Academic World

Pentagon demands audit of 30 universities, investigating Russian, Chinese, Iranian research ties

The Defense Department did not publicly list the 30 US schools to be reviewed for suspected ties to 130 research institutes based in Russia, China, and Iran, including civilian universities.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, amid a ceasefire between the US and Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 24, 2026.
Prof. Uriel Reichman, founding president and chairman of the Board of Reichman University

Prof. Uriel Reichman to receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor

The students will be integrated into core technological units in the Military Intelligence Directorate and the IDF in general. Program opening ceremony via Walla.

IDF Atidim launches first dedicated engineering track for haredi, minority students

Brown University President Christina Paxson listens during a press conference.

Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes


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.

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."

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.

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.