‘Navigating Civil Dialogue’ Virtual Event to Be Held Nov. 28
Facilitating campus discourse about the Israel-Hamas conflict will be the focus of a virtual event next week featuring two professors from Dartmouth College.nn“Navigating Civil Dialogue in the Context of the War in the Middle East” will be held Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 10:30 a.m. ET via u003ca href=u0022https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/91603049561u0022u003eZoomu003c/au003e.nnu003cimg class=u0022size-medium wp-image-194301u0022 src=u0022https://news.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/El-Ariss_Heschel-690×489-1-564×400.jpgu0022 alt=u0022composite portrait of Tarek El-Ariss and Susannah Heschel, two Dartmouth University professorsu0022 width=u0022564u0022 height=u0022400u0022 /u003e Tarek El-Ariss (left) and Susannah HeschelnnThe professors—u003ca href=u0022https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/tarek-el-arissu0022u003eTarek El-Arissu003c/au003e, James Wright Professor and chair of Middle Eastern Studies, and u003ca href=u0022https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/susannah-heschelu0022u003eSusannah Heschelu003c/au003e, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor and chair of Jewish Studies—will share insights and relate details about the ways they have sought to educate and listen to students in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. The pair recently discussed their approach to these issues in an u003ca href=u0022https://www.npr.org/2023/11/04/1210645223/how-two-dartmouth-professors-are-addressing-student-questions-on-the-israeli-palu0022u003einterview with NPRu003c/au003e.nnVice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer u003ca href=u0022https://academicaffairs.syracuse.edu/about/meet-the-provost/u0022u003eGretchen Ritteru003c/au003e will offer opening remarks. u003ca href=u0022https://newhouse.syracuse.edu/people/margaret-talevu0022u003eMargaret Talevu003c/au003e, Kramer Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, will serve as moderator.nnThe event, sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, is open to the University community. A Qu0026amp;A session will follow the discussion, which can be u003ca href=u0022http://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/91603049561u0022u003eaccessed via Zoomu003c/au003e on Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m.nnCommunication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. For more information, contact Sarah McAndrew at u003ca href=u0022mailto:provost@syr.eduu0022u003eprovost@syr.eduu003c/au003e.
