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Grad Pride: Ori Isaac ’17, Encouraging Discourse that Solves Problems
Ori Isaac’17, a graduate of Shalem’s first class, is a presenter for Israel’s popular Channel 12 News. In this role, he plays a key role in choosing the angle of and takeaway from the events on which he reports each night—and therefore in shaping the conversations Israelis will have about the news the next morning.
A New Leader for “an Educational Startup in the Startup Nation”: Shalem Announces Appointment of Scholar and Public Intellectual Russ Roberts as its Next President
Russ Roberts is an American economist, public intellectual, author—and now president-designate of Shalem College
Grad Pride: Mordy Miller ’18, Finding New Insights in Ancient Texts
Mordy Miller ’18 is the next subject of “Grad Pride,” a video series that follows our alumni as they contribute to their country and people…
Diagnosing the Division: Daniel Gordis on Israeli and American Jews
In an October essay for Mosaic Magazine, Dr. Daniel Gordis, the Koret Distinguished Fellow and Senior Vice President of Shalem College, contrasted the Israeli and…
Humanities for Heroes: The Shalem IDF Education Program
According to legend, the great military mind Alexander the Great fell asleep each night with a dog-eared copy of The Iliad under his pillow. And when he led his army into Persia, it was the words of his tutor Aristotle that echoed through his mind, shaping his vision of what true leadership should be.
Grad Pride: Tal Eitan ’17, Cultivating Leaders of Character and Commitment
Tal Eitan '17 became one of the country's only female directors of a pre-army leadership program after graduation.
The Corona Class: Geographically Diverse, Civic-Minded, and Committed to Study and Service
They set aside plans for post-army trips and took entrance exams online. They attended a digital open house and interviewed by Zoom…
Shalem Grad Works to Open “Window Onto a Different Society” as Director for National Nonprofit
To Itai Ben Haim ’20, director of social-change programs for B’netivei Udi (“In Udi’s Path”), the divisions in Israeli society point to opportunities for change.
Grad Pride: Inbar Zayit ’18, Bringing the Margins into the Center
Inbar Zayit '18 is part of Hotam (“Teach First Israel”), which places exceptional, highly motivated college graduates in schools throughout the Israel's periphery.
The Right Place, the Right Time: U.S. Diplomat Bob Silverman Teaches New Course on the Gulf States at Shalem
For Bob Silverman, the timing of the historic announcement of normalized ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates couldn’t have been better…