{"id":2766,"date":"2024-11-04T15:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T20:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/office-global-engagement\/?page_id=2766"},"modified":"2024-11-13T09:55:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:55:56","slug":"in-exile-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/office-global-engagement\/funding-networks\/in-exile-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting In Exile or At Risk Students and Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":936,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-2766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules_above":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-0","title":"","content":"On this page, you\u2019ll find initiatives and resources for global emergency response and crisis support.\r\n

Scholars at Risk Network<\/h2>\r\nThe University of Rochester is an institutional member of the Scholars at Risk Network (SAR)<\/a>. This is an international network of higher education institutions and individuals dedicated to protecting threatened scholars, preventing attacks on higher education, and promoting academic freedom and related values worldwide.\r\n\r\nVisit the SAR network website<\/a>\r\n

Global Emergency Response Fund<\/h2>\r\nThe University of Rochester has established the Global Emergency Response Fund (GERF)<\/a>, made possible by the University\u2019s Board of Trustees chair, Rich Handler \u201983, and his company, the Jefferies Group.\r\n\r\nRecently, the Jefferies Group raised $6 million for 45 charities to aid Afghan refugees, military heroes, and victims of the Haiti disaster, extending their generosity to the University. All new gifts made to this fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Jefferies Challenge, up to $150,000.\r\n\r\nDonate to the GERF<\/a>\r\n

New University in Exile Consortium<\/h2>\r\nThe University of Rochester is an institutional member of the New University in Exile Consortium<\/a>. This global group includes colleges and universities from the U.S., Bangladesh, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Each member institution commits to hosting at least one threatened scholar annually, forming a supportive scholar cohort.\r\n\r\nVisit the New University in Exile Consortium website<\/a>\r\n

Institute of International Education (IIE)<\/h2>\r\nThe University of Rochester is an institutional member of the Institute of International Education (IIE)<\/a>. This includes two notable funds:\r\n