Threats to Academic Freedom and International Engagement: China and Beyond

Please note this event occurred in the past.
November 12, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
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Speaker: Dr. Yangyang Cheng, Particle Physicist and Research Scholar at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center

When: Tuesday, November 12, 4:00 p.m.

Where: UMass Amherst (Lederle Graduate Research Center, Room A112)

Why: 

Across the country, faculty and students are facing impediments to international engagement, and sometimes significant personal risk, arising from increasingly strict federal regulations. International faculty are especially vulnerable, as are Chinese American faculty and others with ties to countries experiencing strained US relations.

The good news is that here at UMass Amherst we have a strong union with the power to negotiate robust contract and policy language, ensuring that we can continue our international engagement activities and retain the support of our university if we are wrongly suspected or charged. 

This event and the conversations it generates will help us mobilize our members to win the strongest possible protections for our research and our professional lives.

Many thanks to our co-sponsors for their support (list will be continually updated).

Anthropology Department
Asian & Asian American Certificate Program
Astronomy Department
Communication Department
Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences
Economics Department
Education Policy, Research, and Administration
English Department
Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series
History Department
Department of History of Art and Architecture
Labor Center
Management Department
Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
Philosophy Department
Physics Department
Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences
School of Public Policy
Theater Department
UMass International Faculty and Staff Network
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Women, Gender, Sexualities Studies Department


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