In a country in which higher education emphasizes specialization and vocational training, Shalem College is pursuing a bold alternative: the preparation of broadly educated citizens for lives of influence and service.
million citizens in Israel
approximate number of citizens who comprise Israel’s political, economic, cultural, and intellectual leadership
number of Shalem College graduates per year, most of whom assume positions of influence in key areas of Israeli society
Shalem’s unique educational experience is grounded in the defining ideas of the Western and Jewish traditions and designed to address the most pressing challenges facing Israel today. In this way, we equip extraordinary young men and women in the formative years of their development to leverage vision, perspective, and the pursuit of knowledge into a flourishing state and society.
Our emphasis on Arabic fluency and our unique approach to the study of the modern Middle East and Islam grant students an authentic and unmediated window onto Muslim society and the Arab world.
An experiential introduction to Israeli society’s most pressing challenges, an accelerator for social initiatives, and an alumni network that transforms ideals into action.
Every day, our faculty, students, and alumni advance our vision of a vibrant and moral society that lives up to its founding ideals.
For one of the three couples behind a recent $1.5 million gift to Shalem, the decision to partner with the college was a long time…
Arriving one afternoon to his St. John’s Summer Institute seminar on Thomas Mann’s Joseph and His Brothers, St. John’s College graduate Jed Arkin noticed a complicated math problem worked out on the classroom’s chalkboard.
When, a year ago, the Jerusalem Municipality erected its famous blue heritage-site sign at Armon Hanatziv’s Maiden’s Farm, Noam Schreiber ’20 considered it a victory—and…
After the first Greek philosophy class of his freshman year at Shalem, Itay Arnon, 25, stayed behind to speak with lecturer Dr. Yiftach Ofek. “I…
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