"Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities." The Consortium is proud to stand with Yasir and all of our scholars in calling for greater support for refugees and displaced persons.
This #WorldRefugeeDay, check out the article "Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship" by Consortium scholar and public health expert, Mohammad Yasir Essar. https://t.co/D20QtkyEuB
"Yasir’s journey... illustrates the transformative impact of combining scholarships, education, and mentorship for refugee youth’s success and well-being. Each component is necessary but insufficient alone; together, they enable healthy integration..."
"Protesters—many of them younger and digitally fluent—used AI tools to create stylized images representing dissent. These interventions helped organizers and protesters... imagine alternative futures in a context where direct political critique is often criminalized
ICYMI: Webinar recording of "Universities Under Attack" is now available to watch online. Click the link below to listen to this urgent conversation between former university presidents about the Trump admin.'s attacks on higher education: https://t.co/TPVwdV3N74
Tomorrow: Former university presidents speak out against the Trump Administration's attack on higher education! Join us online tomorrow at 5:00 PM to hear from distinguished speakers on resisting threats to academic freedom. #HigherEd https://t.co/OR9Y0oecfm
Consortium Scholar and @NewSchoolWrites Artist Fellow, @MujibMehrdad, talks about the fear and uncertainty among Afghan refugees after the Trump administration's cruel revocation of Temporary Protected Status and pause on visa processing. Read here:
https://t.co/QGUKgjg8v0
Just two months into the Trump Administration, the US government is at war with higher education. Join us online on Thursday, May 1, at 5:00 PM for a webinar with former university presidents about the imperative to resist.
Register below: https://t.co/OR9Y0oecfm
🗣️"Dr. Ibadoghlu is an important voice in the global anti-corruption movement."
At #UNCAC#CoSP10, @mathiashuter , MD of #UNCACCoalition, condemned the baseless charges against Ibadoghlu, calling them a clear attempt by 🇦🇿 authorities to silence civil society.
#FreeGubad
Just two months into the Trump Administration, the US government is at war with higher education. Join us online on Thursday, May 1, at 5:00 PM for a webinar with former university presidents about the imperative to resist.
Register below: https://t.co/OR9Y0oecfm
Consortium Scholar @DrSimasamar wrote for @PublicSeminar this week. Read her piece, "The Taliban’s Systematic Erasure of Women Is Crippling Afghan Society" below: https://t.co/oW64Ph1kXV
Register now for "Othering, Social Taboo, and Ethnicity," a FREE 14-week course taught by two Consortium Scholars and co-sponsored by @off_university and @BremenUni. Elligible students can receive 3 ECTS credits upon completion! More info below: https://t.co/sJQ1dTrDK3