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Thursday, February 19, 2015

 

This email is being sent to all members of the Baruch College faculty.

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This event is sponsored by Hillel at Baruch College

 

Members of the Baruch College faculty are cordially invited to attend a dinner to discuss:

 

Israel, Academic Freedom, and the Role of

Scholars in Peacemaking

 

A conversation with Professor Cary Nelson, University  of Illinois

With a response by:  Professor Mitchell Cohen, Department of Political Science

Moderator: Professor Andrew Sloin, Department of History

 

Tuesday, February 24, 6pm

Skylight Room - 17 Lexington Avenue, 3rd Floor

Dinner will be served.

 

From: Hillel at Baruch College

 

Over the last few years, CUNY campuses have faced an increasing number of struggles over the pressure to boycott Israeli universities. As part of a growing debate on this issue, those at this gathering will be invited to discuss: what stands between academic freedom and academic boycotts? What are the roles and motivations of academics to join or abstain from this debate? Is Academic Freedom, a fundamental value in higher education, being eroded? What possible benefits or damages will an academic boycott on Israel academics produce? Is there a plausible route to peace between Israelis and Palestinians?

 

The event will begin with a presentation by Prof. Cary Nelson, followed by a response by Prof. Mitchell Cohen. The discussion will then be opened to the members of the audience, moderated by Prof. Sloin.

 

Cary Nelson is Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. He is co-editor of The Case Against Academic Boycotts of Israel and former president of the American Association of University Professors.

 

 Please RSVP by Friday, February 20.

 

Hillel at Baruch College

646-312-4760