Join the Vice President for Diversity at the Hebrew University, Prof Khoury, as she talks to Environmental Barrister Sarah Sackman about creating a diverse and inclusive campus.
Prof Khoury is responsible for determining and implementing overall policies, strategies and models for promoting diversity and inclusion across all campuses. Specifically, she aims to increase the accessibility of groups currently underrepresented in Israeli academia, including ultra-Orthodox Jews, Arabs, Jews of Ethiopian descent, first generation to higher education and people with disabilities.
In memory of Hebrew University Honorary Fellow Thea Zucker z"l
In partnership with BFHU (British Friends of the Hebrew University).
Prof Mona Khoury
Mona Khoury is a full professor and the Vice President for Strategy and Diversity. She is the previous Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an alumna of the Israel Young Academy and of the Global Young Academy.
She was a 2002 Fulbright Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago, and a visiting professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto for two, non-subsequent, academic years, 2011-12 and 2016-17.
Prof. Khoury received the President of Israel’s Medal of Honor in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to the State of Israel.
In March 2022, Prof. Khoury was ranked third in Globes magazine’s annual list of the fifty most influential women in Israel under the category of “Society, Education and Academia.”
Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman is a public and environmental barrister and a political activist. She is the Vice Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement and trustee of the Abraham Initiatives UK. Sarah is Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Finchley and Golders Green at the next General Election.
