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The Universities and the American Crisis
By Ben SasseAmerican universities are descending into tribalism and anti-Semitism. To turn back the tide, we must rekindle the vision of the founders.
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The Perverse Microeconomics of the American University
By Michael HochbergEven in STEM fields, the forces that shape decision-making for students, faculty, and administrators push them towards academic mediocrity and leftist politics.
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To Make the Academic Desert Bloom, Look to Religion
By Ari BermanWhile the American university loses sight of its purpose, the future looks bright for faith-based schools.
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With No Easy Fixes for Middle East Studies, It’s Time for New Programs
By Robert SatloffBreaking out of a field notorious for poor scholarship and ideological capture by Israel-obsessive, activist faculty.
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The Campus Intifada Is a Golden Opportunity for Those Who Study Israel Seriously
By Avi ShilonThe spotlight on Israel should be seen as a chance to explain the country to those who misunderstand it.
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Saving American Universities Requires Cracking Down on Foreign Funding
By Danielle PletkaJust say no to money that fosters anti-Semitism.
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Return American Universities to Their Religion-Friendly Roots
By Liel LeibovitzWe have a golden opportunity to remember what higher education is for.
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The Moral Collapse on Campus Is a Result of the Hollowing Out of the Humanities
By Alexander S. DuffMending a civic and intellectual catastrophe.
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Jews Shouldn’t Give Up on Universities, and Neither Should America
By Eitan WebbWhat Chabad knows about Jews on campus.
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The Quest for Wisdom, Truth, and Virtue at the University of Dallas
By Jonathan J. SanfordA university is more than a set of departments, and an education is more than a set of facts. Wisdom is inextricable from the knowledge and exercise of moral virtues, and a true education must help shape both.
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Western Civilization and the Jews: A Shared History
By Steven H. FrankelEven our modern doubts about the West are products of the fruitful tension between Jerusalem and Athens. We cannot hope to understand ourselves without appreciating that tension and its intellectual history.
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Universities Need Teachers Who Want to Teach, and Students Willing to Learn
By Bella BrannonMake yourself a teacher, and get yourself a friend
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The Future of Higher Education and the Jews: A Symposium
By The EditorsLeading thinkers situate the Jewish question in a larger discussion about how to strengthen, reform, and renew American universities.
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A College Guide for the Perplexed
By Eric Cohen, Samuel HelyarWith anti-Semitism on the rise and the humanities in decline, how can young Jews pick the right university?
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The Exodus Project: A Jewish Answer to the University Crisis
By Eric CohenAmerican Jews feel betrayed by the very institutions they helped build. It’s time for young Jews to go to colleges and universities that welcome and embrace them.
