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0 Education Politics

MIT’s Jewish president rejects Trump’s offer of ‘priority’ funding in exchange for policy changes

Grace Gilson in Forward · 10 Oct

MIT President Sally Kornbluth, who is Jewish, has made headlines by becoming the first university leader to reject an offer from the Trump administration.

0 Gender/Identity Education

Olga Litvak in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Sep

Olga Litvak reviews "The Woman Question in Jewish Studies" by Susannah Heschel and Sarah Imhoff, which explores systemic gender issues within Jewish studies.

0 Politics Education

Bard president Leon Botstein says Trump’s campaign against colleges follows ‘a classic antisemitic routine’

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 5 Aug

Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, critiques the Trump administration's approach to higher education, highlighting its impact on college leadership and international students.

0 Education Politics

Harvard Divinity School appoints professor who has criticized Zionism to new Jewish studies role

Grace Gilson in Forward · 9 Jun

Shaul Magid's appointment as a professor of modern Jewish studies at Harvard Divinity School has sparked debate due to his critical stance on Zionism.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Leo Terrell: DOJ plans to use litigation to ‘eliminate antisemitism’

Emily Jacobs in Jewish Insider · 13 May

Leo Terrell, senior counsel to the Department of Justice, discusses the Trump administration’s strategy for combating antisemitism, highlighting the intention to use litigation against those deemed antisemitic.

0 Communities Politics

Red paint coats Dartmouth building in pro-Palestinian protest

Grace Gilson in JTA · 29 Apr

Prospective members of Dartmouth's Class of 2029 were met with red paint splattered on Dartmouth Hall, a protest against the school's investments in companies linked to Israel.

0 Culture Politics

Jews and Cancel Culture

Sapir · 3 Apr

The essays in the Sapir journal issue argue that Jews should be particularly concerned about the impact of cancel culture on liberal democracy and Jewish values.

0 Education Politics

Editor’s Note

Sapir · 3 Apr

The critique examines the decline of liberal values within American universities, identified by their shift from fostering open-mindedness and intellectual inquiry to promoting ideological conformity.

0 Education Israel

Meet the MIT Scientists Fighting Academic Boycotts of Israel

People of the Pod · 7 Mar

MIT scientists Or Hen and Ernest Fraenkel discuss how their Kalaniyot Foundation aims to counteract the negative impacts of academic boycotts against Israel by fostering collaboration between Israeli and American scholars.

0 Education Antisemitism

Editor’s Note

Sapir · 1 Nov 2024

Amidst ongoing debates on the state of higher education, the article revisits criticisms against universities historically viewed as bastions of intellectual and social advancement, but now plagued by issues concerning social mobility, academic integrity, and political neutrality.