[Linganth] CEU needs YOU!

[Nora Tyeklar]

Dear all,

Please show your support in the fight to keep Central European University
(CEU) open! An expedited decision is expected on Monday for a vote on
legislation introduced LAST WEEK. The Hungarian government wants to shut
down a university that has been operating in Budapest for the past 25
years. In a country that has moved further and deeper into an illiberal
democracy, CEU is one of very few institutions in Hungary that gives space
for open debate and discussion; encourages critical thinking; gives
opportunities to Roma students like no other Hungarian institution of
higher education does; teaches the importance of human rights; and
contributes a great deal to Hungarian society, its economy, and its
academic life.

Ideology is driving this recent attack, and the potential consequences for
Hungarian higher education (and society more generally) are devastating.

See CEU's Rector's plea for international support:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAeR32JjkEk

CEU's mission and history:
https://www.ceu.edu/about/history

*HOW CAN I HELP?*
1.) Take 30 seconds to sign this list of supporters:
https://www.ceu.edu/support-consent

2.) If you have ten minutes to spare, please send a letter on the behalf of
CEU - here are templates and easy instructions:
https://www.ceu.edu/node/17842

#aCEUvalvagyok

A Message from CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff

"As you know, CEU has called on the Hungarian government to withdraw
proposed legislation that would make it impossible for the University to
continue its operations as an institution of higher education in Budapest.
CEU has been heartened by the overwhelming support it has received in
Hungary and abroad from universities, government representatives,
academics, thought leaders, and other friends and supporters as well as the
tremendous solidarity within our community of students, faculty, staff,
Board of Trustees, and alumni. Thank you."

sincerely,

Nora


-- 
PhD Candidate | Linguistic Anthropology | The University of Texas Austin
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow | Wenner-Gren Fellow
2016-2017 Affiliate of Central European University
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