The ASA expresses support for Scholars at Risk (SAR), a network of over 400 higher education institutions in 39 countries working to protect threatened scholars, prevent attacks on higher education and promote academic freedom.

By standing with SAR, the ASA stands in solidarity with educators, researchers and students around the world who are threatened for peacefully expressing ideas and asking questions.

Scholars and students at universities around the world face regular threats as a result of their academic work and free expression of ideas. Through SAR academic institutions around the world have banded together to fight for academic freedom.  “Attacks on higher education shrink the space where people can freely think and ask questions about complex and contentious issues,” said SAR’s Executive Director, Robert Quinn.

SAR member institutions assist persecuted scholars and students by offering temporary research and teaching positions, monitoring and advocating against attacks on higher education, and conducting learning initiatives to promote academic freedom. In addition, faculty, staff and students at member institutions have the opportunity to engage in SAR activities, including:

• Inviting SAR scholars to share their stories on campus through the SAR Speaker Series
• Advocating on behalf of imprisoned scholars through Student Advocacy Seminars and SAR’s Action Campaigns
• Researching attacks on higher education through the  Academic Freedom Monitoring Project
• Engaging in a growing conversation around university values by attending SAR workshops and joining working groups

To learn more about how you can support Scholars at Risk and bring their programming to your campus, email scholarsatrisk@nyu.edu and sign up for SAR updates.