Higher Education

With antisemitism skyrocketing, American universities need to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism now

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 22 Jan

The surge in antisemitic incidents, both in the United States and globally, necessitates immediate action from American universities and international institutions.

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The Great Reckoning: Is It Time to Rethink Higher Education for Jewish Students?

Erica Brown in Lehrhaus · 22 Jan

The article discusses the current challenges facing Jewish students in higher education, particularly in the United States.

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Jewish ‘safe spaces’ are not the answer

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 12 Jan

Prominent Jewish leaders have called for Jewish students and donors to abandon Ivy League universities due to campus antisemitism and other problems in higher education.

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What’s Next: Higher Education for Jews: David Wolpe, Talia Khan, and Steven Pinker

18forty · 9 Jan

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Harvard Divinity School visiting scholar Rabbi David Wolpe, MIT PhD student Talia Khan, and Harvard professor Steven Pinker discuss the new challenges facing Jewish students in higher education.

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What’s Next: Higher Education for Jews: David Wolpe, Talia Khan, and Steven Pinker

18forty · 9 Jan

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi David Wolpe, Talia Khan, and Steven Pinker discuss the challenges that Jewish students face in higher education, particularly regarding the increasingly hostile discourse surrounding Israel.

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A Charedi Appreciation for Higher Education

Emes Ve-Emunah · 8 Jan

The author reflects on the high level of education possessed by Jonathan Rosenblum, a Charedi columnist for Mishpacha Magazine.

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Goodbye, Columbia

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 8 Jan

The author discusses the opportunity to change American higher education, particularly the Jewish experience within it, due to the declining confidence in higher education and the willingness of top donors to invest elsewhere.

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Should Harvard Be Burned Down?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 21 Dec 2023

The text discusses an incident of alleged plagiarism involving a DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) hire at Harvard University.

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In Pursuit of a Dream: The North American Youth Aliyah Movement

Aviva Engel in Jewish Action · 3 Dec 2023

The article discusses the growing trend of young North American Jews pursuing higher education and settling in Israel.

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New Priorities for American Jews

Sapir · 1 Nov 2023

The American Jewish community is facing a reckoning with elite universities, as recent events have highlighted the rise of antisemitic ideas on campuses.

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‘Some students on U.S. campuses think all Israelis are colonizers, so it's okay to slaughter them’

Haaretz Weekly · 31 Oct 2023

Prof. Dov Waxman, director of UCLA's Israel Studies Center, discusses the heightened tensions and antisemitism on U.S. campuses following recent violence in Israel and Gaza.

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As university crowds cheer Hamas, the intellectual left has rarely been less moral

Talya Zax in Forward · 24 Oct 2023

In this article, the author expresses gratitude to his alma maters for showing him the moral failures of the intellectual left.

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What Do Israeli Haredim Really Care About?

Tel Aviv Review · 31 Jul 2023

Dr. Nechumi Yaffe from Tel Aviv University, the first ultra-Orthodox woman to be a faculty member at an Israeli university, explores her research on ultra-Orthodox capabilities and their well-being, as well as the link between a Haredi lifestyle and higher education.

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The End of Affirmative Action

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 3 Jul 2023

Adam White discusses a significant Supreme Court decision that marks the end of using race as a factor in higher-education admissions.

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The Woke University’s Servant Class

Dick Bauer in Tablet · 12 May 2023

This article highlights the plight of adjunct faculty, who constitute over 70% of university faculty yet are significantly underpaid and lack job security.

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How a Florida bill could hurt Jewish studies

Adam Kovac in Forward · 17 Mar 2023

A controversial Florida bill, House Bill 999, that aims to limit race and gender studies may also have unintended consequences for Judaic studies programs in the state.

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Should Jews Stop Sending Their Kids to College?

Emily Alhadeff in The Cholent · 10 Feb 2023

In this interview, Liel Leibovitz, a writer, editor, and co-host of the podcast Unorthodox, discusses the idea that Jews should stop sending their children to college.

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Columbia and Its Forgotten Jewish Campus

Tablet Podcasts in Tablet · 13 Sep 2022

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.

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Can College Cultivate Habits of a Free Mind?

Sapir · 1 Aug 2022

The article explores the different experiences that two hypothetical twin daughters, Adi and Sophie, have in college and how it shapes their thinking and identity.

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The “Normativities & Their Discontents” Edition

Promised Podcast · 9 Jun 2022

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss Israel's government failing to renew temporary regulations allowing Israeli law to apply to citizens in the West Bank, which is not part of Israel.

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The American College Crack-Up - with Niall Ferguson

Call Me Back · 4 Dec 2021

Historian Niall Ferguson discusses the current crisis in American higher education, arguing that today's environment lacks the academic freedom of previous eras.

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Why Ending Tenure Is Only a Start

Michael Lind in Tablet · 1 Nov 2021

The article discusses the issues with the American university system beyond the problems of faculty tenure.

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Are Educated People More Anti-Semitic?

Jay P. Greene in Tablet · 30 Mar 2021

The widely held belief that educated people are less anti-Semitic may be flawed, according to a recent study.

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Zoom University: Is Covid The Ultimate Higher Education Disruptor?

Call Me Back · 19 Mar 2021

The text discusses the significant increase in college tuition costs over the years compared to the rate of inflation, questioning the value students receive in return.

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Welcome to the Revolution You Paid For

Edward N. Luttwak in Tablet · 5 Jun 2020

The author argues that the American Revolution has never truly ended and that Mayor Bill de Blasio's statement about wealth redistribution reflects a rebellion against the fundamental principles of American civilization.

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