Panel Discussion on Higher Education in Palestine Today
Thursday, September 19, 2024
9:00 am – 10:15 am EDT/GMT-4 Online Event
This panel takes stock of the current situation facing higher education in Palestine. In addition to a broad overview of the context of higher education in Palestine, panelists will address specific institutions (e.g., Al-Quds University) and highlight initiatives responding to the total destruction of higher education in the Gaza Strip.
Sponsored by Bard's Center for Civic Engagement, Bard Human Rights Program, and Open Society University Network.
While the webinar is free and open to the public, registration in advance is required.
Presenters:
Ahmad Abu Shaban, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at Al Azhar University Gaza; Visiting Professor in Environmental Sociology at York University.
Miriam Lowi, Professor of Comparative & Middle East Politics & International Studies at The College of New Jersey; Chair of the MENA wing of the Middle East Studies Association's Committee on Academic Freedom.
Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at Al-Quds University’s Faculty of Law; Director and Co-Founder of Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic.
Moderator:
Rana Hajjaj, Director of Middle East Development at Bard College; Ph.D. Candidate, Global Governance and Human Security Program,
University of Massachusetts Boston
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