Dear President Fenves,
We, the undersigned faculty and staff of Emory University, condemn the violent attacks and the subsequent war in Israel and Gaza, and grieve the devastation faced by innocent Israeli and Palestinian civilians. We mourn and lament the recent violence, which has affected our community in both scholarly and personal ways. Violence, particularly against unarmed civilians, can never be excused. We call on our community to come together, condemn the loss of life, renew calls for negotiation and urge that all parties respect the international laws of war and basic human rights. We stand in solidarity with our Jewish and Arab colleagues, students and communities. We commit ourselves to being a resource for open conversation and support for our grieving communities, particularly all of our students whose lives and families are being directly impacted by the latest events. We commit ourselves to candid and respectful discourse and the vital importance of discussing difficult topics in an environment free from recriminations, fear and hate.
Signed by,
Falguni A. Sheth, WGSS, Professor
Harshita Mruthinti Kamath, MESAS, Associate Professor
Walter Rucker, African American Studies, Professor
Emil’ Keme, English Department, Professor
Ruby Lal, MESAS, Professor
P. Hernandez, Spanish & Portuguese
Subha Xavier, French and Italian, Associate Professor
Gyanendra Pandey, History, Professor
James Hoesterey, Religion, Associate Professor
Scott Kugle, MESAS, Professor
Devaka Premawardhana, Religion, Associate Professor
Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger, Religion, Professor Emerit
Deanna Ferree Womack, Candler School of Theology, Associate Professor
Arun Jones, Candler School of Theology, Associate Professor
Ellen Gough, Religion, Associate Professor
Vincent J. Cornell, MESAS, Professor
Brajesh Samarth, MESAS, Teaching Professor
Kashika Singh, MESAS, Teaching Professor
Julio Medina, Dance and Movement Studies, Assistant Professor
Daniel LaChance, History, Associate Professor
Sean Meighoo, Comparative Literature, Associate Professor
Nargis Ali Virani, MESAS, Associate Teaching Professor
Eric Weeks, Physics, Dobbs Professor
Beretta E. Smith-Shomade, Film and Media, Associate Professor
Judith A. Miller, History, Associate Professor
Elissa Marder, French and Comparative Literature, Professor
Lynne Huffer, Philosophy, Professor
Ana Catarina Teixeira, Spanish and Portuguese & African Studies, Associate Teaching Professor
Hossein Samei, MESAS, Associate Teaching Professor
Ellen Ott Marshall, Professor, Candler & Graduate Division of Religion
Helen Jin Kim, Candler & Graduate Division of Religion, Associate Professor
Salmon Shomade, Political Science, Associate Professor
Sally A. Radell, Dance, Professor
Simona Muratore, French and Italian, Associate Teaching Professor
Chad Córdova, French, Assistant Professor
Lisa Dillman, Spanish and Portuguese, Professor of Practice
Roxani Eleni Margariti, MESAS, Associate Professor
Tiphanie Yanique, English Department and Creative Writing Program, Professor
Geoffrey Bennington, Comparative Literature, Professor
Donna Troka, CFDE, Director of Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy
Vialla Hartfield-Méndez, Spanish and Portuguese, Teaching Professor
Marjorie Pak, Program in Linguistics, Associate Teaching Professor
Paul B. Courtright, Religion, Professor Emeritus
Elizabeth W. Corrie, Candler School of Theology
Gautham Reddy, Emory Libraries, South Asia and Religion Librarian
Susan Tamasi, Program in Linguistics, Teaching Professor
Elizabeth M. Bounds, Candler School of Theology, Associate Professor
Chella Vaidyanathan, Emory Libraries, European/World History, Philosophy, and Classics Librarian
Anouar El Younssi, Arabic & MESAS, Assistant Professor
Susan Reynolds, Candler School of Theology, Assistant Professor
Maria-Cecilia Gomez, Center for Faculty Development & Excellence, Associate Director of Teaching & Pedagogy / Adjunct instructor at Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Tara Nancy Doyle, Candler School of Theology, Visiting Research Scholar
Yanna Yannakakis, History Department, Professor and Associate Chair
Jody Bailey, Emory University Libraries, Head of Scholarly Communications Office and Associate Librarian
Antonio E. Alonso, Candler School of Theology, Aquinas Asst. Professor of Theology and Culture
Petra Creamer, MESAS, Assistant Professor
Karen Garrabrant, Library Specialist Senior
Tanine Allison, Film and Media, Associate Professor
Saira Raza, Goizueta Business Library, Associate Librarian
Paige Crowl, Emory Libraries, Teaching and Learning Librarian
Stefano Maranzana, French and Italian, Assistant Teaching Professor
Malinda Maynor Lowery, History, Professor
Pamela Scully, WGSS and African Studies, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor
Alix Olson, Oxford College, WGSS, Assistant Professor
Clifton Crais, History, Professor
Linette Park, WGSS, Assistant Professor
Kwok Pui Lan, Candler School of Theology, Professor
Aisha Finch, WGSS, Associate Professor
Musa W. Dube, Candler School of Theology, Professor
Tsepak Rigzin, Assistant Teaching Professor, MESAS
Erin Reardon, University Libraries, Public Health Informationist
Laura Akerman, Emory Libraries Library Technologies and Digital Strategies, Librarian and Product Manager
Kyle Lambelet, Candler School of Theology, Assistant Professor
Sameena Mulla, WGSS, Associate Professor
Kylie Smith, School of Nursing, Associate Professor
Lisa M Thompson, School of Nursing, Professor
Eri Saikawa, Environmental Sciences, Professor
Wesley Longhofer, Organization & Management, Goizueta Business School, Associate Professor
Melissa Hage, Environmental Sciences, Assistant Professor
Stu Marvel, WGSS, Assistant Professor
Ethan Cicero, PhD, RN – Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Marta Jimenez, Philosophy, Associate Professor
Cynthia Willett, Philosophy, Professor
David Marriott, Philosophy, Professor
John Lysaker, William R Kenan Professor of Philosophy
Axelle Karera, Philosophy, Assistant Professor
Aminah Hasan-Birdwell, Philosophy, Assistant Professor
Dilek Huseyinzadegan, Philosophy, Associate Professor
Beth Reingold, WGSS and Political Science, Professor
