As the global tragedies unfold around us, the deluge of information from all channels can feel overwhelming. Your colleagues in Healey Library want to remind you of the available resources that can help you make some sense of current events and the historical context that led us to this point.

In their October 10 campus outreach message about the violence in the Middle East, Chancellor Suarez-Orozco, Provost Berger, and Vice Chancellor Ferrer-Muniz encouraged the campus community "to learn about the causes and humanitarian consequences of the [Israeli-Palestinian] conflict – so that we may better understand them." In support of this responsibility, Healey Library offers the following resources, among many others, that provide insight on Israel and Palestine. 

As is always the case, no one source of information will be perfect. We encourage you to search and consult multiple sources, and to approach each source of information critically, carefully, and thoughtfully.

We also include examples of resources available through our Counseling & Therapy video collection to help members of the UMass Boston community work through complex feelings of grief and trauma you may be experiencing as you watch these devastating events occur.