Speaker
John Zumbrunnen
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning
John Zumbrunnen is the senior vice provost for Academic Affairs and Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He works closely with the university’s provost on special projects and strategic initiatives, while working in collaboration with deans and other academic leaders across campus to provide leadership, coordination and administrative support for UW–Madison’s teaching and learning mission. As the vice provost for teaching and learning, Zumbrunnen oversees the Division for Teaching and Learning.
As professor of political science, Zumbrunnen studies the history of political thought, democratic theory and American political thought. Alongside his administrative work, he continues to lead short-term study abroad programs. He has served as the faculty director of Chadbourne Residential College, an educational innovation senior fellow and chair of the Department of Political Science.
Speaking in
Antisemitism, Democracy, and the Struggle for an Inclusive and Resilient America
A healthy democracy requires that we stand against hate and extremism. Antisemitism does not only threaten the Jewish community – it jeopardizes the rights and safety of countless other communities as well as our fundamental democratic norms and values.
At this critical moment for democracy and our country, this moderated panel conversation will explore the inextricable link between Jewish safety, our democratic freedoms, and the resilience of our interconnected communities.
Session Objectives
- Explain how antisemitism threatens the rights and safety of Jewish and other communities, as well as fundamental democratic norms and values
- Describe how to counter hateful and hurtful speech while respecting the First Amendment rights of students, faculty, and staff
- Explain why the fight against antisemitism and the fight against racism are a shared struggle
- Identify some common anti-Jewish tropes
- Identify best practices to support Jewish inclusion on campus