Professor Andrea J. Martin participates in law faculty trip to Israel

CARLISLE, Pa.—Professor Andrea J. Martin was selected to participate in the Academic Engagement Network’s (AEN) inaugural delegation of U.S. law faculty to Israel in November 2025—a highly selective initiative recognizing the pivotal role legal educators play in shaping how future lawyers understand ethics, equality, discrimination, and the rule of law. The program underscores the importance of informed academic leadership in addressing antisemitism and anti-Israel bias on campus and in broader public discourse.

The delegation included 23 law and interdisciplinary faculty from leading institutions nationwide, including Harvard University, Cornell University, Penn State Dickinson Law, Duquesne University, the University of Missouri, Northwestern University, Northern Arizona University, Florida International University, and Colorado State University. Participants engaged in an intensive series of briefings and site visits across Israel, meeting with Israeli legal scholars, jurists, civil society leaders, activists, policymakers, and thought leaders.

During the visit, the group toured key legal and governmental institutions—including the Israeli Supreme Court and the Knesset—as well as universities and non-governmental organizations. These engagements offered critical insights on constitutional law, civil rights, democratic resilience, and the role of legal systems in responding to crisis and conflict.

Martin will integrate insights from this experience into her teaching and scholarship and contribute to informed dialogue within the academic community. In addition, Martin reflected on the delegation in a published essay in the Times of Israel, sharing lessons on resilience, faith, and moral clarity drawn from her interactions in Israel: “Dancing Through Darkness: What Israelis Taught Me About Faith, Resolve, and Choosing Joy.”

AEN’s Faculty Against Antisemitism Movement (FAAM), launched after October 7, empowers AEN faculty members, as well as other academics who choose to get involved, to stand against antisemitism, the denigration of Jewish identity, and anti-Israel bias on their campuses and to collectively urge university leaders to take appropriate action. More than 25,000 faculty nationwide have become active in FAAM over the last year.

Professor Andrea J. Martin‘s research encompasses constitutional law, anti-discrimination law, and the study of historical and contemporary antisemitism. Through her scholarship in the emerging field of Jewish Law and Policy, she develops legal frameworks and advances strategies to influence legal, governmental, and institutional policies to combat antizionism and other contemporary forms of Jew-hatred and protect civil rights.