CIS Events
- Postponed (originally scheduled for October 29):
Voices for Change: Music Transforming Conflict Performance by Jerusalem Youth Chorus and AU Chamber Singers
See our past events on the CIS Video Playlist and Israeli Writers series of webinars or the November 2022 Israel Democracy conference.
The Center for Israel Studies
View more videos from the Center for Israel Studies.
Join the Center for Israel Studies
- We invite AU students to learn more about us in the website, attend events, or Minor in Israel Studies.
- We invite the public to be a part of the growth of our center by attending our programs and offering your support. Your commitment and generosity will ensure that CIS will continue to serve as a model throughout the nation in this growing field.
Quick Links
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2023, American University’s Center for Israel Studies (CIS) is one of the nation’s premier educational centers for nurturing and catalyzing Israel Studies. CIS's multidisciplinary approach goes beyond the Arab-Israeli conflict to study modern Israel’s history, vibrant society, culture, multiethnic democracy, and complex geopolitical issues. Using AU’s expertise in global education and its central location in Washington, DC, the Center serves as a national and international hub for building bridges and highlighting the diverse achievements and challenges across Israel.
News & Notes
‘Speaking to each other is the best way of building bridges’
After publishing opposing opinion articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, professor and student start friendship
Bulletins
- Hear Center director Michael Brenner on the Future of Democracy in Israel from April 3 on NPR.
- Read the CIS Annual Newsletter.