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Listen: Dr. Daniel Gordis Deconstructs the Israeli Elections
Most would agree that the upcoming elections are critical for Israel, but do they hold importance for the rest of the world, as well? Also, what are these elections really about (hint: not the issues), and what will be the takeaways from the results?
Reading, Writing, and Rickshaws: Shalem Freshmen Head to India for Unique English Immersion Program
Most immersion programs expect students to communicate solely in the language of study, requiring them to speak, learn, and live in a foreign tongue until it becomes familiar…
A Lesson in Leadership: Dr. Daniel Polisar Teaches Online Course on Theodor Herzl
When asked why he chose Theodor Herzl as the topic of his lectures for the new Tikvah Online Courses series, Dr. Daniel Polisar, executive vice president of Shalem College…
Natan Sharansky Returns to Shalem to Teach Seminar on Democracy, Identity, and the Nation State
With the end of his nearly decade-long tenure as chairman of the Jewish Agency approaching this past August, Natan Sharansky, the renowned Prisoner of Zion, statesman…
Andrew Viterbi Gives $1 Million to Shalem in His First-Ever Gift to Humanities in Jewish State
Shalem has just announced a $1 million gift to the college by Dr. Andrew James Viterbi of San Diego. Viterbi, creator of the Viterbi Algorithm, is the co-founder of Qualcomm Corporation and the presidential chair professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California (USC)’s Viterbi School of Engineering.
Helping Children in Need Write a New Future, One Story at a Time
While putting together the itinerary for the annual Koret Foundation-sponsored student mission to San Francisco, Shalem Director of Citizenship and Service Gila Rockman squeezed in a visit to 826 Valencia. “The focus of the mission is principally to introduce Shalem students to the richness and unique challenges of the North American Jewish experience,” explained Rockman, “ but I wanted to include a few, innovative projects that weren’t strictly Jewish, but which I thought might get them thinking.”
The Second Annual Shalem College Commencement
A Cambridge-bound Master’s degree candidate, the founder of an economic-advocacy startup, and the vice president of a nonprofit working to redefine the role…
“800,000 Meals a Year Is Not Enough”: Shalem Student’s Food-Rescue Initiative Feeds Hungriest Israeli Citizens
When you’re a new recruit in the army, says Shalem junior Shmuel Herenstein, you learn to put up with a lot, even some pretty absurd-seeming…
The Anti-Conference Conference: Students in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Department Present Fruits of Independent Research
When the students from the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies decided to hold a conference, there was one, driving principle they all shared:…
From Beirut to Boston: Shalem’s First Druze Professor Brings Inspiring Story and Impeccable Credentials to the Classroom
When asked why Lebanon features so prominently in his research, Dr. Yusri Hazran, the newest addition to Shalem’s Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Department, answers…