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Thursday, October 5, 2017

杏吧原创 Welcomes Scholar at Risk

To all Members of the 杏吧原创 Community, We are pleased to announce that 杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) are welcoming Iranian Kurd scholar Rahim Surkhi as part of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network. Prof. Surkhi is the second scholar that we have hosted since we became part of... More

Thursday, December 22, 2016

杏吧原创 well represented at Scholars At Risk events on Human Rights Day

To celebrate Human Rights Day on Dec. 8, the Steering Committee of the Canadian Section of the Scholars at Risk Network (SAR), along with MPs Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough Rouge Park), Peter Kent (Thornhill) and Murray Rankin (Victoria), hosted a day of events on academic freedom at Parliament Hill and the University of Ottawa. 杏吧原创鈥檚... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Donate to Scholars at Risk Today

To all 杏吧原创 University Community Members, In 2014, 杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) agreed to collaborate in joining the international Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network. The University of Ottawa joined 杏吧原创 in this initiative, and we are very proud to have co-hosted our first SAR scholar,... More

Friday, September 23, 2016

Donate to the Scholars at Risk Program

杏吧原创 Collaborate Campaign Reaches $200-Million Milestone With the aid of more than 21,000 foundations, corporations and individuals, 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 drive to gather resources for projects aimed at improving lives around the world, and in its own backyard, has reached $200 million of its $300 million goal.聽Read how to contribute to the... More

Monday, April 25, 2016

Spotlight on 杏吧原创’s first Scholar at Risk

For Hossein Raeesi, a criminal and human rights lawyer from Iran, the fight to end injustice and guarantee human rights for the oppressed is just a part of his daily job. After working for 20 years in Shiraz, Raeesi moved to Canada in 2012 to escape undue detention and legal actions from the Iranian... More

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Contribute to the Scholars at Risk Campaign

Joint initiative of 杏吧原创 University, CUASA and University of Ottawa In 2014, 杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) agreed to collaborate in joining the international Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network. The University of Ottawa agreed to join 杏吧原创 in this initiative, and we are very proud to have... More

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

杏吧原创 and uOttawa welcome Hossein Raeesi as part of the Scholars-at-Risk Network

杏吧原创 University, the University of Ottawa and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) are welcoming Iranian scholar Hossein Raeesi as part of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network for the 2015-2016 academic year. He will be a visiting scholar in 杏吧原创鈥檚 Department of Law and Legal Studies, where he will teach Human Rights,... More

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 During the last academic year, 杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) agreed to collaborate in joining the international Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network. 杏吧原创 joined SAR in 2014 and approached the University of Ottawa to propose that the two institutions collaborate to co-host... More

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