Miriam Elman
Miriam F. Elman is Executive Director of the Academic Engagement Network and an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University where she holds the title of Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence at the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs. An award-winning scholar and teacher, Elman has edited and co-edited six books and a number of special issues for academic journals, including Israel Studies. She is the author of over 65 journal articles and book chapters on topics related to contemporary antisemitism, the anti-Israel movement on college campuses, academic freedom and campus free expression, peace and conflict resolution, and religion and politics in Israel and the Middle East. Elman has delivered hundreds of guest lectures on these topics and has been frequently featured in Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, The New York Times, The Times of Israel, Washington Post, Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Legal Insurrection, JNS, Jewish Journal, JWeekly and The Forward, among other media outlets. In recognition of her work, in 2018 The Algemeiner listed her among the top 100 people worldwide who are positively influencing Jewish life.
Scott Shay
Scott A. Shay is a leading businessman, thought leader, and author of several widely read books on profound issues facing the Jewish community. Scott is the co-founder and Chairman of Signature Bank, well known as one of the best banks in New York for private business owners.
Scott earned a BA in Economics and a Masters in Management from Northwestern University, a valuable experience due to the commitment of his professors to high academic standards and the ideals of the university’s motto.
His third book, Conspiracy U: A Case Study, utilizes this motto as a backdrop to illustrate how his alma mater and academia in general have departed from these standards and ideals, sacrificing academic integrity and trustworthy scholarship in favor of Conspiracy Theories.
Scott is a distinguished leader in the Jewish community and an avid student of religion and its application to the world outside of the synagogue, church, or mosque. These interests are reflected in Conspiracy U, as well as his previous two books, In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism and Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry.
Learn more at scottshay.com.
Andrew Pessin
Andrew Pessin is Campus Bureau Editor of The Algemeiner and Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College. In addition to his academic work he has authored three novels, including most recently Nevergreen, a satirical account of campus cancel culture and its ideological excesses, and their impact on the Jews. His book, Anti-Zionism on Campus: The University, Free Speech, and BDS, was published in 2018 by Indiana University Press and his book Poisoning the Wells: Antisemitism in Contemporary America was published by ISGAP in 2021. More information about him and his work may be found at www.andrewpessin.com.
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