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Former Technion president Professor Yitzhak Apeloig passes away aged 81
"Despite national and global crises, his years in office were marked by exceptional academic development," said the current Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan.
Israel making 'every possible mistake' in Lebanon, Tel Aviv University vice-rector says
Consumer guilt costs companies billions in abandoned online shopping carts - study
Norwegian university professor: October 7 attacks 'most beautiful thing to happen in our century'
Do Jewish studies courses require warning labels? - opinion
As academia has become increasingly 'woke', students should scrutinize every syllabus before enrolling, seeking balance. When a syllabus fails the test, you at least know what you’re getting in to.
David Sompolinsky, distinguished professor and WWII hero, turns 100
David Sompolinsky, professor emeritus at Bar Ilan University, turned 100 on Friday. He was active in the rescue of Danish Jews during WWII, and his 100th birthday was noted in the Danish press.
Harvard prof quits, says was denied tenure for supporting Palestinians
In his resignation letter, Cornel West says he was denied tenure partially on the basis of his support of the Palestinians.
Michigan university fires professor for antisemitic and racist posts
Thomas Brennan, a physical sciences professor, had tweeted about a “Jewish mafia” and called the COVID-19 pandemic a “Jewish revolution.”
David Gitlitz, 78, scholar of Sephardic Jewish history, dies
Gitlitz, who died of complications from COVID-19 on Dec. 30, in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he lived in retirement, began his career as a professor of Spanish language and literature.
UC Merced opens inquiry into professor’s antisemitic tweets
The account, launched in 2019, had tweeted over 2,220 times before it was deactivated.
David Shneer, beloved professor of Jewish studies, dies at 48
Shneer, who died at 48 following a decade-long battle with brain cancer, was by all accounts an unconventional academic.
Prof. Yedidia Stern chosen as incoming president of JPPI
Stern serves as a professor in the Faculty of Law at Bar Ilan University, where he also previously served as dean, and holds a Doctorate in Law from Harvard University.
Iranian diplomat turned US professor accused of crimes against humanity
Mahallati’s aim at the UN was to "obfuscate and lie to the international community about mass crimes perpetrated by the Iranian regime.”
Prof. Ruth Gavison: A legal giant and a born mensch
Prof. Gavison, or “Rutie” as she insisted, was a brilliant legal scholar whose reach and dimension I could only sense, since her incisive scholarship was well beyond the scope of my comprehension.
