Pacific Northwest Leadership Schedule
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 AM | Breakfast and check-in | |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Welcome and Goals for the Day |
Portland State Professionals Rachel Fish, PhD, Brandeis University & Boundless |
| 9:15 - 10:30 AM | Who are the Jews and Contemporary Antisemitism | Stephanie Wapner, PhD, Academic Engagement Network (AEN) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 - 12:00 PM | Unpacking Zionism and Antizionism | Rachel Fish, PhD |
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM | Debrief and Processing | Rachel Fish, PhD |
| 12:30 - 1:45 PM | Working Lunch and Panel Presentation | Panel Discussion with Students and Faculty |
| 1:45 - 3:00 PM | Understanding Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act | Mark Rotenberg, Esq., Hillel International Campus Climate Initiative |
| 3:00 - 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:45 PM | Anti-Jewish Sentiment in Christianity | Rosann Catalano, PhD and Chris Leighton, PhD, Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies |
| 4:45 - 5:00 PM | Break | |
| 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Research on Antisemitism in America | Bar Guzi, PhD, Boundless & Brandeis University |
Thursday, March 12, 2026
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Light Breakfast | |
| 9:00 - 10:15 AM | Past, Present and Future of Black-Jewish Relations | Marc Dollinger, PhD, San Francisco State University |
| 10:15 - 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:45 AM | History of the Soviet Legacy of Anti-Zionism | Izabella Tabarovsky, Senior Fellow and Scholar |
| 11:45 - 12:00 PM | Debrief | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 2:15 PM | History of Muslim-Jewish Relations and What’s to Come | Iqbal Akhtar, PhD, Florida International University |
| 2:15 - 2:30 PM | Break | |
| 2:30 - 3:45 PM | Understanding the Israel-Hamas Conflict | TBD |
| 3:45 - 4:20 PM | Case Studies in breakout groups | Facilitated by breakout session leaders |
| 4:20 - 4:30 PM | Closing and Wrap-Up | Rachel Fish, PhD |