Statement on Suspension of Linkages with Russian Institutions of Higher Education

We recognize the many scholars in Ukraine, Russia, and around the world who continue to be harmed by Russia’s war against Ukraine.

We are therefore suspending the Davis Center’s relationships with the Russian institutions of higher education whose leadership signed a public letter supporting the war. We understand and regret that individual academics will be hurt by this decision, and we will try to find ways to collaborate with individual scholars as we monitor the situation. We fervently hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of the war, which we unequivocally condemn.

Rawi Abdelal
Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management, Harvard Business School
Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Alexandra Vacroux
Executive Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

March 9, 2022