Academic World

Bill to fire academics who 'incite to terror' is unconstitutional, attorney general says

The bill also gives a Knesset subcommittee the authority to slash funding from institutions who ignore the bill, as well as take "other enforcement measures."

Belgium's Ghent University severs ties with all Israeli universities over Hamas war

The university will continue its research projects with six non-academic Israeli institutions, saying they could not find any links between them and human rights violations.

By REUTERS
31/05/2024

Campus protests must be branded 'Academic Intifada'

Worldwide, small cells of well-organized, well-funded haters crying “Globalize the intifada” demean academia, reducing a complex conflict to hate-filled slogans.

29/05/2024

Radicalized faculty are the greater danger lurking behind campus protests

Faculty who attack Israel in the classroom, disrupt Israeli lecturers, and boycott Israeli scholars are the greater danger by far.  

By EDWARD H. KAPLAN
27/05/2024

Israeli universities performance ranking drops 21% in 2024 - QS ranking

Israel's overall university performance decreased by 21% in 2024, per QS World University Rankings. The Hebrew University's theology department dropped, while the Technion's mathematics improved.

10/04/2024

Grapevine, March 1 2024: Party pooper

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Academic ties are key to countering boycotts against Israel

“Universities are places of dialogue, discussion, and development of culture and knowledge, based on the reference value of peace and dialogue between peoples to achieve it.”

By EMANUELE G. DALLA TORRE
25/02/2024

Arab and Jewish students embrace diversity at University of Haifa

For more than 50 years, University of Haifa has been weaving a rich tapestry of diverse students who share the common goal of bettering themselves and Israel’s North.

24/02/2024

Technion opens 18 new nursing rooms for mothers in academics

“The welcome growth in the number of women studying at the Technion means that it is all the more important to provide the new mothers among them with suitable and respectful conditions for nursing."

There must be emphasis on critical thinking skills on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

How many college students know that chants of “From the River to the Sea” are calling for the murder of Israelis – both Jews and Arabs?

By MARIAN STOLTZ-LOIKE
19/02/2024
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