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Friday, June 14, 2019

SAR Spotlight on Dr. Melanie Adrian

In this SAR Spotlight, we speak with Dr. Melanie Adrian of Carleton University on her involvement with the SAR Network, including her efforts to build the SAR Canada Section, establish a national program to bring at-risk scholars to... More

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Update from the Students of LAWS 4903

We are pleased to provide an update from the Carleton students of LAWS 4903, Academia and Activism: Seminar in Advanced Human Rights Advocacy.  The petition started by the undergraduate students registered this class has been tabled... More

Thursday, May 30, 2019

June 4, 2019 – Scholars at Risk and Canadian Universities: Keeping Critical Enquiry Open Through Protection, Advocacy and Learning

Dr. Murali Chandrashekaran, UBC Vice-Provost International, invites you to attend: Scholars at Risk and... More

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Fellowships for Threatened Scholars

There are more threatened and displaced scholars today than ever before. The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) can help. IIE-SRF announces a July 1st deadline for its next round of applications from... More

Monday, May 27, 2019

2020 SAR Global Congress

Scholars at Risk invites you to save the date for the 2020 Global Congress to be held March 25-28, 2020, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The 2020... More

Monday, May 27, 2019

Annual Conference of the Magna Charta Observatory, 16 and 17 October 2019

Annual Conference of the Magna Charta Observatory, 16 and 17 October 2019. This is a joint initiative from the Magna Charta Observatory and Scholars at Risk, hosted by McMaster... More

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Globe and Mail: Canada playing major role as safe haven for at-risk academics from strife-torn countries

This Globe and Mail article features Prof. Mustafa Bahran, who has a visiting appointment at Carleton through Scholars at... More

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... 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... 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... 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... More

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