Israel: The Reality
Present: Dr. Ayala Hendin and special guest Professor Mona Khoury will unpack DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) policies in Israeli higher education throughout the Democracy Crisis and the war.
The Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948 by David Ben-Gurion. Using the Israeli Declaration of Independence as a guide, we will explore the hope, successes, and challenges facing Israel to implement the document, which states:
“The State of Israel will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and peace… it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex.”
This three-part series will be taught by Dr. Ayala Hendin, Israel Fellow at Washington University, and special guest Professor Mona Khoury, the first Arab Vice President of Diversity and Strategy at Hebrew University.
Speakers
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Dr. Ayala HendinIsrael Fellow, Washington University in St. LouisDr. Ayala Hendin is an Israel fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, teaching Israeli politics, policy, and society, focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; higher education policy; and activism in Israel. She was the founding director of “Israeli Hope in Academia,” a flagship national program of Israel’s 10th President, Reuven Rivlin. She completed her PhD at Ben-Gurion University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Minerva Center for Human Rights at Hebrew University, and is passionate about connecting research, policy, and practice.
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Mona KhouryVice President for Strategy and Diversity at Hebrew UniversityMona Khoury is a professor and the Vice President for Strategy and Diversity at Hebrew University. Prof. Khoury is the previous Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is an alumna of the Israel Young Academy and of the Global Young Academy.
