News for Academia The resurrection of the Blood Libel - by pseudo-scholarsThe medieval blood libel still appears as part of Arab world’s vilification of Jews—and is now transmogrified, masquerading as scholarship, into slander against Israel, the Jew of nations. Has to be read to be believed. Researchers fabricate studies to expose corrupt scholarshipUS researchers: 'Scholarship based less upon finding truth and more upon attending to social grievances has become firmly established.' Hasidim attacked for becoming lawyersFour Belz Hasidim become lawyers with encouragement of Belzer Rebbe; 'Jerusalem Faction' attacks: 'Academic apostasy has ruined many'. 'I've taken some punches; it won't stop me'Art college student ridiculed by lecturers calls on more students to join her. 'Academic discourse mainly leftist; I'm going to change it.' 'This is BDS from within'Israeli academics blast plan 'annexing' Ariel University to Israel, claim it turns Israeli academia into part of the 'occupation.' Could Israeli professors be jailed for anti-Israel incitement?Coalition MK proposes increased punishment for incitement to violence from those who receive government funding, including academia. Rabbi Cherlow: Bennett's ethics code is dangerousReligious Zionist rabbi calls for Education Ministry's 'dangerous' ethics code to be rejected. Hebrew University professor: Israel becoming like Nazi GermanyPolitical science professor at Hebrew University claims Israel on 'slippery slope' to fascism. Bennett: I'll work to shorten school vacationsEducation Minister promises to find solutions for discrepancy in number of parents and kids' vacation days; says ethics code is 'mandatory.' Will Israeli academics return home to Israel?New survey finds only 38% of Israeli scientists abroad are seriously thinking about moving back to Israel within the next year. Eliminating Shakespeare to make room for Lady Gaga and Zulu poetryAcademia is "decolonizing" its culture. Say goodbye to pillars of the West such as Shakespeare, Descartes, Plato et al. who are now in ideological quarantine. Haredim flocking to academia, but with high dropout ratesHaredim are flocking to academia, according to a Taub Center report, but still suffer from a high dropout rate. 'Academia is Greek culture in disguise'Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Yisrael says academic studies are Greek culture in disguise and must be avoided. IDF to fund studies for discharged soldiersIDF unveils plans to fund academic or vocational studies for discharged soldiers drafted after July 2013. Haredi MK: Higher education is idolatryMK Moshe Gafni slams haredi college programs, claiming they are part of an effort to secularize religious Jews. Brazilian university: Zionism is racismJob listing at Brazilian university seeks a teacher for a class on "Zionism, Nazism and Apartheid- as racism." More Israeli academics seeking jobs abroad - pollIsraelis seeking relief from high prices and political tension are increasingly looking to work abroad, a poll shows. 306,370 Israelis Head Back to College2015-16 academic year begins with 0.9% drop in enrollment, as student satisfaction ratings lean toward private institutions. Academic Doublethink Regarding Anti-SemitismWhy should a professor’s political attitudes not be told to students, if he is using the lecture hall to push his personal ideology? An Analysis of ExpulsionUniversities begin academic examination of the Disengagement. Expert: The idea to ‘Disengage’ started in academia. IDC Herzliya – An Innovative Approach to SuccessBehind the interdisciplinary democratic portico lies one of the country’s most serious academic establishments. American Embassy Brings Expert to Hareidi CollegeAn American delegation visited Machon Lustig, a center of studies for hareidi-religious women in the field of high-tech. Irish Teachers Call For Academic Boycott of IsraelThe AJC has expressed outrage over calls by the Teachers Union of Ireland to institute an academic boycott against the state of Israel. Far-Left Academic Hate Down as Articles TranslatedAnti-Israel articles written by Israeli professors are fewer and farther between thanks to watchdog group’s translations. Victory for Yesha: Ariel Full-Fledged UniversityNationalists won major recognition Tuesday with the Ariel higher education facility in Samaria being accepted as a full-fledged university. Knesset Lobby to Fight for for Ariel UniversityMK Hotovely: university heads' attacks on Ariel are a mark of shame for Israel's academia. Wiesenthal Center Blasts Norwegian ProfessorWiesenthal Center denounced anti-Semitic rhetoric of Prof. Galtung, who blamed Jews for Holocaust, linked mass murderer to Mossad. Opinion: Academic Pluralism?Teachers seek to limit academic pluralism by declaring that they will not take part in educational tours of Hevron. |
