Responses to Letter of Support for the Separation of Hungarian Politics and Academic Inquiry

On February 27, the AHA recieved the following response from Kristóf Vajda, communication official with the Hungarian Academy of Science's Department of Communications:

On behalf of Professor László Lovász, president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences I would like to thank you for your encouraging support.

Please rest assured that despite the recent developments, the Presidium of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is committed to preserving the integrity of the research network of the Academy and to provide a free and inspiring research environment for scientists in Hungary. Please note that we have published all letters of support we have received, including yours, here: mta.hu/mta_hirei/az-akademiat-tamogato-levelek-es-nyilatkozatok-109370 and here: mta.hu/english/statements-of-support-109400.

Your support is much appreciated.


On February 19, the AHA received the following response from Pal Fodor, director general of the Research Center of the Humanities at Hungarian Academy of Science:

On the behalf of the Research Centre for the Humanities, which includes the Institute of History, I would like to thank you for your letter that you have sent to Dr. László Lovász, president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

We are deeply honoured and very grateful for the support of the American Historical Association. Whatever the future holds, we will never forget your kind words in these challenging times.