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Hebrew University Appoints First Arab Vice President
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Wednesday that Mona Khoury-Kassabri had been selected as the new vice president of strategy and diversity, marking the first time in the university s history that an Arab person has been appointed to a vice president position. The university also said in a press release it is the first time an Israeli university created a senior role focused on strengthening diversity and inclusion.
Khoury-Kassabri currently serves as dean of the university s Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare.
The Media Line Staff 04/28/2021
Mona Khoury-Kassabri was elected Vice President of Strategy and Diversity at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the first Arab woman to serve as a university vice president.
Khoury-Kassabri, who was elected on Wednesday by the university board of governors, will be responsible for broadening the university’s academic staff and student body with members from underrepresented communities in academia, including ultra-Orthodox Jews, Arabs, Ethiopians and people with disabilities. She is also charged with will be charged with implementing the university’s strategic priorities, among them raising the social, economic and environmental impact of the university, increasing the cross-disciplinary efforts among the university’s six campuses and adapting teaching methods to the post-coronavirus period.
By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
The Board of Governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Wednesday that Professor Mona Khoury-Kassbari has been elected Vice President of Strategy and Diversity, becoming the first Arab to fill a senior vice president position at the prestigious academic institution.
Khoury-Kassabri will be responsible for broadening the ranks of the university’s academic staff and student body with members from underrepresented communities in academia, including ultra-Orthodox Jews, Arabs, Ethiopians and people with disabilities.
In addition, Khoury-Kassabri will be charged with implementing the university’s strategic priorities, among them raising the social, economic and environmental impact of the university, increasing the cross-disciplinary efforts among the university’s six campuses and adapting teaching methods to the post-Corona period.