Speaker Series

“To be silenced... for the scholar that is worse than death.”

The Scholars at Risk Speaker Series offers an opportunity to educate campus communities and the public about threats to academic freedom and attacks on scholars. Hosting an event is an excellent way to promote academic freedom and get your institution involved with Network activities. Join us this season and invite to your campus one or more diverse, interesting, courageous scholars, each with a powerful and unique story to share.

How does it work?
Each event is tailored to fit the schedule and interests of the host campus. A visit may include a lecture, panel, workshop, informal seminar or some combination, and may last from a few hours to one or more days. In most cases, a scholar assisted by the Scholars at Risk Network, the IIE Scholar Rescue Fund or other partner programs visits a university or college with a representative of SAR. Scholars may spend time discussing both their academic work and their experiences as formerly threatened scholars. The SAR representative discusses Scholars at Risk's role in defending academic communities worldwide and the vital role played by the Network's member universities and colleges. The Network office staff will help coordinate these activities and ensure that the event fits your campus needs.

For each event, SAR asks the host institution to:

• Schedule venue arrangements (time, location, and equipment for the event)
• Publicize the event and coordinate visits with campus and local media
• Provide speakers with lodgings if an overnight stay is required and transportation to and from the airport or other events
• Provide a modest honorarium for speakers. 

How do I request information about the scholars?
SAR members may review the list of scholars available for Speaker Series visits by logging in using their personal member login and password.  If you do not have a login and password, contact the SAR office about obtaining one or about obtaining a current list of Speaker Series scholars.