by jpitney | Oct 29, 2024 | Civility, Debate, Deliberation, Middle East
At Inside Higher Ed, Jessica Blake reports on a GWU debate on the Middle East: The event was co-sponsored by BridgeUSA, a student-led viewpoint diversity group; Braver Angels, a broader depolarization nonprofit; and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a...
by jpitney | Sep 1, 2024 | Israel, Middle East, Terrorism, Uncategorized
President BIden: Earlier today, in a tunnel under the city of Rafah, Israeli forces recovered six bodies of hostages held by Hamas. We have now confirmed that one of the hostages killed by these vicious Hamas terrorists was an American citizen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin....
by jpitney | Aug 27, 2024 | Higher Education, Israel, Middle East
Jay P. Greene and Frederick M. Hess at the American Enterprise Institute: Academic associations have a long history of connecting scholars and promoting scholarship, but too many today have traded their scholarly mission for a political one. Of the 99 academic...
by jpitney | Aug 18, 2024 | Free Speech, Higher Education, Middle East
Alyssa Lukpat at at WSJ: A federal judge ruled the University of California, Los Angeles, must ensure equal access to campus for Jewish students after some alleged in a lawsuit they were blocked by protesters at this spring’s pro-Palestinian encampments. U.S. District...
by jpitney | Aug 14, 2024 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education, Middle East, Uncategorized
CMC Professor Gary Gilbert at Inside Higher Ed: I am suggesting the need to inculcate an obligation to engage, to find ways that members of an academic community can create room for discussion, built on questions rather than conclusions. Anything that promotes...
by jpitney | Jul 10, 2024 | Iran, Israel, Middle East, Protest
Statement from Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Recent Iranian Influence Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. — Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines today released the following statement: “The Intelligence Community recognizes the importance of...
