Past Events
These are challenging times for scholars, artists, and human rights activists in the United States, and especially for displaced people in temporary placements on temporary visas. On April 24, 2025, 45 people joined a conversation about recent changes in US policies on immigration, free speech, and funding for research, education, and the arts. To protect […]
In this informal meetup, filmmaker, screenwriter, and scholar Sahraa Karimi, PhD spoke about her path from Iran to Slovakia to Afghanistan to Italy to her current role as a lecturer in Film and Media Studies at Yale University. She was joined by Omaid Sharifi, president of ArtLords, an international collective of Afghan artist-activists (“artivists”). The session […]
Being able to write about your work effectively unlocks opportunities. But it can be a difficult and intimidating process to distill everything you do into a few simple words. Designed for artists, scholars, and creatives of all types, this session covered how to develop language to harvest opportunities, cultivate and grow your network, and connect […]
On March 13, 2025, Carly O’Connell of IIE-SRF moderated an informal conversation with Indigenous scholar and peacebuilder Binalakshmi “Bina” Nepram. The session was not recorded to protect the privacy of those who attended. Nepram’s work focuses on deepening democracy and championing women-led peace, security, and disarmament in Manipur, India, and in seven socio Indigenous regions […]
In this session intended for artists, writers, and other creative people, facilitator Kelly Olshan teaches participants to define their objectives, then work through strategic planning techniques such as the SMART Goal-Setting and SWOT Analysis to begin to design the career they desire. Kelly Olshan is a Learning Program Officer for the New York Foundation for […]