Interested in supporting an at-risk scholar? Consider hosting this scholar of #DevelopmentStudies and #Economics at your institution! https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/host-a-scholar/

Thank you to LNU for marking #SAR25! The "Building Peace and Democracy in Ukraine" conference explored the role of civil society and higher education in Ukraine’s future, including the "Truth Matters" panel on SAR’s work to protect academic freedom. Learn more: https://ow.ly/CMAw50ZwEUZ

🎧New episode! “All science is about truth. And if it is not, it is ideology.” Prof. Dr. Lilli Gast on why Truth Matters at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU). Listen: https://ow.ly/vmNo50ZvVQT #SAR25

We thank UC Santa Barbara for their continued collaboration in offering a placement extension to an at-risk #scholar on their campus! If interested in supporting #AcademicFreedom, join the network today! https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/join/

Is your university interested in joining our network to help promote #AcademicFreedom? Consider hosting this at-risk scholar within your #CivilEngineering department! https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/host-a-scholar/

🎧 Tune in!: “Light, Life, Liberty:” President Andreas Marx on why Truth Matters at the University of Jena. Listen: https://ow.ly/2ioz50Zs7Yr #SAR25

We are thrilled that the University of the Balearic Islands has offered a placement to an at-risk #scholar on their campus. We thank you for your partnership! To further promote #AcademicFreedom on your campus, join our network today. https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/join/

Interested in supporting an at-risk scholar? Consider hosting this scholar of #UrbanPlanning at your institution! https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/host-a-scholar/

New episode! Camilla Croso discusses the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas' work to deepen partnerships between the global North and South + how creativity cuts across all intellectual areas, uniting academics, artists, and journalists. Listen now: https://ow.ly/WZLT50ZqMLr

"Truth exists. You cannot suffocate it like a fire." Read the full interview with SAR Supporter Michele Irwin. https://ow.ly/9kr950ZozwY

New episode! Threats to truth, inquiry, and free expression abound today. For Professor Dr. Martin Paul, Rector of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, that means universities should be even more vocal about how those values are embodied on campus. New episode! Tune in: https://ow.ly/j7Bv50Zn5Fg #SAR25

Thank you to member Umeå University for marking #SAR25! "The University in an Uncertain World" panel shed light on how institutions can champion 'responsible global engagement, protect #academicfreedom, and offer refuge to scholars at risk'. Join the movement: https://ow.ly/CbSc50ZllB8

Thank you to the Wallonia-Brussels-Belgium, Canadian, and EU Missions, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the special rapporteur on the right to education Farida Shaheed for making this event possible!

On June 19, “Taking action to protect academic freedom,” a side event of the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, recognized the doctrinal progress made by the human rights community to advance academic freedom—and the concrete policies still needed to protect this crucial right.

We warmly welcome the American Anthropological Association to the SAR network! Thank you for your commitment to supporting threatened scholars and protecting #academicfreedom. Explore how your institution can get involved with SAR: https://ow.ly/OYAe50ZaJSV

📢 We are thrilled to bring you a special podcast series from Scholars at Risk! “'There can be no justice without the search for truth.' Anne Weyembergh on why Truth Matters at the Université libre de Bruxelles." Read more and tune into the conversation! https://ow.ly/HiVx50Zl99W

We warmly welcome University of Rijeka to the SAR network! Thank you for your commitment to supporting threatened scholars and protecting #academicfreedom. Explore how your institution can get involved with SAR: https://ow.ly/OYAe50ZaJSV

Igbal Abilov, a #wrongfullyimprisoned scholar of history and ethnography in #Azerbaijan, recently published a poetry collection from prison. On the anniversary of his detention, SAR invites you to read the poems below and learn more: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/igbal-abilov-azerbaijan/

SAR's US Bulletin explains the US administration’s latest attempt to pressure #highered by restricting research funding. "The next few weeks will be critical for the future of American research quality and leadership,” says SAR Exec Director Robert Quinn. Read & subscribe: https://ow.ly/KRwY50Zciwk

Today, #highered advocate and SAR partner @gcpea.bsky.social released Education under Attack 2026—a global report documenting attacks on schools and universities, as well as violence against students and education personnel. Read more: eua2026.protectingeducation.org

On June 19, join SAR, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education for “Taking action to protect academic freedom” – a hybrid side event of the 62nd session of the UNHRC. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We warmly welcome ONH to the SAR network! Thank you for your commitment to supporting threatened scholars and protecting #academicfreedom. Explore how your institution can get involved with SAR: https://ow.ly/OYAe50ZaJSV

SAR is grateful to the University of Iceland for marking #SAR25! University leadership and faculty gathered at the "Truth matters" conference to explore how threats to human rights, government coercion, and misinformation undermine #academicfreedom. Join the movement: https://ow.ly/JtM850Z8tR7

"From informal collaboration to a structured and resilient organization." Over 10 years, SAR Sweden has united universities across the region to defend #academicfreedom, working to protect scholars and the freedom to think, question, and share ideas. Learn more: https://ow.ly/IE8g50Z8smp

📣 Calling SAR network members! Primary representative, campus partner, or looking to get more involved? Your voice shapes SAR’s global strategy and informs our programming. Take the survey by July 15: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8Arv0jjfy3GTgbA?source=bsky #academicfreedom #SARnetwork

Join SAR at the International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Cape Town, June 4–8! Visit booth 13 or our session, "Communication at Risk: Reflections from Scholars at Risk," June 5. Hear why protecting academic voices matters! Learn more: https://ow.ly/s0E950Z2klp

SAR is grateful to Network member Western Norway University of Applied Sciences for facilitating "When Truth Comes at a Cost," an internal conversation between hosted scholars, leadership, and faculty to discuss their personal journeys and engage in an open dialogue on academic freedom. #SAR25

May 20th marks 1 year since Igbal Abilov, a history & ethnography lecturer at Belarusian State University, was sentenced to 18 years in prison during an unfair closed-door trial. The govt of #Azerbaijan must #FreeIgbalAbilov today: www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/igba...

SAR is thrilled to announce its new Partner Network with ELIA – Europe's leading multidisciplinary network in higher arts education and research. We look forward to collaborating with ELIA to promote #academicfreedom globally. Learn more: https://elia-artschools.org/

We warmly welcome the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement (https://ncsce.net/) to the SAR network! Thank you for your commitment to supporting threatened scholars and protecting academic freedom. Explore getting your institution involved with SAR: https://ow.ly/4LMH50YV9JK