Tag: Academia
Brown University project is digitizing 10,000 ancient Israel inscriptions
A 1,500 to 2,100-year-old Hebrew text from Jerusalem refers to “Shalom, mother of the synagogue.” And two burial niche inscriptions from Beit She’arim in the Galilee, both dated 250 to 350 C.E., refer in Greek to “Sara daughter...
Jewish classical education master’s to debut in fall
The Tikvah Fund and the University of Dallas have teamed up on a master’s degree in humanities with a concentration in Jewish classical education. The program, of Tikvah’s Lobel Center for Jewish Classical Education, is designed...
CUNY investigation retaliatory, Jewish professors say
Two Jewish professors at Kingsborough Community College say the New York City community college is targeting them with retaliatory investigations for their complaints about antisemitism on campus. They further allege that the college and...
Cancel culture isn’t just for academics anymore
For a lot of people, the phrase “cancel culture” is still a theoretical concept. They know it refers to people being punished in various ways for saying things others don’t want to hear, but...
Alice Walker and the Jews, again
When the San Diego Community College District announced that Alice Walker would be the keynote speaker for the new chancellor’s installation, immediate protests followed. Various Jewish organizations criticized the invitation and The San Diego Union-Tribune reported...
Senior Moroccan academic delegation visits Hebrew U, student exchanges to follow
Israel’s academic cooperation with Morocco hit a high point this week with the visit of a senior delegation from Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Seeking to establish a...
Academic watchdog groups blast MESA for adoption of BDS resolution against Israel
Academic watchdog groups expressed disapproval on Wednesday at the adoption of a BDS resolution against Israel by members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), based in the United States.
In an electronic vote from...
Study shows pro-BDS faculty members contribute to campus anti-Semitism
A new study by the watchdog group AMCHA Initiative revealed that university faculty members who endorse an academic boycott of Israel are directly contributing to the anti-Semitic activity taking place on their campuses.
The study, titled...
UAE, Israel sign academic cooperation agreement in another move to enrich ties
Academic institutions in Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed their first agreement to date for academic cooperation, further strengthening ties between the two countries, reported The Jerusalem Post.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on March...
Jerusalem college to launch Israel’s first nursing master’s degree in English
The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) announced that the Israeli Council for Higher Education has approved plans to open Israel’s first English-language Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree, which will expand upon the...