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
Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors
For the first time in Israel, the Contractors Association “Bonei Ha’aretz” received approval from the Contractors Council to create a bachelor’s degree for contractors after two years of fieldwork.
Fake Western morality is fueled by Qatari money - opinion
For years, billions of dollars have flowed from Qatar into Western academic institutions.
Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia
What began as export of American branch campuses to the Gulf states ended up with those same states investing millions into American universities in a non-transparent way.
ICCR India Chair MoU signed at Tel Aviv University
Marking a new milestone in India–Israel academic cooperation.
Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, beloved Jewish Theological Seminary professor and author, dies at 73
Diamond taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary for over three decades and left an indelible mark on generations of rabbis and Jewish scholars.
“We know what works”: BGU’s amazing research that you’ve yet to hear about
Inside the work of BGU’s Prof. Moriah Ellen, who refuses to let good evidence go to waste
Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination
Some of those listed reside outside of Israel, including in the United States of America.
Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service
JCT’s new technical haredi hesder yeshiva, an offshoot of Beit Midrash Derech Chaim, is geared toward haredi students who combine Torah learning, academic studies, and then military service.
Seeing the unseen: BGU’s Maya Bar-Sadan inspires the next generation of scientist
BGU chemist’s quest to solve nature’s smallest mysteries: "Science isn’t about certainty, it’s about curiosity."
Austria hails 'brain gain' in luring 25 academics away from US after cuts
"We have succeeded in bringing these outstanding individuals from the United States to Austria. They bring with them new ideas, new perspectives, and international networks."
