Keep learning about Middle East
A March 10 Chronicle editorial says Duke’s commitment to continue the dialogue that began with the Palestine Solidarity Movement conference is "encouraging."

Duke Conference Was Learning Vehicle
Duke President Richard H. Brodhead writes in The Jewish Week, "Duke offered in mid-October as rich an array of perspectives on the Israel-Palestine conflict as probably existed anywhere in the country."

The Intifada Comes to Duke
In Commentary Magazine, Duke Ph.D. candidates Eric Adler and Jack Langer discuss the university’s decision to host the Palestine Solidarity Movement conference in October 2004. In a response, accompanied by an answer from Adler and Langer, Duke senior vice president John F. Burness describes the article as "narrow and misleading."

Saving Israel From Itself
In the January 2005 issue of Harper’s Magazine, visiting Sanford Institute of Public Policy professor Bernard Avishai writes that what leaks into nearly every conversation in Israel nowadays "is uncertainty about how to envision Israel going forward in its existing boundaries."

Student Leaders Call for Respectful Dialogue
A letter to the Duke community backs free speech but says "considerate discussion" is essential.

President Brodhead Reacts to Post-PSM Discussion
In a letter to The Chronicle, the president says prejudice and stereotypes "have no place at a great university." The president also addressed the conference in a speech to the Academic Council.