Academic World
No. 49: Prof. Jennifer Mnookin: Columbia’s first Jewish pres., arriving at its most turbulent hour
Mnookin has headed Columbia University since July, becoming the Ivy League school's first Jewish leader in three decades amid a time of intense campus antisemitism.
Pentagon demands audit of 30 universities, investigating Russian, Chinese, Iranian research ties
Prof. Uriel Reichman to receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor
IDF Atidim launches first dedicated engineering track for haredi, minority students
Israel-Hamas war: How dare US university students back Hamas over Israel - opinion
To my fellow students who are choosing this moment to call for an intifada, who are once again demanding to know how I “could possibly support Israel,” I can only respond: How dare you?
This week in Jerusalem: Get on board
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Russian spy chief: West causes brain drain by luring foreign students
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service director Sergey Naryshkin said Western universities used neocolonial tactics to lure talented youth from Asia and Africa.
AAA's boycott of Israel is discriminatory, academic association charges
“The decision constitutes an infringement of the freedom of students and scholars to interact, study, and conduct research about Israel,” the statement argues.
Separate Zionism from academic Jewish studies, says NGO
The ICSZ's unfolding narrative hints at seismic shifts in the landscape of Zionist discourse, ethnic studies, and the ideological battles that underscore them.
Grapevine: Academics at Hadassah
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Scholars must speak out against anti-Israel academic boycotts - opinion
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) announced last week that they have voted in favor of a “Resolution to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions.”
iPads, augmented reality, and bean bag chairs: Is this the future of classroom education?
Striving to be at the forefront of academic progress, the Gordon Academic College of Education has integrated constant innovation into its core values.
Iran, Israel in talks on deal to free abducted academic - report
Russian Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov is being held by pro-Iran militia in Iraq, Israel believes. Reports suggest the abduction was an attempt to pressure Israel to release detained Iranians.
Practice and follow-up are crucial in improving literacy in children - study
The results of methods in all three countries have revealed the most important part: Targeted practice and follow-up are key in learning how to read and thrive at doing so.
