Tag: College Campus
Virtual College Road Trip offers tours, webinars for teens and parents
High school students and their families can explore college and Jewish life on campus on a Virtual College Road Trip, the second annual month-long series.
Each day in June, it offers student-led college tours, virtual information...
Israeli flag gets pelted with eggs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
An Israeli flag draped over the apartment balcony of a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jewish student was pelted with 10 to 20 eggs on Monday.
Jeremy Zelner told the local news station WCIA that he was at...
Maccabee Task Force urges pro-Israel, Jewish students to forge ties with African-American community
This year’s Maccabee Task Force conference for students and professionals across America and Canada highlighted the importance of forging ties between Jewish and Israel groups with black groups on campus. Because of the coronavirus...
Hillel International and BBYO to offer virtual college visits for high school seniors
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization, and BBYO, the Jewish teen movement, are connecting graduating high school seniors with current college students for virtual campus visits and question-and-answer sessions so prospective...
Hillel in a new decade: Meeting young Jews where they are in 2020 and...
Hillel International announced Adam Lehman last week as its new president and CEO.
Lehman, who has held the interim CEO position since July 2019, previously served as the organization’s chief operating officer for four years....
Hillel International names Adam Lehman as new president and CEO
Hillel International announced Adam Lehman as its new president and CEO on Tuesday.
Lehman, who has held the interim CEO position since July 2019, previously served as the organization’s chief operating officer for four years.
In...
Pro-Israel and watchdog groups expose support for anti-Semitic violence within SJP
Pro-Israel and watchdog groups are raising the alarm on the upcoming National Students for Justice in Palestine conference at the University of Minnesota beginning on Nov. 1. It comes amid growing concern of association...
ADL condemns Benedictine SJP member for urging Holocaust survivor to denounce Israel
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Tuesday condemned a member of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Benedictine University for asking a Holocaust survivor last week to denounce the Israeli government’s “ethnic cleansing.”
“To...
Initiative seeks to double number of international students in Israel programs
The Council for Higher Education in Israel (CHE) this week officially launched the national initiative “Study in Israel” to double the number of international students enrolled in Israeli colleges and universities, initially targeting students...
The David Project officially becomes Hillel’s Center for Community Outreach
The David Project, an Israel-advocacy group, has evolved into Hillel International’s Hillel U Center for Community Outreach.
It became part of Hillel International’s Israel Engagement and Education department in 2017 after it was founded by...