Academic World

Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination

Some of those listed reside outside of Israel, including in the United States of America.

|ByMICHAEL STARR, MATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestinian activists protest the war in Gaza on the October 7th Anniversary at the Newscorp headquarters on October 7, 2025 in New York City.
An ultra-Orthodox (haredi) student is seen at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service

JCT’s new technical haredi hesder yeshiva, an offshoot of Beit Midrash Derech Chaim, is geared toward haredi students who combine Torah learning, academic studies, and then military service.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
In her lab: "It’s like coaxing nature to tell you a secret.”

Seeing the unseen: BGU’s Maya Bar-Sadan inspires the next generation of scientist

BGU chemist’s quest to solve nature’s smallest mysteries: "Science isn’t about certainty, it’s about curiosity."

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

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."

|ByREUTERS

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

From lone soldier to university leader, Davis has shaped Reichman into a hub of Zionism, safety, and Jewish leadership.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
2022 Ceremony.

A new contract for excellent teaching - opinion

A new contract can ensure that Israel’s students will have a generation of teachers who prepare them for the intellectual, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025ByRONY RAMOT
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.

Reichman University leaders warn of crisis at counterterrorism summit

"The struggle over the state’s future will be decided by the soldiers returning from the battlefield," said Prof. Reichman, "we have an obligation to pave a path forward for them."

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prof. Uriel Reichman: “Israel’s enemies are relentlessly working to spread the anti-Zionist narrative.”

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.

AUGUST 14, 2025ByELISHA ANCSELOVITS
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.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
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.

JULY 6, 2025ByJOACHIM SCIAMMA, RACHEL L. SUGGS
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.

JUNE 15, 2025ByJEHUDA HADDAD
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

JUNE 11, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN, RONNIE TAL
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

JUNE 11, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
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

JUNE 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

JUNE 5, 2025BySHEIZAF RAFAELI
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.