…ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS & SENIORS come learn about the MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Jewish Studies, study in Israel, MSU Hillel and life on campus! Representatives from MSU…
… individual colleges, the Office of Admissions, the Jewish Studies Program, and MSU Hillel will be on hand to answer questions. Join us at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center on Thursday, October 23…
… Campus Life in partnership with the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust. ABQ was brought to Michigan State University via MSU Hillel in the fall of 2011. As part of the program, students are trained as…
… understanding. Ask Big Questions (ABQ) began as a Campus Entrepreneurship Initiative at Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern University. The program is now a national initiative of Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish…
… program of MSU Hillel that brings participants together for a day-long excursion to Detroit where they tour the city, meet community leaders and engage in volunteer activities to benefit disadvantaged youth…
…Please loin us at ISUNDANCEI SHOES for a 46 NAOT >> ... Next Generation ... Asking Big questiona MSU Hillel promotes discourse and engagement for diverse campus groups. VIVIAN HENOCH I…
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…? How do we connect? With smart phones, Facebook Friends and Instagram on hand, we talk about staying in touch, but really? How do we truly connect? Questions of Jewish identity, diversity and community…
… are as old as Hillel (the rabbi) himself, asking, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? When I am for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?" Today, at Hillel centers on college campuses across…
… the country, students are put to the test to Ask Big Questions with a new spin in a series of facilitated conversations designed to help diverse groups share their stories and find common ground for…
… fellows. Ask Big Questions Fellows promote discourse by building a social network of students through one-on-one dialogue and, on a larger scale, by leading the ABQ Campaign. ABQ Fellows work with their…
… nearly 30 students from MSU Hillel, as well as MSU Jewish Student Union and Student Government leaders and HCAM (Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan) ABQ interns from Central Michigan University, Eastern…
… basis for better understanding one another." Early in September, MSU Hillel held its ABQ "Basic Training" at Michigan State University to introduce student leaders to the essential "ground rules" and…
… Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Saginaw Valley State University and Western Michigan University. Commenting on the effectiveness of the program, Olivia Berlin, a Destination Detroit…
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…:' wrote AAU chairman William C. Powers, also president of the University of Texas at Austin, in a statement. Closer to home, Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon, a member of the AAU…
… 60 campuses. Their politics may vary widely, he says, but they share a commitment to academ- ic freedom. Waltzer is drafting a mission statement for the group. At the University of Michigan, President…
… Mary Sue Coleman and Viewpoint Denied Academic conference to offer panel of BDS supporters only. JNS. org T he pro-Israel campus groups Hillel International and the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC…
…, Kenyon College and Penn State Harrisburg withdrew their mem- bership in the ASA in protest of the boy- cott decision. Among the more notewor- thy universities that rejected the boycott were Harvard…
…, Columbia, Princeton, New York University, Yale and Dartmouth College. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations expressed appreciation to university presidents and chancellors who…
… Association of American Universities (AAU) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) similarly expressed their opposi- tion to the boycott. "Academic freedom ... is a principle that should…
… not be abridged by political considerations. "American colleges and universities, as well as like institutions elsewhere, must stand as the first line of defense against attacks on academic freedom…
…-founder Omar Barghouti; University of Texas professor Barbara Jane Harlow, a sup- porter of the ASA boycott of Israel; University of Southern California profes- sor of English David Lloyd, a well-known BDS…
… activist; and Wesleyan University professor Richard Ohmann, who signed a 2009 letter that described Israeli treat- ment of Palestinians as "one of the most massive, ethnocidal atrocities of modern times…
…." University of Texas professor Samer M. Ali, who publicly defended the ASA boycott, organized the roundtable. "We believe the members of the MLA deserve to hear a far more diverse set of perspectives on the…
… least 80. It will be urging a joint struggle on behalf of also has a local presence at Wayne State oppressed Palestinians and against racial, University and the University of Michigan- military or…
… Palestinians are being oppressed daily by closely monitored. Zionist forces and we hope students will Cindy Hughey is executive director of declare justice for Palestinians in any way Hillel Campus Alliance of…
… for Justice in Palestine at Jewish community must stay vigilant Eastern Michigan University. SJP and prepared. Jewish students must is a pro-Palestinian organization that pur- be well informed and…
…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters®thejewishnews.com Essay Editorial Confronting Campus Hate Toward Israel B eware of the new chapter of its fraudulent claims about Israel. The Students…
…-Israel parlance that Israel of Metropolitan Detroit: "On most cam- committed war crimes this summer in its puses, SJP leads the BDS effort. They focus battle with Hamas. solely on Israel as the bad guy and the SJP…
…, founded in 2001, has Palestinians as victims:' grown into a consortium Rallying to bring awareness of North American campus to distressed Palestinians is chapters that works to dis- worthy. Many…
… villages as a way to evoke world Robert Sklar inspire "liberation and justice sympathy and support for the Contri buting for Palestine" SJP grasps the Palestinian statehood push. Edi for effectiveness of…
…. Neither they nor parents avoid civilians who Hamas purposely clus- can be timid or uninformed. tered amid weapons batteries. Pro-Israel forces must do a better job of connecting to the centers of power…
…-campus communication vehicles Israeli policies toward the Palestinians as to drive home pro-Israel ideas. Given the racist and apartheid-like. SJP-sponsored arrival of SJP there, the administration at Palestine…
… Michigan, which that is peaceful and sustainable:' works closely with the EMU Jewish Studies program director, Dr. Martin Shichtman. A poster display by the chapter sought to correlate this summer's plight…
