Tag: Academia
Academic departments need to steer clear of activism against Israel
The obsessive loathing of Israel by large swathes of academia was evident this past spring as Hamas showered Israeli population centers with more than 4,000 rockets and mortars. Instead of denouncing genocidal aggression on...
Haifa, Zayed universities sign MoU for research, student and faculty exchanges
On behalf of Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Culture and Youth Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday...
Ben-Gurion University to team with second academic institution in Morocco
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) in Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the study of Moroccan Jewry, in addition to research and education.
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Israeli universities to partner with Moroccan tech school for joint research, degrees
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco is working on agreements with two Israeli universities so far to promote academic collaboration.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem penned an understanding with the institution on Aug. 10,...
GW becomes first American university to offer master’s program in Israel education
George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development is now offering a master’s degree program in Israel education.
The private university in Washington, D.C., is the first major educational institution in the United...
Noting and confronting anti-Semitism among the ‘educated’
A March 29 article in the online news magazine Tablet titled “Are Educated People More Anti-Semitic?” reported that a carefully crafted survey of Americans by authors Jay P. Greene, Albert Chang and Ian Kingsbury found that...
David G. Roskies, “Rabbis, Rebbes and Other Humanists: The Search for a Usable Past...
David G. Roskies, “Rabbis, Rebbes and Other Humanists: The Search for a Usable Past in Modern Yiddish Literature,” Studies in Contemporary Jewry 12 (1996): 55-77
These Zydki, wooden figurines of traditionaal Polish Jews, come in...
Into the future: Tel Aviv University launches new artificial-intelligence center
Tel Aviv University has launched its new Multidisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science on Wednesday during the university’s AI week to encourage research that uses the most advanced methods of both disciples.
The...
Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners
Two professors from the University of Haifa have been announced recipients of the prestigious 2021 Israel Prize: Professor Ariela Lowenstein for work in the field of sociology and criminology, and Professor Nitza Ben-Dov for...
Ex-Nazi hunter calls on Barr to block Erekat from entering US for Harvard post
American attorney and ex-Nazi hunter Neal Sher has called on U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr to deny Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary-General Saeb Erekat entry into the United States to mentor students at Harvard University.
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