US CAMPUS IMPACT: Jewish/Zionist Faculty Experiences & Challenges Post 10/7

Since October 7th, we have amassed considerable data, testimonies, and evidence of the harassment, discrimination, bullying, and even physical assaults of Jewish and Zionist students on our nation’s campuses. It’s all heartbreakingly true. But the intimidation and the threats to faculty is also palpable and often overlooked. Drawing on the Academic Engagement Network’s findings and the experiences of its faculty members, this talk will present the impact of the post 10/7 campus climate U.S.-based faculty. Dr. Elman will cover both longstanding and new developments at the faculty level and the ways in which professors are standing up and speaking out—both in support of students and each other.

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Dr. Elman is Executive Director of the Academic Engagement Network (AEN), an educational nonprofit that builds nationwide networks of university faculty and administrators to counter antisemitism and advance the academy’s principles of open inquiry and free expression. Before taking on her position at AEN in 2019, she was a tenured Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University, where she held the title of Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence in the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs. An alumna of Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA) and Columbia University (M.Phil., Ph.D.), Dr. Elman previously taught at Arizona State University and spent several years as a Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She is an award-winning scholar and teacher, has edited seven books, and is the author of nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles and essays. In recognition of her work, she has been listed by The Algemeiner among the top 100 people worldwide who are positively influencing Jewish life. Dr. Elman lives with her family in Fayetteville, NY and serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation.