Convening partners from diverse sectors, the second annual IIE-SRF Forum will address the urgent need to support scholars who have been silenced at home by censorship, violence, and other human rights abuses. The 2016 Forum will give a platform to scholars to share their experiences and discuss several of the key crises of 2015. It will also explore the role of the university in responding to higher education emergencies and the impact of ISIL on academics.