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February 25, 2025, 12:50 pm
Facing 66% rise in academic boycotts, Israeli universities gear up to fight back
Boycotts of Israeli institutions and researchers won’t stop anytime soon and Israel needs to adapt to the situation, report finds
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Zev Stub
October 28, 2024, 5:00 pm
Universities gear up for new academic year in shadow of ongoing war
A significant portion of registered students are also expected to serve as IDF reservists, many for a second year in a row
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June 4, 2024, 4:32 pm
Arab MKs, academics slam bill requiring universities to fire anti-Zionist faculty
‘We will not allow terrorism to take over academia,’ says coalition whip; Association of University Heads condemns ‘McCarthyistic’ campaign against higher education
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December 24, 2023, 5:59 pm
Universities still set to start December 31, but reservists to have staggered return
After months of delays, academic year to officially open next week; reserve soldiers to have ‘concentrated week’ of condensed studies when they are released
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December 20, 2023, 3:24 pm
University heads float staggered start to academic year as IDF requests further delay
After months of delays, academic year set to begin on December 31; compromise solution proposed, with later date for returning reservists and intensive studies to make up material
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December 10, 2023, 4:37 pm
Universities to begin academic year on December 31
Announcement comes after several delays from original October 15 start date; some students still expected to be in reserve duty when classes begin
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November 7, 2023, 6:13 pm
Israeli universities step up to support students in reserves, war effort
Aside from grants and other aid, institutes of higher education open campuses for assistance efforts, evacuee lodging
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October 25, 2023, 2:16 am
Waiting for reservists to be released, university classes delayed until at least Dec 3
Using remote learning, some programs for foreign students have already begun school year; Ben Gurion University serving as war-time logistics center
By
Gavriel Fiske
June 5, 2023, 9:11 am
University staff end 2-week strike after wage deal reached with Finance Ministry
New collective deal, achieved after 18 months of talks, includes salary hike, ‘promotion of excellence in research,’ and consensus to keep system ‘stable’ until at least 2027
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March 20, 2023, 12:26 pm
Ben-Gurion University Senate encourages students to protest judicial overhaul
Staff forum warns government’s plans will stifle academic freedom, urges other institutes of higher education to threaten open-ended strike if legislation is not halted
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University chiefs warn judicial reform will spark global academic boycott
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