Academic World

Austria hails 'brain gain' in luring 25 academics away from US after cuts

"We have succeeded in bringing these outstanding individuals from the United States to Austria. They bring with them new ideas, new perspectives, and international networks."

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.
2022 Ceremony.

Jonathan Davis built Israel’s most global campus, and a refuge for Jewish students

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, visit first-graders on the first day of the school year in Kiryat Shmona, on September 1. A new contract for excellent teaching must combine fairness and wisdom, says the writer.

A new contract for excellent teaching - opinion

Prof. Uriel Reichman: “Israel’s enemies are relentlessly working to spread the anti-Zionist narrative.”

Reichman University leaders warn of crisis at counterterrorism summit


A need to pass on wisdom: Yeshiva, academia has failed to produce new sages - opinion

We need sages. And the yeshiva and academia have failed to methodically produce sages. But we can fix that.

Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi delivers a torah lesson at Ateret Yisrael Yeshiva in Jerusalem, November 19, 2019.

Oxford University college launches £5k Tikvah Scholarships for Jewish, Israeli undergraduates

The Tikvah Scholarships will provide a total of four Jewish and/or Israeli (of any or no faith) undergraduates studying at the college with £5,000 for the year.

Students queue to sit a university degree finals examination at Oxford University in Oxford, Britain, June 6, 2025.

Pretending to ‘grapple with genocide’: The anti-Israel fad in Western academia - opinion

The discussion focused largely on transcending the need to ascertain whether certain violent acts fit the “narrow and highly technical realm of criminal law” and the legal definition of genocide.

 A pro-Palestinian protester holds a banner in front of a Starbucks coffeehouse during a demonstration in Barcelona, in June 2025.

Academic boycott of Israel harms the foundations of academia - opinion

The SCE Tech-Fest 25 to be held in parallel in Ashdod and Beersheba is much more than a merely academic event – it is a declaration that science continues, progress never ceases.

 Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Professor Uriel Reichman's journey toward building a global academic home for the Jewish people

Interviewing Professor Uriel Reichman, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jerusalem Post's Conference, he reflects on Zionism, October 7 & his vision for Reichman University

 Prof. Reichman holding his award from the Jerusalem Post Group

The art of healing: Ono International School’s premier visual art therapy program

Ono Academic College’s innovative art therapy program offers new olim a transformative route to healing and professional fulfillment amid the ongoing conflict

 ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE is home of the Ono International School.

2,500 Students graduate at Reichman University, one-third from 90 countries around the world

Reichman University celebrates Class of 2024, with 30% of grads from the International School amid rising global antisemitism

2,500 graduates of Reichman University’s undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, gathered for a moving commencement ceremony.

A call to students worldwide: Now is the time to come study in Israel - opinion

Joining the community of Israeli academia is to take a stand.

 STUDENTS MINGLE on the campus of Shenkar College. ‘In Israel, we are rebuilding – intellectually, emotionally, and physically – after a national trauma. Your presence can be a part of that sunrise,’ says the writer.

My third front: A Jewish student's perspective on pro-Palestine campus encampments - opinion

Now, more than ever, we need to stand with our fellow Jewish students and show that we won’t cower in the face of hate.

 AN ISRAELI FLAG is hung high on the Columbia University campus on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in New York City. Attending a US university won’t be about agreeing with everyone but about insisting that we have a place at the table, says the writer

Fighting for Talent: Tel Aviv University Faculty Excellence Fund

TAU is working on bringing home the most driven, creative, and ambitious researchers

 New faculty recruit Dr. Amit Haim.

For the first time since Henry VIII created the role, a Jew will helm Hebrew studies at Cambridge

Aaron Koller is packing up from New York City, where he has taught at Yeshiva University, specializing in Hebrew from biblical to medieval texts, since earning his doctorate there in 2009.

 Aaron Koller teaches at Cambridge University during the 2022-23 school year.