In 2017 Memorial University joined Scholars at Risk (SAR), a network of more than 400 higher education institutions 139 countries working to protect threatened scholars, prevent attacks on higher education and promote academic freedom. We are part of a member network of 28 Canadian Universities: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/sections/sar-canada/

SAR member institutions assist persecuted scholars and students by offering temporary research and teaching positions, monitoring and advocating against attacks on higher education and conducting learning initiatives to promote academic freedom.

Scholars at Risk’s work is rooted in the principle of academic freedom - the freedom to pursue scholarship and research without discrimination, censorship, intimidation, or violence. SAR aims to bring scholars facing severe human rights abuses in their home region to positions universities, colleges, and research centers in any safe country.

MUN SAR to host a scholar
A new Scholar at Risk is joining Memorial University May 1, 2024. We look forward to welcoming this scholar and introducing them to the broader community soon!

Get Involved
Memorial University’s Scholars at Risk membership is managed with the support of the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic. Stakeholders support the management of employment and placement; communication and event planning; fundraising activities and the arrival and settlement of scholars and their families.

Contact
To learn more about SAR at Memorial and to get involved, contact Sonja Knutson, director of the Internationalization Office at sknutson@mun.ca

 

Through our membership with SAR, faculty, staff and students have the opportunity to engage in a variety of SAR activities including:
• Inviting SAR scholars to share their stories on campus through the SAR Speaker Series:
• Advocating on behalf of imprisoned scholars through Student Advocacy Seminars 
• Researching attacks on higher education through the Academic Freedom Monitoring Projects: and
• Engaging in growing conversation around university values by attending SAR workshops and joining working groups 

Give now!

Donations to Scholars at Risk can be made in several ways:

Our secure website
www.mun.ca/give

By mail
Office of Development
Memorial University
PO Box 4200
St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7

Call in credit card information
(709) 864-4354, toll free 1-877-700-4081

Payroll
If you wish to donate via payroll, please visit https://my.mun.ca/. Once you are logged in, select the “Employees” section. From there, navigate to the tab called “Faculty and Staff Giving” you can then complete the donation form.