Faculty and staff can support global higher education and academic freedom through the opportunities below. The University of Waterloo is a member of Academics Without Border and a sustaining member of the Scholars at Risk Network.
Choose an organization to learn its mandate and ways to get involved.
Academics Without Borders
Mandate: Academics Without Borders supports capacity-building in higher education by partnering with universities and colleges in low- and middle-income countries to strengthen teaching, research, and institutional operations—so partners can educate their own experts and advance locally relevant research.
How to get involved: AWB’s work is powered by volunteers. Faculty, staff, and administrators (active or retired) can contribute expertise through projects (varied scope and length), and may also propose projects in partnership with institutions in low- and middle-income countries.
Links:
- AWB homepage: Academics Without Borders / Universitaires Sans Frontières
- Volunteer info & opportunities: Volunteers (AWB)
- Network membership: The AWB Network
Scholars at Risk Network
Mandate: Scholars at Risk is a global network that protects threatened scholars and advances academic freedom by mobilizing higher education institutions to provide practical support and solidarity. [
How to get involved: Faculty members can get involved by participating in academic freedom programming and network opportunities.
Links:
- Institutional pathways: Get Involved: Institutions (SAR)
- Hosting: Host a scholar (SAR)
- Overview/resources: Getting Involved (SAR resources)