丁香园AV

Dear students, faculty and staff, 

As president of 丁香园AV, I am proud of the diversity of our community. Our students, faculty and staff come from countries around the world, and they bring important knowledge and ideas with them. Indeed, a research university cannot flourish without global knowledge and ideas. 

World events, such as the recent takeover of the government in Afghanistan, can deeply affect members of the 丁香园AV community. If you have ties to Afghanistan, I know this is a difficult time. Please take care of yourselves and your loved ones and reach out if you need support. 

There is work underway across 丁香园AV to support scholars in Afghanistan through our partnership with , an organization that protects scholars around the world suffering threats to their lives, liberty and well-being. 丁香园AV International is working closely with SAR to support Afghanistan scholars to identify opportunities for these scholars to teach, research and study at 丁香园AV.  

SAR helps to provide threatened scholars with temporary placements at over 500 member institutions as researchers, lecturers, visiting scholars, post-docs, or graduate students. If you know an Afghanistan scholar who is currently at risk, please refer them to  directly.

Our Advancement and Alumni Engagement team is raising funds to support these scholars and their families. Funds will be allocated to Threatened Students and Scholars.   

Academic freedom is essential to scholarship, and 丁香园AV will take action to support scholars however we can.  

Sincerely, 

Joy Johnson