Preceptor in Persian
Harvard University
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University seeks applications for a preceptor in Persian language.
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Short-Term Fellowship for 2025-2026
Folger Institute
Folger Institute invites applications for Short-term Scholarly Fellowships.
2025 Interdisciplinary Conference: Druze in the Levant and the Diaspora - Tradition and Modernity
The University of Kansas
The Druze Studies Journal and the Druze Studies Project invite submissions for their hybrid bi-lingual event.
Response from Wake Forest in Response to our 30 September letter
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response from the Provost of Wake Forest University in response to our 30 September letter regarding the decision to cancel a scheduled lecture by Professor Rabab Abdelhadi
Yemeni Studies Fellowship for US Scholars Now Accepting Applications
The American Institute for Yemeni Studies
The American Institute for Yemeni Scholars (AIYS) invites applications for the US Scholars Fellowship until February 2025.
Letter to Michigan State University expressing concern about the university’s censorship of an exhibition at the Broad Art Museum
Our letter expressing concern over the decision of the Michigan State University administration to cancel the public opening event for “Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People,” and then to impose a significant change to the exhibit itself
CAORC’s Funded Research Fellowships
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) invites application for the Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Research Fellowship Program.
2025-2026 PARC Research Fellowships for U.S. Scholars
Palestinian American Research Center
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces Fellowships for U.S. Scholars Conducting Research on Palestine
Response from Muhlenberg College to our 26 September Letter
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response from the President Muhlenberg College in response to our 26 September letter regarding Dr. Maura Finkelstein.
Assistant Professor and Open Rank Faculty Position in Modern Art and Visual Culture
University of Southern California
The Department of Art History at the University of Southern California invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track positions in Modern Art and Visual Culture, one Open Rank and the other at the rank of Assistant Professor.
Letter to Wake Forest University concerning the cancellation of a lecture by Professor Rabab Abdelhadi
Our letter expressing concern about Wake Forest University’s decision to cancel a scheduled lecture by Professor Rabab Abdelhadi, who is currently director of San Francisco State University’s Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative.
Letter to Cornell University protesting the suspension and threatened deportation of graduate student Momodou Taal
Our letter expressing concern about the decision to temporarily suspend Cornell graduate student Momodou Taal, without proper due process, on the grounds of his alleged disruptive participation in a pro-Palestine campus protest.
Letter to Muhlenberg College about the threatened termination of tenured Professor Maura Finkelstein
Our letter expressing concern about the announcement by Muhlenberg College that it intends to terminate Dr. Maura Finkelstein, a tenured member of the college’s faculty, because of an Instagram post that she had reposted.
MENACA 2024: 2nd Symposium on Middle Eastern, North African, & Central Asian Dance, Music, and Performing Arts
Middle Eastern, North African, and Central Asian Dances (MENACA)
Schedule and Registration are available for The Second Symposium on Middle Eastern, North African and Central Asian Dances, Music and Performing Arts (MENACA 2024) to be held in-person on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, California, from 3-6 October 2024.
Response from NYU to our 30 August letter
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response from the President and Provost of NYU in response to our 30 August letter regarding the updated Guidance and Expectations for Student Conduct.
15th Gulf Research Meeting 2025 Call for Workshop Proposal
Gulf Research Center (GRC)
The Gulf Research Center (GRC) is still accepting applications for workshop proposals for its annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM).
Letter to New York University expressing concern about its new “Guidance and Expectations for Student Conduct”
Our letter expressing concern about the updated Guidance and Expectations for Student Conduct which the administration of New York University (NYU) circulated to the university community on 22 August 2024.
Letter to the University of Pennsylvania denouncing its collaboration with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s investigation of faculty members
Our letter expressing concern about the apparent cooperation of the University of Pennsylvania with the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce investigations of faculty members.
Letter to Members of California’s Senate opposing SB 1287 which threatens freedom of speech and assembly at the state’s public universities and colleges
Our letter expressing concern about Senate Bill 1287, which threatens the constitutionally protected right of students at California’s public universities and colleges to freedom of speech and assembly
Letter to the Chancellor of the Florida State University System regarding the policing and censorship of course materials relating to Israel/Palestine
Our letter expressing grave concern about recent measures announced by the State University System of Florida that will police and censor teaching about Israel, Palestine, the Middle East and related topics at the state’s public universities and colleges.
Assistant Professor in Infrastructures of Peace and Conflict
Colgate University
The Peace and Conflict Studies (PCON) program at Colgate University invites applications for a tenure-stream position starting in the fall semester of 2025 at the rank of Assistant Professor.
Exploring the Middle East: Dynamics, Challenges, and Perspectives
Christopher Newport University
The Middle East and North Africa Studies Program at Christopher Newport University invites abstract submissions for the conference Exploring the Middle East: Dynamics, Challenges, and Perspectives by August 16th.
Letter responding to response from rector of Bogazici University
Our letter to the Rector of Bogazici University in Turkey, responding to his letter in response to our original letter of protest, dated 10 April 2024.
Letter opposing a bill proposed by National Union of Israeli Students
Letter protesting a bill proposed by the National Union of Israeli Students that stipulates that academic institutions in Israel are obliged to terminate faculty, lecturers and researchers who express criticism of Israel government policies and practices. The letter condemns, as well, a billboard smear campaign conducted to promote the proposed bill.
Letter to the University of Minnesota regarding its decision to rescind a job offer to Dr. Raz Segal
Our letter expressing concern about the decision to rescind the offer which the University of Minnesota made to Dr. Raz Segal to assume the directorship of its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies