The Battle of Ideas Still Rages:
Attacks on Academic Freedom in the 21st Century
Please join the IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) for this Columbia University sponsored symposium featuring IIE Vice-Chair & SRF Chairman Dr. Henry Jarecki, IIE Trustee & President of Columbia University Dr. Lee Bollinger, and SRF Board Member HRH Princess Ghida Talal of Jordan. The event will begin with a welcome address by IIE's President Dr. Allan Goodman. The symposium will be moderated by Peter Ackerman, Chairman of Freedom House and will feature presentations on threats to academic freedom worldwide from six SRF scholars representing Belarus, China, Ethiopia, Iraq, Palestine and Zimbabwe. This event is open to the public.
Wednesday, September 24th 2008
Location: Lerner Hall - Rm C555
Columbia University, 2920 Broadway at 115th Street
Time: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
This event is free and open to the public
Click here for more information about the September 24th SRF Symposium at Columbia or you can visit the NEW SRF website at www.scholarrescuefund.org