News & Events

News and Events

November 1, 2013

NJ Colleges Offer Lifeline to Syrian Scholars

NorthJersey.com
By Hannan Adely

New Jersey colleges including Montclair State University, Felician Colllege and Fairleigh Dickinson University provide a safe haven for IIE-SRF scholars.

November 1, 2013

Reawakening: Higher Education in Iraq

International Educator
By David Tobenkin

"Based on IIE reports from the more than 200 Iraqi scholars who have taken up Scholar Rescue Fund fellowship positions to date, the program has resulted in educational output by them of instruction to more than 10,000 students, including 4,000 by distance learning; publication of more than 500 articles or books, participation in 100s of scientific research projects; and presentation of dozens of papers at conferences across the world."

October 27, 2013

Women’s International Network (WIN) Conference

IIE- Scholar Rescue Fund in collaboration with Rutgers University Institute of Women's Leadership and the Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs hosted the first Women's Leadership Network (WIN) Conference at Rutgers University. Mark Angelson, Allan Goodman, Amy Brandt and Joanna Regulska discuss the importance of the conference.

October 14, 2013

IIE-Scholar Rescue Fund Receives MESA’s 2013 Academic Freedom Award

Middle East Studies Association

The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) conferred its 2013 Academic Freedom Award upon IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF)

October 10, 2013

Saving Lives, Saving Knowledge

Richard Heffner’s Open Mind

IIE- Scholar Rescue Fund Chairman, Mr. Mark Angelson and IIE President and CEO, Dr. Allan E. Goodman join "Richard Heffner's Open Mind" to discuss IIE and IIE-SRF's legacy of rescuing threatened scholars

October 8, 2013

A Syrian Scholar in Exile

Syria Deeply
By Amal Alachkar

IIE-SRF Fellow Amal Alachkar shares her experience as a Syrian scholar forced to leave her country in order to continue her work.

October 8, 2013

Some Academics Want to “Get Off the Sidelines” to Help Syrians

Al-Fanar Media
By Tina Kelley

Al-Fanar reports on IIE-Scholar Rescue Fund's forum, Syrian Higher Education in Crisis: The Road Forward.

September 16, 2013

Lessons in Academic Rescue: An International Higher Education Response in Post-war Iraq

Science & Diplomacy
By James Miller III, Celeste Riendeau, and Jessica Rosen

An article about the IIE-SRF experience in post- 2003 Iraq and offering lessons for ensuring that the provision of immediate protection also supports scientists in their work.

September 9, 2013

Syrian Higher Education in Crisis: The Road Forward

IIE-SRF and The New School Event

Monday, October 7th | IIE-SRF and The New School cordially invite you to a important forum on Syria's higher education sector and the severe crisis it faces.

September 6, 2013

Iraq academy urged to build own path to quality

Times Higher Education
By Matthew Reisz

Report on IIE-SRF Erbil conference highlights challenges facing Iraqi universities.