Cary Nelson, Ph.D.

Cary Nelson received his Ph.D. in 1970 from the University of Rochester. He has taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since then, becoming Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts & Sciences. He holds an honorary doctorate from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Nelson is a former national president of the American Association of University Professors and is the author or editor of 36 books and the author of over 400 essays.

July 11, 2024

Episode 9: David and Goliath

In the decades following the Six-Day War in 1967, anti-Zionism gained momentum in American academia and led to the rise of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement on college campuses. Nearly sixty years later, the Oc…

Guests: Michael Feuer, Ph.D. , Rachel Fish, Ph.D. , Adena Kirstein , Alana Mondschein , Cary Nelson, Ph.D. , Yair Rosenberg