Carleton University held a welcome event yesterday to honour Mustafa Bahran, who joins Rahim Surkhi as part of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) program organized in partnership with the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF).
“Carleton is proud to host its fourth Scholar at Risk, each of whom provides our campus community with invaluable experiences from which we can all learn,” said Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Jerry Tomberlin.
The professors participated in a panel, Dangerous Scholars, and discussed their perilous journeys to Carleton, their academic backgrounds, as well as their perspectives on academic freedom. The panel was moderated by Emily Borzcik, a senior program officer at IIE-SRF.
When Bahran first arrived on campus with his wife and two children in August, he said he was awed by its natural beauty and then by the warm welcome he received from the Carleton community.
“The minute I arrived, I could see how vibrant and welcoming Carleton is,” said Bahran. “The beauty of this is incredible for a person who has been displaced.”
Bahran is a visiting professor in the Department of Physics. In addition to teaching, he will participate in events, work with students, deliver lectures and contribute to research programs. Bahran will also assist with the department’s drop-in centre.
Surkhi, who has been at Carleton for a year, will continue to research at the School of Linguistics and Language Studies.
“I am proud to work at a university that protects threatened scholars and their ideas,” said Prof. Melanie Adrian, chair of Carleton’s Scholars at Risk committee.
About the Scholars at Risk Program
The SAR program supports academics who are at risk in their home countries and offers them a unique opportunity to teach and interact with colleagues and students in safe environments. The Carleton SAR Committee works with the SAR network, the Scholar Rescue Fund and other organizations dedicated to protecting threatened scholars, preventing attacks on higher education communities and promoting academic freedom worldwide.
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Thursday, September 20, 2018 in News Releases
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