Friday, October 24, 2025

Responding to the global displacement crisis: A role for Canadian universities?

Carleton University's James Milner, professor of Political Science and Director of the Migration and Diaspora Studies, along with Nyabuol Biel Gang and Lilly Neang, two students in Carleton's Global and International Studies and Migration and Diaspora Studies respectively have published an article in University Affairs on the current global... More

Friday, June 20, 2025

World Refugee Day

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day, an international day of recognition first organized by the UN in 2001 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. While Canada is a signatory to that Convention and has generally had a laudatory record, from helping resettle refugees from... More

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Conference closes with trumpet call to strengthen, streamline support for at-risk scholars amid attacks on academic freedom

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Sunday, May 25, 2025

Safe Havens session on Scholars at Risk movement to air as CBC Ideas episode June 9

The Safe Havens and Knowledge Networks in Canada conference, held May 22-23 at Carleton University, will be featured in a June 9 episode of CBC Radio’s Ideas program examining the Scholars at Risk movement in Canada and around the... More

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Rae sounds alarm about U.S. government’s ‘systematic attack on academic freedom’

Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, had some blunt messages for conference participants when he delivered a special address via video link from New York to the Scholars at Risk gathering at Carleton University on May... More

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Bridging gaps for displaced and at-risk scholars: A new academic advancement and career alignment certificate at Carleton University

Scholars at Risk Carleton is thrilled to announce the launch of the Academic Advancement and Career Alignment Certificate for New Scholars in Canada in partnership with the International Development Research Centre... More

Friday, April 11, 2025

Empowering At-Risk and Displaced Scholars in Canada

On behalf of Norah Vollmer What started as a small idea and many discussions has grown into a meaningful initiative! I’m proud to have developed Scholars at Risk Carleton's Academic Advancement and Career Alignment Certificate for New Scholars in Canada (with lots of help!) - now in its second year - in collaboration with... More

Friday, January 31, 2025

“I love people and stories that change the world.” SAR Carleton founder Angelo Mingarelli interviewed by Nataliia Kononova

Just over 12 years ago, Carleton Mathematics Professor Angelo Mingarelli, along with Carleton University’s Academic Staff Association (CUASA) took the initiative in partnering the university with the international Scholars at Risk network. Last month, Ukrainian journalist and artist Nataliia Kononova, whose husband Iliia has been a Carleton... More

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Nominations Open for At-Risk and Displaced Academics and Artists | La SRC accepte actuellement les candidatures pour le programme des Chercheurs et artistes en danger et déplacés

The Royal Society of Canada is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2025 competition for the At-Risk and Displaced Academics and Artists (ARDAA) program. The application deadline is February 21, 2025. Facilitated by the RSC College, ARDAA supports academics and artists from around the world who have been displaced through war,... More

Friday, January 3, 2025

A Personal Reflection on Art, Human Rights, and Resilience

December 2 was a remarkable day at Carleton University as we hosted "Mysteries Near the Waterfall", an art exhibition by Ukrainian artist Nataliia Kononova—an event that deeply resonated with me, both as someone who loves art and as co-chair of Scholars at Risk Carleton. Reflecting on 2024, this event reminded me why the work... More

Friday, January 3, 2025

Thank You for Supporting Scholars at Risk Carleton!

We are grateful to share that our Giving Tuesday campaign through raised an incredible $12,850 in just 24 hours! Carleton FutureFunder Thank you from all of us at Carleton Scholars At Risk for your support, your generosity, and your commitment to helping advance our mission in protecting the freedom of scholars. At the same... More

Monday, December 23, 2024

Celebrating Human Rights Day with Gratitude

On this Human Rights Day, we reflected on the critical importance of protecting academic freedom and defending the rights of scholars worldwide. Scholars at Risk Carleton stands proudly alongside SAR programs across the country, providing refuge, support, and opportunities for those who face persecution simply for their ideas and voices. We were... More

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