Displaced Scholar Program

Job description

Description Brown is committed to hosting displaced and endangered scholars, and to providing the essential resources to ensure they are able to thrive during their time on campus. Scholars are invited to continue their research; teach and deliver educational programming; and engage in workshops, seminars and other collaborative projects throughout the year. Brown's Displaced Scholars program, which was formed in 2016 in response to the influx of migrants into Europe from war-torn regions such as Syria and Iraq, has hosted a series of visiting professors, graduate students, scientific researchers, artists, and writers. Through the enlightened generosity of members of the Brown community, there are several funds to financially support displaced scholars while they are on campus. All of these programs are testament to Brown’s proud tradition of responding to crises, locally and globally, in ways that advance our mission to contribute to the community, the nation, and the world through teaching, research, and service. In the face of an increasingly unstable world, the need is ever more pressing to recommit to this work and to ensure that university campuses remain physically and intel...