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Spring 2023 Global Engagement Newsletter

Greetings from the Office of Global Engagement at UM! In this newsletter we have some helpful resources.

- Scholars at Risk Information

- Hiring International Faculty and Staff

- Ramadan Information

Happy Spring, and as always please reach out with any questions.

Blair McElroy, Senior International Officer

Did you know that the University of Mississippi is a member of the Scholars at Risk network? The Scholars at Risk Network matches threatened scholars with institutions around the world. As a member of the network, the University of Mississippi supports SAR's efforts, and its departments can be matched with scholars at risk. We can also recommend known threatened scholars to the network for support services.

Recently, SAR has received unprecedented numbers of applications for assistance and are working with over 70 scholars seeking placements within the network. In addition, they are working with 6 scholars in engineering and 6 scholars in education this month for more immediate placement. If interested, please review these anonymized PDF lists of engineering and education scholars needing placement.

If your department has available funds to support a scholar at risk for a temporary appointment from 1 - 2 years, please review the anonymized list of scholars in need of academic homes. If you have questions or just want to learn more, please reach out to Blair McElroy.

Hiring international faculty and staff can be a complicated and lengthy process. All international hires who need work authorization through employer sponsorship must be processed by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), which is the unit within the Office of Global Engagement responsible for immigration compliance at the University of Mississippi. Ms. Oana Najjar, Assistant Director of ISSS, created a presentation to assist departments who would like to extend offers to international candidates. Please find this helpful resource available for download as a PDF. If you would like an in-person presentation, please reach out to Oana Najjar.

Ramadan begins tomorrow, March 22, and ends April 21. While Muslims are expected to meet their daily schedule obligations for school and work, some accommodations may be needed in order to be successful while fully engaged in the various aspects of Ramadan. Students may reach out to faculty to request religious accommodations during Ramadan. We encourage students to have this conversation before the month begins. Thank you for your support of students and their success inside and outside of the classroom this month.

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