The newly launched Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) program is designed to provide sanctuary to scholars around the globe whose lives and academic freedom are under threat. The GMAF pilot program will focus on Ukrainian researchers and faculty with current or recent affiliations at Ukrainian universities or the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.

The fellowship, sponsored in part by the Center for International Studies (CIS), gives female and non-binary journalists working in the field of human rights and social justice the opportunity to pursue academic research at MIT and hone their reporting skills at The Boston Globe and The New York Times.

The culmination of almost forty years at the highest levels of policymaking and scholarship, “Grand Delusion” is Steven Simon’s tour de force, offering a comprehensive and deeply informed account of US engagement in the Middle East.

From the coup d'état that overthrew Iran's legitimate premier Mohammad Mosaddeq to the hostage crisis, the Iran-Iraq War, the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, post-9/11 antagonisms, and other points of conflict, the book illustrates anew the weight of historical narratives on present circumstances.

Pakistani journalist Maham Javaid will be joining CIS as its 2022 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. The fellowship is awarded annually by The International Women’s Media Foundation(IWMF).