And they saw the God of Israel: Under His feet there was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity.
—Exodus 24:10
Upcoming events
The Rising Threat of Academic Boycotts with Netta Barak-Corren and Ronald R. Krebs
Since October 7, Israeli researchers and faculty have felt the chilling effects of a flourishing global boycott movement. In a shift that’s taken hold at high levels of American academia, Israeli scholars and universities have been barred from conferences, squeezed out of research grants, and cut out of collaboration with colleagues around the world.
Is there a way out of this mess? Join us on Thursday, December 5 at 1:00 PM ET as SAPIR editor-in-chief Bret Stephens interviews Netta Barak-Corren, the Haim H. Cohn Chair in Human Rights Law at the Hebrew University’s School of Law and Ronald R. Krebs, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and a professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. They’ll discuss the dangerous normalization of academic boycotts and which forces in the American university are fighting back.
The Purpose of the University with Ari Berman and Ron Liebowitz
The modern university is at a crossroads. Is it still defined by its foundational mission to cultivate curiosity and advance knowledge, or is it defined by advocacy and activism centered around certain moral absolutes? And where do Jewish students, faculty, and ideas fit in?
Join us for a SAPIR virtual event on Thursday, December 19 at 1:00 PM ET as Bret Stephens interviews Yeshiva University President Ari Berman and former Brandeis University President Ron Liebowitz for a conversation on the purpose of the modern university and the role for Jews and Jewish ideas on campus.