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Jewish Americans gather at a rally in Washington, DC, November 14, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
'We’re complicating everybody’s narrative'
As Jews seek place in American life, Brandeis opens 250 years of wondering to public
By Agatha Khishchenko
Massachusetts university's upcoming course explores the American Jewish story, from colonial immigrants to Hollywood and summer camps, amid tensions on US campuses and in politics
Illustrative. The Tel Aviv University campus. May 15, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/ File)
July 13, 2026, 11:15 pm
Deans of all Israeli med schools warn against bill expanding gender segregation in higher ed
Heads of all 9 institutions pen letter urging MKs to reject bill, set to become law this week; say it could jeopardize international recognition, degrade Israel’s medical capabilities
By Zev Stub and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Students at Bar Ilan University, November 21, 2024 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 10, 2026, 9:46 am
Top universities come out against legislation to expand gender segregation in academia
Tel Aviv University head: ‘Real, tangible danger’; Hebrew University says legislation would cause ‘direct harm to academic freedom’; Bar Ilan says quality of research would be harmed
By ToI Staff
Prof. Michael Feuer speaking at the 2024 International Education Conference in Tel Aviv, on November 25, 2024. (Sharon Eliasi/ courtesy)
November 26, 2024, 10:17 am
US dean of education defends campus diversity training, seeks more inclusivity for Jews
Michael J. Feuer of George Washington University, visiting Israel for an educational conference, weighs in on the wartime campus protest movements and Trump’s plans for the US
By Gavriel Fiske
Students at Hebrew University on the first day of the academic year on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 14, 2024, 12:52 am
Amid war, five Israeli universities ascend in international rankings
UAW-based report on top 2,000 universities places majority of Israeli research universities among the top 3 percent worldwide
By Gavriel Fiske
Illustrative: Students from Hunter College in New York City chant and hold up signs during an anti-Israel demonstration at the entrance of their campus on October 12, 2023. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, via JTA)
April 3, 2024, 11:47 pm
Most US Jewish parents say kids’ college choices affected by Oct. 7 — survey
As anti-Israel and antisemitic activity soar on- and off-campus, overwhelming numbers avoid schools where incidents occurred – and some question going to college altogether
By JTA
Reserve IDF soldiers training at a school in the Golan Heights, on October 19, 2023. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 25, 2023, 1:42 am
In-person schooling resumes across much of Israel on Wednesday
Tel Aviv to keep schools closed until end of week despite option to resume normal activities, while educational institutions along northern border subject to restrictions
By Gavriel Fiske and ToI Staff
Prof. Israel Finkelstein speaks at a seminar launching the collaboration between the University of Haifa School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures and the Technion at the Technion in Haifa on January 18, 2023. (Rami Slush/Technion). 
January 20, 2023, 3:28 am
Israel’s Technion, U of Haifa announce game-changing microarchaeology collaboration
With excavators in need of cutting-edge science and advanced lab equipment to study finds on a molecular level, academics say the partnership will benefit both institutions
By Melanie Lidman
A student takes a picture of a graduate of Milton Friedman University in Budapest, Hungary, July 15, 2017. (Milton Friedman University/via JTA)
October 24, 2022, 11:54 pm
A secular Budapest university run by Chabad is eyeing a major expansion
Milton Friedman University, operated by the Lubavitch-affiliated EMIH, is using a $22 million government grant to raise enrollment — and it hopes to attract more Jewish students
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: Teenage girls from the Atlanta Jewish community. (Courtesy of JumpSpark)
May 9, 2022, 3:48 am
Yentl’s revenge: Young American-Jewish women outperform all others academically
Tulane University professor Ilana Horwitz’s research points to religious culture as reason for why Jewish girls surpass educational attainment of non-Jewish girls – and Jewish boys
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Ministers in the newly sworn-in Israeli government pose for the traditional group photo at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP)
July 19, 2021, 3:17 pm
Government axes 5 ministries, 4 of them set up last year
Water Resources, Cyber and National Digital Matters, Higher Education, Strategic Affairs, Community Empowerment and Advancement all to be absorbed into other offices
By Stuart Winer
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Dr. Guy Hochman, head of the MA program in Behavioral Economics at IDC
February 1, 2021, 4:50 pm
How can the MA program in Behavioral Economics help mitigate COVID-19 spread?
Behavioral economics in times of crisis
By Dr. Guy Hochman
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump at the 2019 Israeli-American Council National Summit in Florida, December 2019. (Noam Galai)
February 11, 2020, 4:14 am
Anti-Semitism on US campuses may force schools to choose free speech or bigotry
After universities fail to address Jewish students’ complaints, Trump issues EO to end discrimination — but even victims have second thoughts about how it might be enforced
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: Students at Harlem Hebrew Academy charter school have Hebrew incorporated into all subjects save for English language arts. (Courtesy: Hebrew Public)
December 24, 2019, 11:39 pm
Secular immersion schools could save Modern Hebrew programs in US universities
Charter schools such as Harlem Hebrew throw students of all backgrounds into the language. The challenge, teachers say, is to keep them studying for life
By Cathryn J. Prince
Students on the campus of Ben Gurion University in Beersheva, May 8 2013. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
October 23, 2019, 6:50 pm
After 2-year decline, number of Israeli undergrads on the rise
Women make up 60% of Israel’s college students; country lagging behind other OECD states in enrollment, Central Bureau of Statistics finds
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Students on the University of Haifa campus, April 11, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 22, 2019, 1:17 pm
Brain gain bid seeks to double number of international students in Israel
Higher Education Council launches program aimed at scholars from North America, India, China; earmarks funds for recruitment, courses in English
By Luke Tress
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