Dear Minister Balog,
As the governing body of the Medieval Academy of America, the largest organization in the world devoted to supporting the study of the European Middle Ages, we are writing to express solidarity with Central European University and express concern at proposed legislative changes to CEU’s status in Hungary. These changes would endanger the academic freedom vital for CEU’s continued operation in Budapest and would strike a blow against the academic freedom that enables all universities, including those in Hungary, to flourish.