As Exec. Dir. Rob Quinn stated, while #highered and truth itself is under attack today, we’ve never had more partners, coalitions, and the experience needed to protect #academicfreedom. We hope you continue to support SAR’s mission for the next 25 years: www.scholarsatrisk.org/join-the-mov...

Thank you to those who attended SAR’s 25th anniversary year celebration! We are grateful for those who joined us in reaching for “a world where scholars are safe, universities are free, and where everyone enjoys the freedom to think, share, and question ideas freely and safely.”

SAR looks forward to hearing from experts from
@penamerica.bsky.social @aaup.org @aaup.org @knightcolumbia.org @education4all.bsky.social
and other leading US and global organizations!

Today kicks off the US Mid-Atlantic Conference at @nyuniversity! We are excited to welcome the SAR network, partners, and advocates to examine escalating threats to #academicfreedom in the #US and beyond. For a post-event recap in SAR’s monthly newsletter: scholarsatrisk.org/stay-connected

Over half of all attacks on the #highered community in #Free2Think2025 were violent. Such attacks must be condemned—for their impacts on the individual and for the wider culture of fear they create on campuses that corrodes #academicfreedom. www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

From the Taliban’s targeted attacks on #Afghan scholars who objected to educational policies to police crackdowns on anti-gov’t student protesters in #Bangladesh, violent attacks on #highered retaliated against those who voiced dissent against the gov’t. www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

Data from the #AcademicFreedomIndex reveals declining levels of #academicfreedom across authoritarian and democratic contexts. Over the past decade, in fact, global academic freedom levels have shrunk at an accelerating pace. Read why in #Free2Think2025:
www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

🎙️ ON AIR:

We're talking to @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social's Sarah Willcox, @nytimes.com's James Glanz and civil rights attorney Sonya Pfeiffer about why fewer students and scholars are choosing to study and work in the U.S.

❓ Would you leave the country for school or work?

📻 Listen:

Attacks on #US highered detailed in #Free2Think2025 are "unprecedented," SAR's Exec. Dir. Rob Quinn explains w/ @theguardian.com, in that national leaders are using extralegal means to voluntarily dismantle the US as a global leader of education. Read more: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The #highered community faced a wide range of attacks in #Free2Think2025. These attacks are more than just individual stories—together they create a chilling effect that impedes #academicfreedom and the production of knowledge at universities. Learn more:
www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

In addition to documenting attacks on #highered, #Free2Think2025 provides key recommendations for how policymakers, advocates, and scholars can protect at-risk scholars and why global solidarity is key to promoting #academicfreedom. Learn more: www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

1 year, 49 countries, 395 attacks on #highered communities. SAR’s #Free2Think2025 report demonstrates the global, longstanding threats and unprecedented pressures the academic sector faced in 2025. See how attacks on #highered impacted your country: www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

SAR’s #Free2Think2025 report is here! As violent threats to #highered in authoritarian contexts persist, recent years have seen increases in attacks on historically liberal contexts—incl. in the #UnitedStates. Read the report’s pressing findings now: www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

Scholars at Risk is now active on Bluesky! SAR is an international network of institutions and individuals working to protect scholars and promote academic freedom. Keep an eye out for our upcoming #Free2Think2025 report, documenting global attacks on #highered! Learn more: scholarsatrisk.org