“Preserving [Syria] higher education is essential to defending academic and civil freedoms, protecting regional and global security, and rebuilding fragile states.” July 5, Chicago Tribune Op-Ed by IIE’s CEO and President, Allan Goodman, and IIE-SRF Chairman, Mark Angelson.
Wheelock College recently hosted Dr. Gadziro Gwekwerere, an International Rescue Scholar and Zimbabwean lecturer in African music and ethnomusicology.
"The fight for Syria seems as intractable as ever, but the struggle for what comes next is already well underway."
UC-Davis Prof. Keith Watenpaugh's first-hand account of Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. IIE Scholar Rescue Fund partnered with Watenpaugh on a reseach project to learn more about the conditions and needs of Syrian university students and academics in Jordan.
IIE Scholar Rescue Fund is pleased to highlight the remarkable achievements of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA) – a close partner organization. Since the early part of the 20th century, IIE and CARA have proudly worked in synchronization to defend threats to scholars and academic freedom around the world. To read more about CARA's 80-year history and accomplishments please find the link below.
IIE Scholar Rescue Fund recently collaborated on a field-based study with UC Davis titled "Uncounted and Unacknowledged: Syria's Refugee University Students and Academics in Jordan." Adrienne Fricke, a human rights expert and SRF research collaborator, tells BBC anchor Marco Werman of the importance of having Syrian university students in the refugee communities continue their education during the crisis in Syria.
Read about application and selection processes, the fellowship experience, and how to partner with IIE-SRF.
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