The Government Against the University: Reports from Colombia, Hungary, Poland & Turkey
When:
Friday, April 25, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: Online
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
(847) 467-2770
Group: Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Sponsor: Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University
Category: Global & Civic Engagement
Description:
What happens when governments view universities as adversaries? How have universities successfully defended academic freedom? How much autonomy over internal decision-making should universities concede in the face of what seem like existential threats? Join us for an online panel discussion featuring university leaders and faculty members from around the world who have confronted — and in some cases fended off — state attacks.
Speakers include István Rév of Central European University in Hungary and Austria, Andrzej Rychard of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Can Candan of Boğaziçi University in Turkey and Johanna Mick Clausen of the Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia. Moderated by Adam Tooze of Columbia University.
Co-organized by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University and the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University.