The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) stands in solidarity with the Iranian people and calls for an immediate cessation of violent suppression of legitimate political grievances. For more than a month, Iranians have been...
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CIES Statement in Solidarity with the People of Ukraine
The U.S. Comparative and International Education Society stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian citizens and sovereign state, as they attempt to repel an unprovoked and unjustifiable Russian invasion of a free and democratic nation that has fully...
Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History
The CIES Board voted on June 15, 2021, to join the the Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History, authored by PEN America, American Historical Association (AHA), the American Association of...
CIES Statement In Solidarity With Asian, Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities In The Us
The CIES Board of Directors and the members it represents strongly condemn the recent anti-Asian attacks in the U.S., and the troubling rise in anti-Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) violence, discrimination, xenophobia, and...
CIES Statement Urging The USA To Re-engage With the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) urges the incoming Biden/Harris administration to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and to re-engage in all areas of the international...
Statement On Racist Violence And Injustice Against Black People
The Board of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) condemns the police brutality, institutionalized racism, white supremacy, and systemic social injustices that have led to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud...