Professor Mouna Maroun
In this episode of Jerusalem TalksND, Avraham (Avrum) Burg sits with Prof. Mouna Maroun, who serves as Rector at the University of Haifa and is a professor of neurobiology. They talk about interplay of identity, memory and the role of faith and tradition in shaping her Maronite heritage. Professor Maroun reflects on the emotional and communal aspects of her identity, emphasizing how shared experiences, family rituals, and oral history preserve traditions within her community. Their conversation also delves into Moana’s expertise on memory and discusses her perspective on how memory could contribute to resolving conflicts in the Middle East.
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Presented by Notre Dame Jerusalem
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 12:00 pm
In this episode of Jerusalem TalksND, Avraham (Avrum) Burg sits with Prof. Mouna Maroun, who serves as Rector at the University of Haifa and is a professor of neurobiology. They talk about interplay of identity, memory and the role of faith and tradition in shaping her Maronite heritage. Professor Maroun reflects on the emotional and communal aspects of her identity, emphasizing how shared experiences, family rituals, and oral history preserve traditions within her community. Their conversation also delves into Moana’s expertise on memory and discusses her perspective on how memory could contribute to resolving conflicts in the Middle East.
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MoreMeet the Speaker: Mouna Maroun
Professor Mouna Maroun is a neurobiologist, with a PhD in psychobiology from the University of Haifa, and a postdoc in Paris XI Orsay France. Prof. Maroun has been a faculty member at the University of Haifa for over 20 years. She has held several official positions within and outside the University, including the Chair of the Neurobiology Department, a member of the National Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education (CHE), and the Chair of the National Steering Committee for Accessing the Arab Population to Higher Education and Vice President and Dean of Research and Development at the University of Haifa.
In 2024, Prof. Maroun was elected the Rector of the University of Haifa. She was the first from her hometown (Isfiya) to earn a PhD, the first Arab to have a PhD in Neuroscience and the first Arab woman to head a university science department in Israel.