTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION threatened scholars in Europe. GROWING PRESSURES ON FALL 2017: UNIVERSITY OF COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL, VENEZUELAN STUDENT ACTIVISTS GHANA LAUNCHES A WEST AFRICA PALESTINE, PAKISTAN, MONITORING & ADVOCACY DESK VENEZUELA, AND BEYOND Scholar Disciplines Social Sciences 36% 18% Physical & Life Sciences 18% MARCH 2017: SAR AND UNIVERSITIES 36% Arts & Humanities 16% SOUTH AFRICA JOINTLY ORGANIZE THE Business & Finance 10% WORKSHOP “THE UNIVERSITY & SOCIETY: ACADEMIC FREEDOMS & RESPONSIBILITIES” 16% Law & Human Rights 6% Medicine & Public Health 6% Mathematics & Info. Science 4% 10% Journalism & Writing 4% THE OPPORTUNITIES 4% 6% 6% 4% Risks Frequently Scholar Countries of Origin Reported by Scholars* Membership Protection Advocacy Learning • Threat of arrest or violence TURKEY Member organizations make • Hosting threatened scholars for • Engaging students in Student • Attending SAR conferences and • General situational risk a commitment to academic temporary teaching, research, or Advocacy Seminars & Legal faculty/researcher workshops • Loss of position (51%) freedom, designate a SAR study visits Clinics to learn real-world • Inviting SAR scholars to share representative, and contribute • Referring scholars to the network research and advocacy skills their stories at events • Harassment & intimidation an annual membership for assessment, referrals, or • Supporting imprisoned • Joining research groups looking • Prosecution SYRIA (19%) subscription. transition assistance scholars & students through at pressing issues facing higher • Other (1%) Central / SUB- global campaigns education internationally Eastern / SAHARAN IRAQ SE Asia AFRICA Learn more at: • Conducting research for • Co-organizing workshops on *Note that scholars often report (1%) (5%) IRAN experiencing multiple risks. (4%) (6%) www.scholarsatrisk.org/join SAR’s Academic Freedom Promoting Higher Education South OTHER (9%) Monitoring Project Values Other Europe Asia (2%) MENA (2%) Americas Protection Getting Hosting Advice & Transition Return SAR informs the network Assistance Some scholars hosted by SAR scholars hope to Involved of scholars facing threats. SAR assists scholars facing members face long-term risks. return safely to their As they are able, members immediate danger in SAR works with these scholars home countries. Those welcome scholars for their home countries and to plan their next steps, whose risks have subsided visits (usually for a year). provides advice and referrals including future placements frequently do so, and they These scholars enrich to refugee scholars. and referrals for additional retain a lifelong connection their host communities professional or legal support. to their host institution. through teaching, research, mentoring, and study. Scholars at Risk is a global movement to protect everyone’s freedom to think, question, and share ideas Advocacy Learning Action Campaigns Student Advocacy Speaker Series Workshops & Alerts Seminars & Clinics Members invite SAR scholars SAR holds trainings for to share their academic work faculty, researchers, staff, SAR raises awareness of and Guided by faculty, students and stories of courage and and students on academic garners support for scholars research & conduct advocacy perseverance. freedom & higher education. and students in prison or related to imprisoned scholars facing other threats. & attacks on higher education. Academic Freedom Publications Conferences Working Groups Monitoring Project SAR reports and publications, During SAR’s biennial Global SAR coordinates working Researchers work with SAR such as Free to Think, Congress, members come groups on topics related to to document and analyze encourage international together to discuss best academic freedom and other attacks on higher education, dialogue on higher education practices for protecting core higher education values. including physical violence, values and related issues. scholars facing academic imprisonment, prosecution, freedom challenges worldwide. and restrictions on travel. 411 LAFAYETTE ST. 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10003, USA [email protected] | TEL: 1-212-998-2179 | www.scholarsatrisk.org facebook.com/scholarsatrisk twitter.com/scholarsatrisk MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Australia Denmark University of Duisburg-Essen UAF-SAR Netherlands & Belgium Curtin University Aalborg University University of Düsseldorf Section La Trobe University University of Copenhagen University of Freiburg Delft University of Technology National Tertiary Education Union* University of Southern Denmark University of Göttingen Eindhoven University of Technology Southern Cross University University of Hamburg Erasmus University Rotterdam University of New South Wales Ethiopia University of Hildesheim Foundation European Association for University of the Sunshine Coast Organization for Social Science University of Hohenheim International Education (EAIE)* Research in Eastern and Southern University of Kassel The Hague University of Applied Austria Africa Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt University of Konstanz Sciences University of Graz Finland University of Münster Hanze University of Applied SAR Finland Section University of Potsdam Sciences, Groningen Belgium Aalto University University of Siegen Hogeschool van Amsterdam UAF-SAR
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