Program on Israel-Palestine November 20

On Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The University of Scranton will host "After 10/7: Teaching Israel-Palestine" featuring Columbia University journalism professors Ari Goldman and Gregory Khalil.

At Columbia University, journalism professors Ari Goldman and Greg Khalil have long co-taught a course on covering religion and conflict, including Israel/Palestine. Since 10/7, they and their students have been tested like never before. They'll speak about navigating multiple crises while trying to equip students with the skills they need to tell truthful stories that matter. Their work together has been featured on CNN and CBS.

Ari Goldman, Professor Emeritus taught at Columbia as a professor of journalism for more than 30 years until his retirement in 2024. Prior to coming to Columbia in 1993, he spent 20 years at The New York Times, most of it as a religion writer. As professor, he created the school's Covering Religion seminar, including taking students on study-tours abroad to India, Russia, Ukraine, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories. Professor Goldman continues to direct the school's Scripps Howard Program in Religion, Journalism, and the Spiritual Life. He was educated at Yeshiva University, Harvard and Columbia and has been a Visiting Fulbright Professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Gregory Khalil, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism at Columbia's Journalism School, is the co-founder and President of Telos, a Washington D.C.-based non-profit that equips American leaders and their communities to better engage seemingly intractable conflict. Much of Telos' work has centered on the role of faith leaders and culture shapers in America's relationship to Israel/Palestine. Prior to founding Telos, Greg was a legal and communications adviser to Palestinian leaders on peace negotiations with Israel. Greg is also a founding member and chair of the board of directors of Narrative 4, a global non-profit that seeks to use story and media to cultivate empathy across divides. His writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Review of Faith & International Affairs. Greg is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Yale Law School.

This event is hosted by the Office of Community and Government Relations, Political Science Department, Ellacuria Initiative, Theology and Religious Studies Department, and Peace and Justice Studies.

To register for the in-person event, please click here: www.surverymonkey.com/r/after10-7

If you have any questions about this event, please do not hesitate to contact Julie Schumacher Cohen at [email protected] .