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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters

Explore the meaning of academic freedom and how it relates to core higher education and societal values. For more information about this course, please visit Future Learn.... More

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Carleton Students and faculty convene in DC to advocate on behalf of imprisoned scholars at SAR’s Student Advocacy Days

In Spring 2019, Scholars at Risk held its third annual Student Advocacy Days at New York University’s Washington, D.C. campus, bringing together over 40 students and faculty from Carleton University (Canada), Illinois Wesleyan University, Mansfield University, Roger Williams University, Sarah Lawrence College, The University of Iowa, University... More

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Globe and Mail: Scholars are at risk all around the world – and Canada needs to lead

Carleton Scholars at Risk Committee Chair Prof. Melanie Adrian contributes to an opinion piece about at-risk scholars published in the Globe and... More

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Celebrating Our Scholars at Risk

In some parts of the world, no matter the content of their research and teachings, academics in all disciplines are systematically silenced. On Sept. 19, 2018, Carleton University hosted an enlightening talk with Yemeni nuclear physicist Mustafa Bahran and Iranian Kurd linguist Rahim Surkhi as the two scholars at risk shared their personal... More

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Carleton University Welcomes Scholars at Risk

Carleton University held a welcome event yesterday to honour Mustafa Bahran, who joins Rahim Surkhi as part of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) program organized in partnership with the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF). “Carleton is proud to host its fourth Scholar at Risk, each of whom provides our campus... More

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Carleton welcomes Prof. Mustafa Bahran as part of Scholars at Risk (SAR) program

To all Members of the Carleton Community, We are pleased to announce that Carleton University is welcoming Prof. Mustafa Bahran for a one-year appointment as part of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) program. Prof. Bahran will be a visiting professor in the Department of Physics. His appointment was arranged in partnership with the Institute of... More

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Carleton Delegation Attends Scholars at Risk Global Congress

Two students in the Public Affairs and Policy Management program will be part of a Carleton University delegation attending the 2018 Scholars at Risk (SAR) Global Congress in Berlin next week. Students Danny Albert and Sam Turgeon-Brabazon, both in third-year, are involved with the Carleton Students for Scholars at Risk group, one of the... More

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Carleton and uOttawa Welcome Scholar at Risk

Carleton University, the University of Ottawa and the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) are welcoming Iranian Kurd scholar Rahim Qader Surkhi as part of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Surkhi and his family to Ottawa,” said Melanie Adrian, chair of the Joint SAR Committee. “We look... More

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Carleton Welcomes Scholar at Risk

To all Members of the Carleton Community, We are pleased to announce that Carleton University and the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) are welcoming Iranian Kurd scholar Rahim Surkhi as part of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network. Prof. Surkhi is the second scholar that we have hosted since we became part of... More

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Carleton well represented at Scholars At Risk events on Human Rights Day

To celebrate Human Rights Day on Dec. 8, the Steering Committee of the Canadian Section of the Scholars at Risk Network (SAR), along with MPs Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough Rouge Park), Peter Kent (Thornhill) and Murray Rankin (Victoria), hosted a day of events on academic freedom at Parliament Hill and the University of Ottawa. Carleton’s... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Donate to Scholars at Risk Today

To all Carleton University Community Members, In 2014, Carleton University and the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) agreed to collaborate in joining the international Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network. The University of Ottawa joined Carleton in this initiative, and we are very proud to have co-hosted our first SAR scholar,... More

Friday, September 23, 2016

Donate to the Scholars at Risk Program

Carleton Collaborate Campaign Reaches $200-Million Milestone With the aid of more than 21,000 foundations, corporations and individuals, Carleton University’s drive to gather resources for projects aimed at improving lives around the world, and in its own backyard, has reached $200 million of its $300 million goal. Read how to contribute to the... More

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