To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel and reflect on that history, the Michigan State University Jewish Studies Program is very proud to sponsor its largest academic conference ever: "Israel at 70: Complexity, Challenge, and Creativity" on September 16-17, 2018 at MSU's Kellogg Center. The conference brings together 40 internationally recognized scholars from Israel and the United States under one roof to discuss Israeli society, culture, politics, foreign policy, and agricultural, biomedical, water, environmental, and business innovation. Scholars and researchers will come from Michigan State and 9 other U.S. universities, including Syracuse University, Smith College, Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Illinois. Israeli panelists hail from institutions including the Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hai University, Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University, the Weitzman Institute, Hadassah University Hospital and more. The conference includes entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and members of non-governmental organizations and think tanks, including the Brookings Institution and the Institute for National Security Studies affiliated with Tel Aviv University.

A featured keynote speaker is Gilead Sher, who heads the Center for Applied Negotiations and is a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). Sher was PM Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and in 1999-2001 he served as the Israeli Chief and co-Chief negotiator at the Camp David summit and the Taba talks. He has written several books and co-chairs the NGO Blue White Future. Another keynote speaker is Oded Shoyseyov. an expert in nanobiotechnology who has authored or co-authored more than 160 scientific publications and is the inventor or co-inventor of 45 patents. Other experts include Naomi Chazan, Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Hebrew University, who served three terms as a Member of the Knesset on behalf of the Meretz Party, has authored eight books on comparative politics, served as President of the New Israel Fund between 2009- 2012 and is among the founders of the International Women's Commission for an Israel-Palestinian Peace. Another prominent speaker is Donna Robinson Divine, the Morningstar Family Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Government, Emerita at Smith College, who has written several books and is currently serving as President of the Association for Israel Studies.

The conference is open and free to the public. Join us for this amazing array of American and Israeli academic excellence. Meals are complementary and one can register for kosher meals.

Conference registration.

If you have any questions call Amy Shapiro at 517-432-3493.

Co-sponsors include the College of Arts and Letters, James Madison College, the Eli Broad College of Business, the Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, the College of Social Science, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Department of Linguistics & Languages, the Asian Studies Center, the Science, Technology, Environment, and Public Policy Program, the Israel Institute, the Academic Engagement Network, the Ravitz Foundation, and the Lester & Jewell Hillel Jewish Student Center.

Join Sanjay Gupta, Dean of the Eli Broad College of Business, Steve Hanson, Associate Provost and Dean of International Studies and Programs, and fellow Spartans at the MSU Executive Forum in New Delhi. The Forum will feature MSU alumnus and India's most successful restaurateur, Rohit Khattar (1985, Broad College of Business). Rohit is the Managing Director of Old World Hospitality, Ltd., India's largest live entertainment company, and the Chairman of Mumbai mantra Media, Ltd. Learn more about Rohit Khattar.
 

 

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel and reflect on that history, the Michigan State University Jewish Studies Program is very proud to sponsor its largest academic conference ever: "Israel at 70: Complexity, Challenge, and Creativity" on September 16-17, 2018 at MSU's Kellogg Center. The conference brings together 40 internationally recognized scholars from Israel and the United States under one roof to discuss Israeli society, culture, politics, foreign policy, and agricultural, biomedical, water, environmental, and business innovation. Scholars and researchers will come from Michigan State and 9 other U.S. universities, including Syracuse University, Smith College, Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Illinois. Israeli panelists hail from institutions including the Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hai University, Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University, the Weitzman Institute, Hadassah University Hospital and more. The conference includes entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and members of non-governmental organizations and think tanks, including the Brookings Institution and the Institute for National Security Studies affiliated with Tel Aviv University.

A featured keynote speaker is Gilead Sher, who heads the Center for Applied Negotiations and is a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). Sher was PM Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and in 1999-2001 he served as the Israeli Chief and co-Chief negotiator at the Camp David summit and the Taba talks. He has written several books and co-chairs the NGO Blue White Future. Another keynote speaker is Oded Shoyseyov. an expert in nanobiotechnology who has authored or co-authored more than 160 scientific publications and is the inventor or co-inventor of 45 patents. Other experts include Naomi Chazan, Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Hebrew University, who served three terms as a Member of the Knesset on behalf of the Meretz Party, has authored eight books on comparative politics, served as President of the New Israel Fund between 2009- 2012 and is among the founders of the International Women's Commission for an Israel-Palestinian Peace. Another prominent speaker is Donna Robinson Divine, the Morningstar Family Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Government, Emerita at Smith College, who has written several books and is currently serving as President of the Association for Israel Studies.

The conference is open and free to the public. Join us for this amazing array of American and Israeli academic excellence. Meals are complementary and one can register for kosher meals.

Conference registration.

If you have any questions email the MSU Jewish Studies Program at jewishst(at)msu.edu, or call 517-432-3493

Please join JMC Assistant Professor Amanda Flaim for a job talk entitled "Paradox of Citizenship? Protracted Statelessness and Rights Violations in Northern Thailand".

Professor Flaim will present her work that examines the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to eradicate statelessness worldwide and why the issue of statelessness remains a significant problem for hundreds of thousands of highland people residing in the northern borderlands of Thailand. Drawing on multi-scalar ethnographic research and extensive survey data, Professor Flaim will argue that legalistic approaches to citizenship resolution can reproduce, rather than resolve, statelessness and its associated human rights deprivations.

 

4 Panelists will discuss the current situation in Yemen

Prof Mohammad Ayoob will discuss the international politics behind the crisis 

Summer Issawi will share personal/familial accounts

Professor Russell Lucas will discuss domestic politics

Professor Reza Nassiri will discuss the health crisis in Yemen 

 

Arabic Diwan is a gathering of Arabic students who are in the Arabic program, where they speak the language and learn about the culture in a relaxed environ­ment with our Fulbright teaching assistant. Students from all Arabic language levels are encouraged to attend. Also, we extend the invitation to the Arabic speaking students at the English Center. 

For more information please contact Fatima Alaiwi, fatima_bh(at)msn.com.

Join your fellow Indian and South Asian language learners for Chai and Chat. Practice speaking the language you're learning in a relaxed environment.

Linking All Types of Teachers in International Cross Cultural Education.

A student involvement fair where student organizations, living unit groups, and major governing groups meet new and returning students to inform them about their organization's purpose and events.