As part of her lecture series in Israel, Hannah Pilnick, author, therapist and international speaker, gave a seminar at the Charney Resolution Center. In her talk, Hannah focused on being connected to ourselves and how beneficial this is in creating the inner peace that will lead to peace with those around us.
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EMIS student Adee reflects on her experience in the 2017 Peace Talks Simulation
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Read moreNew York: Tzili Charney Received An Honorary Doctorate from Yeshiva University
Tzili Charney accepting Honorary Doctorate Degree speech from Yeshiva University with Rabbi Hebert Dobrinsky (L) and President Richard M. Joel (R).
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Philanthropist and activist Tzili Charney was awarded an honorary degree in recognition of her generosity to the University. President Joel praised Charney for her “love, loyalty, vigor, sophistication and unyielding Jewish pride.”
Quoting her husband, Charney told graduates to “examine the options you have available to you. Maintain an awareness of this. Make proper choices and bring about changes in your life while, at the same time, continuing to make the world a better place.”
Congratulations to all the EMIS Students and to Tzili Charney
While the EMIS students graduate in Israel, at the same time, Tzili Charney receiving an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Yeshiva University in New York. Congrats all!
Read moreISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONGRESS OF THE WOMEN
On 19 May 2017, two hundred Israeli & Palestinian women convened in Tel Aviv to negotiate solutions to the conflict. Having been the first time only women participated in a public negotiating process, this was a rare and powerful event in the Middle East.
Read moreThe Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at FAU received the Best Commissioner Award
Ashley Amian and Lucia Barnes participated in the diplomatic simulation, the students represented Austria.
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University received the Best Commissioner Award at the Model European Union competition in Bloomington, Indiana. Ashley Amian and Lucia Barnes participated in the diplomatic simulation, the students represented Austria.
Read moreThe Leon Charney Diplomacy Program received the Distinguished Delegation Award
Student delegation in New York with their award
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University received the Distinguished Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations competition in New York City. Twenty-six FAU undergraduates joined more than 5,500 college students from 350 universities in the annual competition where schools represent countries and students step into the shoes of diplomats to solve global problems.
Read moreFAU Receives $1 Million Gift to Name the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program
The gift will allow for the creation of three Leon Charney Scholarships each fall and spring semester, as well as expand the existing Diplomacy Program to create an Undergraduate Honors Program (UHP) delegation, and expand to create an FAU High School delegation. The UHP and FAU High students will be trained in their own class and will compete in nationals in Washington, D.C. each fall.
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