Ex.Dir., Scholars at Risk; host, Free to Think podcast; working for everyone's right to think, questions & share ideas. Join us! #free2think, @ScholarsAtRisk
New York University, USA
Joined June 2011
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Thanks @KenRoth for being a consistent defender of scholars and universities free from outside interference by govt, party, or private interests.
Free inquiry and academic freedom serve the public good.
Universities are at the forefront of the critical thinking and scholarship that keeps governments in check, which is why Trump and his ilk have targeted them. Compromising academic freedom weakens democracy, which seems to be his point. trib.al/TJ3ZIMC
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SAR’s #Free2Think2025 report is out now to mark the International Day of #Democracy! Violent repression and government interference in #universityautonomy are leading threats to #academicfreedom across the globe. Read the report’s pressing findings now:
scholarsatrisk.org/resources…
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New episode! Camilla Croso discusses CAFA’s work to deepen partnerships between the global North and South + how creativity cuts across all intellectual areas, uniting academics, artists, and journalists. Listen now: ow.ly/Kphi50ZqMop
Thanks @KenRoth for summary of efforts to defend US democracy, incl by HEd, noting Unis "have largely weathered the storm", "only a handful... cut deals" & none joined a govt compact trading uni autonomy & academic freedom for preferential govt funding.
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Check out my latest short essay on the need for higher education leaders to invest in pro-freedom practices today to improve security in the long term...
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Listening to "116. Academic freedom: 25 years and counting" at buzzsprout.com/1297538/episo…
I am excited to accept this honor on behalf of all the people in the SAR network who go out of their way to help colleagues, and on behalf of all the scholars we serve. Thank you all-- you inspire me.
SAR Executive Director @RobQ_SAR will accept an honorary doctorate on May 8 from the University of Borås. He thanks the university, SAR Sweden Section, and the SAR network, all made up of "people who do everything they can to help colleagues.” Read: ow.ly/YUsf50YTzgG
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Where is our prisoner, Ahmadreza Djalali?
A respected doctor. A husband. A father. An innocent man who has endured what no human being should ever endure.
Today & every day, we raise our voices for Ahmadreza.
We call on @MariaStenergard to end this nightmare & #SaveAhmadreza.
We urge @SwedishPM to use every tool at his disposal, leverage Sweden’s alliances, & do whatever necessary to finally #BringDjalaliHome.
Be Ahmadreza’s voice. Sound the alarm over his disappearance & suffering…and keep sounding it until he’s back with his family.
Silence Is Deadly!
#جاسوسی_اتهام_دروغین
#FalseAllegations #FreeDrJalali #احمدرضا_جلالی #where_is_our_prisoner
@SweMFA @AmnestySverige @EUparliament @Europarl_EN @kajakallas @ScholarsAtRisk @eu_eeas @swedeniniran @VUBrussel @LucSels @DeGraeveWies @amnestyvl @amnestybe @VMehrannia @amnestyitalia @bergersus @NazaninBoniadi @GeertBourgeois @TheRWCHR @Edelstam @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EP_President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen @YlvaJohansson @asjohansson @EUCouncil @Free_Djalali @DjalaliFree
@vonderleyen @EP_President @EU_Commission @EUCouncil
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Ahmadreza Djalali has suffered a heart attack!
After years of cruel medical neglect, isolation, & psychological torture in Iran, his body is giving out on him. He has been transferred to the hospital wing of Evin Prison — yet despite the gravity of his condition, he has been told he cannot see a cardiologist until Sunday.
Again & again, Ahmadreza is forced to wait: for medical care, for compassion, for his country — and for the international community — to act.
We urgently call on @SwedishPM, @kajakallas, @Europarl_EN, & the int’l community to intervene, NOW, without delay, without excuses!
Ahmadreza needs immediate, life-saving care, & most importantly, he needs to get out of the hell he has been surviving in for the past 9 years!
Your continued silence will cost Djalali his life!
#SaveAhmadreza #BringDjalaliHome
#FreeDrJalali #احمدرضا_جلالی
@SweMFA @AmnestySverige @EUparliament @Europarl_EN @kajakallas @ScholarsAtRisk @eu_eeas @swedeniniran @VUBrussel @LucSels @DeGraeveWies @amnestyvl @amnestybe @VMehrannia @NazaninBoniadi @amnestyitalia @bergersus @GeertBourgeois @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EP_President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen @YlvaJohansson @asjohansson @EUCouncil @Free_Djalali @DjalaliFree
For 70+ yrs, Americans benefited ENORMOUSLY by attracting world class minds to US unis, labs & cos.
US HEd = innovation = patents, prizes & meds = companies & jobs = higher GDP = nat'l security & prestige = better future for kids = better US for ALL US
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Recent pressures on US higher ed are not new. Keeping history in mind, link is to annotation of US gov ltr to @Columbia threatening sanctions. Issue is not the need for policy review, it is whether govt should use threats to dictate outcomes. #freetothink
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Caution: Justification is not cause. SocSci & HUM are not the cause of state pressures on highered. The paradigm of safe, loyal, or patriotic disciplines v "troublemakers" is a lie, told by authorities to control what ideas are shared w/public.
wsj.com/us-news/education/co… via @WSJ
I am so inspired by Omar Mohammed, recent guest on SAR’s ‘Free to Think’ podcast, for his environmental, oral history, and antihate/antisemitism initiatives centered on Mosul, Iraq after its liberation from the Islamic State in 2017. Listen here: scholarsatrisk.org/podcast
Season 5 of SAR’s ‘Free to Think’ podcast is underway! Thank you to @khooyinghooi for joining us to discuss her research and academic freedom coalition-building in Southeast Asia. Listen here: 📷scholarsatrisk.org/resources…
New episode! We are thrilled to announce the season 5 launch of the Free to Think podcast, hosted by SAR Executive Director @RobQ_SAR. Tune in to hear Dr. Khoo Ying Hooi's perspective on #academicfreedom and coalition building in Southeast Asia. 🎧: scholarsatrisk.org/podcast
In #Free2Think2024, @ScholarsAtRisk highlights attacks on #highered worldwide and demonstrates that this global problem requires an immediate, global response. Learn more here: scholarsatrisk.org/resources…
“We owe it to them to be their hope...” Read this inspiring article about the amazing work of @bickfordian, @DecolonizingPAX, & everyone at @AUAfghanistan, delivering quality education despite grave challenges.
In Exile, AUAf Doubles Down ... chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
