Tag: Columbia University

Amidst the discourse surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict, Jewish workers in the US are quitting their jobs in protest of their organizations' stance.
Columbia University has suspended two student clubs, Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, for repeatedly violating university policies related to holding campus events.
Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University have all taken steps to address and combat antisemitism on their campuses.
The author reflects on their experiences at Columbia University, where they encountered a double standard in the way their classmates treated injustice and suffering.
A teenager at Columbia University has been charged with hate crimes for assaulting an Israeli student who was hanging up posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas.
The author describes their experience as a Jewish student at Columbia University.
James Shapiro, a Jewish scholar and Shakespeare expert, is currently consulting on the Shakespeare in the Park production of Hamlet.
Phillip Lopate, a renowned essayist and professor, recently retired from Columbia University after a long and successful career.
Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses has gained popularity in graduate creative writing programs for its focus on decolonizing storytelling.
The podcast episode discusses the history of Seth Low Junior College, a separate campus in Brooklyn that existed from 1928 to 1938 and was created by Columbia University to limit the number of Jewish students on its main campus.
Gatecrashers is a new podcast hosted by Mark Oppenheimer, produced by Tablet Studios.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Michelle Margolis, a librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University, discusses the role of librarians and the hidden world of Judaica and rare books.
Professor David Weiss Halivni, a renowned Talmudic scholar, has passed away.
Peoples Park in Berkeley has a complex history as a politically charged and historically significant site.
Timothy Brennan, a professor at the University of Minnesota, has authored a biography on Edward Said, a celebrated Palestinian-American scholar and public intellectual, who was also Brennan's former PhD advisor at Columbia University.
In his new biography, "Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said," Timothy Brennan examines the various facets of Edward Said, a renowned Palestinian-American scholar and public figure, who was also Brennan's former PhD advisor.
In "Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia," Timothy M. Frye challenges the notion of Russia as a uniquely autocratic country under Vladimir Putin's rule.
In "Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia," author Timothy M. Frye challenges the perception of Russia as uniquely autocratic under Vladimir Putin by arguing that the country's leadership is not entirely exceptional nor inherently predisposed to strongman rule.
Winter Vigil is a memoir written by Steve Kogan that was published posthumously by his widow, Carol Rusoff.
In a bonus episode of Unorthodox, the host Liel interviews author Sharon Cameron about her new novel, "The Light in Hidden Places," inspired by a true story of a teenager who sheltered Jews in her attic during the Holocaust.
In a recent Unorthodox dispatch, Liel discusses preparations for Shabbat HaGadol with Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern from Yeshiva University, focusing on a figure missing from the Passover story.
In a conversation with Michelle Chesner, David explores the evolution of the formatting of sacred Jewish texts over history and its impact on religious Judaism.
Michelle Chesner, the Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University, and David delve into the evolution of formatting in sacred Jewish texts throughout history and its influence on religious Judaism.
Mark Lilla, a Columbia University Professor, shares insights from his book "The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics" at the Global Forum of the National Library of Israel, discussing past failures of progressive politics and suggesting ways the liberal left can reinvent itself.
Mark Lilla, a Columbia University Professor, shares insights from his book "The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics" during the National Library of Israel's Global Forum, discussing the failures of progressive politics and proposing steps for the liberal left to reinvent itself.