Profiles of Iranian academics who have been dismissed from their university positions since the beginning of the presidency of Ebrahim Raisi in 2021 through the Woman, Life, Freedom nationwide movement in 2022-2023 when Iranian universities emerged as centers of activism.
Our letter to the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces regarding the devastation wrought on the education sector in Sudan since the outbreak of fighting in spring 2023 and the severe challenges faced by students and faculty alike.
Our letter to Egyptian authorities expressing our concerns with the persistent deterioration in the conditions of academic freedom in Egypt and the ongoing detentions of scholars and researchers about whom we have written numerous times.
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response to our 21 March letter objecting to the recent suspension from teaching of an esteemed faculty member, Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian.
Our letter expressing grave concern about Executive Order No. GA-44, issued on 27 March 2024, which defines its purpose as “addressing acts of antisemitism in institutions of higher education.”
Our letter expressing concern about the decision to remove Dr. Kayum Ahmed from the Core curriculum teaching team at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (SPH).
Our letter to the leadership of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem objecting to the recent suspension from teaching of an esteemed faculty member, Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, for her comments and reflections prompted by Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza.
Our letter to United States government and UN offices protesting the ongoing violations of academic freedom of Palestinians by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
Please see our letter expressing concern about the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) administration’s decision to cancel a panel discussion on Gaza.
Our letter expressing concern about the administration’s failure to uphold academic freedom at the University of Arkansas
Our letter expressing concern about the suspension of Jairo Fúnez-Flores, Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education at Texas Tech University (TTU).
Our letter expressing concern about the closure of the Texas A&M University campus in Qatar as a detrimental move against academic freedom, influenced by geopolitical and external pressures, and calling for a re-evaluation of the decision based on transparency and adherence to academic values.
Our letter expressing concern regarding the effort by Republican members of the Judiciary Committee to smear and delegitimize the Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers University-Newark Law School and the executive director, Professor Sahar Aziz.
Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Welcomes the MESA Secretariat
Our letter to the president and provost of York University expressing concern about a recent incident involving police disruption of an academic lecture.
Our letter to Iranian government authorities objecting to the ongoing attacks on academic freedom in Iran since September 2022 and specifically, the politically motivated dismissals of and other punitive measures taken against university professors who have supported their students' freedom of expression and right to engage in peaceful protest
Form for Reporting Changes in Campus Climate and Incidents of Harassment, Intimidation, and Discrimination in North America
MESA announces a call for applications by the end of summer 2024 for the editorship of its journal, the Review of Middle East Studies, published by Cambridge University Press.
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response to our 23 January letter condemning the ongoing repressive measures against Palestinian citizens of Israel who are students in Israeli universities.
Our letter to Israeli government authorities regarding the ongoing military campaign against the Palestinians of Gaza, including the decimation of the education sector and the wanton killing of thousands of students, teachers and professors
Our letter to Israeli government authorities and university rectors condemning the ongoing repressive measures against Palestinian citizens of Israel who are students in Israeli universities and have expressed their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and/or their criticism of the Israel government's military onslaught in Gaza.
Our letter calling for Indiana University to rescind both the suspension of Professor Abdelkader Sinno and the cancellation of the retrospective survey of Samia Halaby's Art.
Our letter to New York University, expressing concern about protecting the right to free speech and the academic freedom of its faculty, students and staff.
Our letter to California State University, San Bernadino, expressing concern about censorship regarding Professor Ahlam Muhtaseb
Our letter to Albany Law School expressing concern about the situation of Assistant Professor Nina Farnia.