Academic World
Israeli lecturer indicted for planning mass terror attack against Palestinians, Arab Israelis
The accused, a mathematics lecturer in his 60s at Bar-Ilan University, was charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism, extortion by threats, and obstruction of justice.
No. 49: Prof. Jennifer Mnookin: Columbia’s first Jewish pres., arriving at its most turbulent hour
Pentagon demands audit of 30 universities, investigating Russian, Chinese, Iranian research ties
Prof. Uriel Reichman to receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor
Academia in Italy is targeting Israel - opinion
Sergio Mattarella, the Italian president, recently emphasized the importance of keeping scientific research insulated from international tensions, highlighting its role as an “instrument of peace."
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.
