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Advocacy
ASEEES is committed as an organization to advocate and register its collective concern in matters regarding: 1) academic freedom in our field, whether these affect individuals or institutions; and 2) the threatened elimination or reduction of resources and/or institutions that are of importance to our field. Read the advocacy policy and procedures.
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ASEEES Signs the American Philosophical Association’s Statement on Academic Freedom Violations in Texas
The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies has signed the American Philosophical Association’s Statement on Academic Freedom Violations in Texas. Read the full statement here.
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Statement on Academic Freedom and the Protection of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas
The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (founded in 1948) is deeply concerned about recent actions within the University of Texas system that threaten the principles of academic […]
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Federal Funding Advocacy Action Alerts
Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Funding Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Todd Young (R-IU) are circulating a bipartisan sign-on letter that urges the Senate Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee […]
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ASEEES Signs the American Philosophical Association’s Letter Opposing Efforts to Eliminate Tenure at Oklahoma’s Public Colleges and Universities
The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies has signed the American Philosophical Association’s letter to Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt and the Members of the Oklahoma Senate opposing […]
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ASEEES Joins PEN America’s Call on Texas A&M to Rescind Censorship Policies
ASEEES and over 36 organizations joined PEN America’s letter to Texas A&M’s Board of Regents requesting they rescind censorship policies. Read the full letter here.
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ASEEES Letter to UNC Chapel Hill
On January 6, 2026, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) sent the following joint letter to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s administration to express […]
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ASEEES Joins AHA’s Amicus Brief in Support of International Scholars and Students
ASEEES has joined the American Historical Association’s amicus brief in support of Harvard University’s lawsuit against the federal government over the university’s ability to host foreign scholars and students. The […]
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AATSEEL/ ACTR/ ASEEES Joint Letter to U of Oregon
On September 6, 2025, the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), and the Association for Slavic, East European, […]
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ASEEES Responds to 2025 Federal Actions: Statements and Alerts
Advocacy Statements ASEEES Statements Board of Directors Letter to ASEEES Members ASEEES Urges Support for the US Department of Education Title VI Program Joint Statements Action Alerts Take Action for […]
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ASEEES Signs the American Historical Association Statement Condemning Targeting of Foreign Scholars
The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies has signed the American Historical Association statement condemning targeting of foreign scholars. The AHA has compiled resources on travel and academic freedom to support […]
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ASEEES Signs ACLS and NHA Statements on Cuts to the NEH
The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies has signed the ACLS Joint Statement on Cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities and call on the administration and on […]
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ASEEES Urges Support for the US Department of Education Title VI Program
Amidst rapid changes to the federal funding and institutional structures buttressing higher education in the United States, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies reaffirms its commitment to […]