A Discussion on Academic Freedom

Ms. Madeline Everett1

1Scholars At Risk, New York, United States

This session will be directly informed by core higher education values (academic freedom, institutional autonomy, accountability, equitable access, and social responsibility) that reaffirm higher education’s critical role in society and cultivate students’ civic engagement and leadership skills. This session aims to equip participants with new insights on how to engage with and affirm higher education’s core values. In so doing, participants will be presented with a framework for analyzing situations and for proactively fostering constructive dialogue for values-related incidents when they arise on their campuses, which will better equip student advisors with strategies to assist students understand the concept of academic freedom.


Biography:
Madeline Everett is a Program Assistant for Scholars at Risk (SAR), where she is responsible for research related to SAR’S network in hosting threatened scholars, participation in advocacy activities, and workshops and events relating to the promotion of academic freedom. Madeline Everett has a Masters in Public Administration from New York University and a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University.

Date

Dec 01 2021
Expired!

Time

2:05 pm - 2:25 pm