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Webinar on April 26 - Attacks on academic freedom in the US & lessons learned from Orb谩n's Hungary

Attacks on academic freedom in the US & lessons learned from Orb谩n's Hungary

Countries around the world are suffering declines in respect for academic freedom, according to the Academic Freedom Index (AFi), a tool co-developed by the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), the Friedrich-Alexander-Universit盲t Erlangen-N眉rnberg (FAU), the V-Dem Institute, and Scholars at Risk (SAR). These concerning declines in respect for academic freedom have occurred in the United States, where state lawmakers have sought to restrict university discourse in part through legislation that restricts higher education institutions from teaching or hosting discussions of so-called 鈥渄ivisive concepts.鈥 Such laws raise serious academic freedom and institutional autonomy concerns, notably that they directly interfere in academic conduct and will likely have a severe chilling effect on curriculum development and classroom discussions on a range of topics. Join us for a discussion on responding to attacks on academic freedom in the United States, and for lessons learned from other, similar contexts, including Viktor Orb谩n's Hungary.

Our speakers

Jesse Levine | Moderator
Jesse Levine is Senior Advocacy Officer at Scholars at Risk. Mr. Levine manages the work of SAR鈥檚 Academic Freedom Advocacy Team initiative, including the development of research and advocacy projects focusing on discrete academic freedom concerns. He is an experienced US litigator and has a wide range of human rights experience including, most recently, as associate counsel at Human Rights Watch. He holds a JD from Fordham University Law School and a BA from University of Michigan.

Andr谩s L. Pap
Andr谩s L. Pap is Research Professor and Head of Department for Constitutional and Administrative Law at the E枚tv枚s Lor谩nd Research Network (formerly Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies. He is also Professor of Law at the Institute of Business Economics at E枚tv枚s University (ELTE) in Budapest, as well as Adjunct (Recurrent Visiting) Professor in the Nationalism Studies Program at the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna. He worked as rapporteur, consultant, senior expert, project manager and lead researcher in various project commissioned by the European Union, the Council of Europe and the UN. He served as expert witness for courts in the UK and the US and habitually works with international NGO鈥檚 and think tanks. He is a member of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. In 2018 he founded the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL) Research Group on identity, race and ethnicity in constitutional law.
 
Andrew Gothard
Andrew Gothard earned his BA and MA in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, then completed his Ph.D. in working-class literature at the University of Miami in 2017. During that time, he worked as a GTA, adjunct instructor, and full-time faculty member at the state university, private university, community college, and high school levels. Since 2017, he has been employed as an English Instructor at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. As UFF President, Andrew has prioritized the diverse and growing needs of UFF鈥檚 local chapters to build real grassroots power in Florida through a shared sense of solidarity and purpose, all to make lasting change for the better in Florida鈥檚 higher education system, one member at a time. He has been on the frontlines of the fight for academic freedom in Florida, including leading efforts to sue the state over Florida鈥檚 Viewpoint Discrimination Law, testifying before the legislature against partisan attacks on the higher education system, engaging with the press to establish the public good of public education, and coordinating the efforts of local, state, national, and international leaders for the benefit of all Florida educators.
 
Anne McCall
Anne McCall currently is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana, where she is a professor in the Department of Languages. Dr. McCall was recently named the 13th President of The College of Wooster in Ohio. Since joining Xavier in 2016, Dr. McCall has collaborated with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community organizations to create and implement a new core curriculum and nearly two dozen new graduate and undergraduate degree programs in areas of growing student interest, emerging knowledge, and professional opportunities. She has also supported the Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit; inter-university pipeline programs and partnerships, including international partnerships; and a major collaboration with southeast Louisiana鈥檚 largest health system. Dr. McCall is committed to nurturing an environment conducive to global learning, and dedicates herself to equity and physical, intellectual, and collective freedom in the U.S. and around the world. As the current Chair of the Steering Committee for the U.S. section of Scholars at Risk, Dr. McCall works to support academic freedom and university values around the world by supporting persecuted scholars seeking placements, advocating for the freedom of jailed scholars and practitioners, and promoting more broadly the freedom to think.

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Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA)

CAFA is a project created to increase awareness and advocacy in defence of academic freedom across the Americas, aimed at developing and concretizing relevant human rights standards, both as a means of protecting higher education spaces in the western hemisphere, and modeling best practices elsewhere.

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Date and time
Apr 26, 2023
All day
11 am 鈥 12:30 pm (EDT)
Format and location
Webinar on Zoom
Language
English
with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish
Audience

Ataques a la libertad acad茅mica en Estados Unidos y lecciones aprendidas de la Hungr铆a de Orb谩n

El Centro de Investigaci贸n y Educaci贸n en Derechos Humanos (HRREC) se complace en unirse a la (CLAA) en la organizaci贸n del siguiente evento en l铆nea.

Seg煤n el 脥ndice de Libertad Acad茅mica (AFi), una herramienta desarrollada conjuntamente por el Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), la Friedrich-Alexander-Universit盲t Erlangen-N眉rnberg (FAU), el V-Dem Institute y Scholars at Risk (SAR), pa铆ses de todo el mundo est谩n sufriendo un retroceso en el respeto a la libertad acad茅mica. Este es el caso de los Estados Unidos, donde los legisladores estatales han intentado restringir el discurso universitario, en parte mediante leyes que restringen a las instituciones de ense帽anza superior de ense帽ar o permitir debates sobre "ideas divisivas". Estas leyes plantean serios problemas de libertad acad茅mica y autonom铆a universitaria, sobre todo porque interfieren directamente en la conducta acad茅mica y probablemente tendr谩n un grave efecto amedrentador en el desarrollo de los planes de estudio y los debates en el aula sobre un serie de temas. Acomp谩帽enos en un debate sobre la respuesta a los ataques a la libertad acad茅mica en Estados Unidos, y sobre las lecciones aprendidas de otros contextos similares, incluida la Hungr铆a de Viktor Orb谩n.

