Launch of the New University in Exile Consortium

We are living at a time when scholars around the world are under attack. Join us on September 6, 2018 to launch the New University in Exile Consortium, an initiative created by The New School to confront today’s surging threats to scholars around the world. The New UIE Consortium is a group of 11 like-minded colleges and universities, each of which is committed to hosting at least one endangered scholar.

This event will feature distinguished speakers—witnesses to the dangers of authoritarian governments and wars around the world—in conversation on the protection of scholars and other refugees. It will also feature comments by some of the endangered scholars themselves who will be hosted at New UIE Consortium institutions.

Speakers include:

  • Kati Marton, Hungarian-American author and journalist; award-winning former NPR and ABC News correspondent; human rights activist
  • David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee; former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
  • (Moderator) T. Alexander Aleinikoff, University Professor, The New School; Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
  • With remarks from Michael Ignatieff, President and Rector of Central European University; Canadian writer, teacher and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (*Michael Ignatieff is unable to be present at the event, but has kindly recorded a video that we will stream)
  • With comments by currently hosted endangered scholars from member institutions

*This event is free. Guests are encouraged to register.











When: Thu., Sep. 6, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: The New School
66 W. 12th St.
212-229-5108
Price: Free
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We are living at a time when scholars around the world are under attack. Join us on September 6, 2018 to launch the New University in Exile Consortium, an initiative created by The New School to confront today’s surging threats to scholars around the world. The New UIE Consortium is a group of 11 like-minded colleges and universities, each of which is committed to hosting at least one endangered scholar.

This event will feature distinguished speakers—witnesses to the dangers of authoritarian governments and wars around the world—in conversation on the protection of scholars and other refugees. It will also feature comments by some of the endangered scholars themselves who will be hosted at New UIE Consortium institutions.

Speakers include:

  • Kati Marton, Hungarian-American author and journalist; award-winning former NPR and ABC News correspondent; human rights activist
  • David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee; former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
  • (Moderator) T. Alexander Aleinikoff, University Professor, The New School; Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
  • With remarks from Michael Ignatieff, President and Rector of Central European University; Canadian writer, teacher and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (*Michael Ignatieff is unable to be present at the event, but has kindly recorded a video that we will stream)
  • With comments by currently hosted endangered scholars from member institutions

*This event is free. Guests are encouraged to register.

Buy tickets/get more info now