Nuestros oradores

Jesse Levine | Moderador
Jesse Levine es Senior Advocacy Officer en Scholars at Risk. El Sr. Levine gestiona el trabajo de la iniciativa del Equipo de Defensa de la Libertad Acad茅mica de SAR, incluido el desarrollo de proyectos de investigaci贸n y defensa centrados en preocupaciones discretas sobre la libertad acad茅mica. Es un experimentado abogado litigante estadounidense y cuenta con una amplia experiencia en derechos humanos que incluye, m谩s recientemente, el cargo de abogado asociado en Human Rights Watch. Es Doctor en Derecho por la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Fordham y Licenciado por la Universidad de Michigan.

Andr谩s L. Pap
Andr谩s L. Pap, Profesor de Investigaci贸n y Jefe del Departamento de Derecho Constitucional y Administrativo de la Red de Investigaci贸n E枚tv枚s Lor谩nd (antigua Academia H煤ngara de Ciencias) Centro de Ciencias Sociales Instituto de Estudios Jur铆dicos. Tambi茅n es profesor de Derecho en el Instituto de Econom铆a de la Empresa de la Universidad E枚tv枚s (ELTE) de Budapest, as铆 como profesor adjunto (visitante recurrente) en el Programa de Estudios sobre Nacionalismo de la Universidad Centroeuropea (CEU) de Viena. Ha trabajado como ponente, consultor, experto principal, gestor de proyectos e investigador principal en diversos proyectos encargados por la Uni贸n Europea, el Consejo de Europa y la ONU. Ha actuado como perito para tribunales del Reino Unido y Estados Unidos y colabora habitualmente con ONG internacionales y grupos de reflexi贸n. Es miembro del Comit茅 Helsinki de Hungr铆a. En 2018 fund贸 el Grupo de Investigaci贸n de la Asociaci贸n Internacional de Derecho Constitucional (AIDC) sobre identidad, raza y etnia en el derecho constitucional.

Andrew Gothard
Andrew Gothard obtuvo su licenciatura y maestr铆a en Ingl茅s de la Universidad de Alabama en Birmingham, luego complet贸 su doctorado en literatura de la clase obrera en la Universidad de Miami en 2017. Durante ese tiempo, trabaj贸 como GTA, instructor adjunto y miembro de la facultad a tiempo completo en la universidad estatal, la universidad privada, la universidad comunitaria y los niveles de escuela secundaria. Desde 2017, ha estado empleado como Instructor de Ingl茅s en la Universidad Atl谩ntica de Florida en Boca Rat贸n, FL. Como Presidente de UFF, Andrew ha priorizado las diversas y crecientes necesidades de los cap铆tulos locales de UFF para construir un verdadero poder de base en Florida a trav茅s de un sentido compartido de solidaridad y prop贸sito, todo para hacer un cambio duradero para mejorar el sistema de educaci贸n superior de Florida, un miembro a la vez. Ha estado en la primera l铆nea de la lucha por la libertad acad茅mica en Florida, incluyendo la direcci贸n de los esfuerzos para demandar al estado por la Ley de Discriminaci贸n de Puntos de Vista de Florida, testificando ante la legislatura contra los ataques partidistas contra el sistema de educaci贸n superior, comprometi茅ndose con la prensa para establecer el bien p煤blico de la educaci贸n p煤blica, y coordinando los esfuerzos de los l铆deres locales, estatales, nacionales e internacionales en beneficio de todos los educadores de Florida.

Anne McCall
Anne McCall es actualmente Provost y Vicepresidenta Senior de Asuntos Acad茅micos de la Universidad Xavier de Luisiana, donde es profesora del Departamento de Lenguas. La Dra. McCall fue nombrada recientemente decimotercera presidenta de The College of Wooster en Ohio. Desde que se uni贸 a Xavier en 2016, la Dra. McCall ha colaborado con el profesorado, el personal, los estudiantes, los antiguos alumnos y las organizaciones comunitarias para crear e implementar un nuevo plan de estudios b谩sico y casi dos docenas de nuevos programas de grado y posgrado en 谩reas de creciente inter茅s estudiantil, conocimientos emergentes y oportunidades profesionales. Tambi茅n ha apoyado el Centro para la Equidad, la Justicia y el Esp铆ritu Humano; programas y asociaciones interuniversitarias, incluidas asociaciones internacionales; y una importante colaboraci贸n con el mayor sistema sanitario del sureste de Luisiana. La Dra. McCall est谩 comprometida con el fomento de un entorno propicio para el aprendizaje global, y se dedica a la equidad y la libertad f铆sica, intelectual y colectiva en Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo. Como actual Presidenta del Comit茅 Directivo de la secci贸n estadounidense de Scholars at Risk, la Dra. McCall trabaja en favor de la libertad acad茅mica y los valores universitarios en todo el mundo apoyando a los acad茅micos perseguidos que buscan colocaci贸n, abogando por la libertad de los acad茅micos y profesionales encarcelados y promoviendo m谩s ampliamente la libertad de pensar.