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University accreditation for W. Bank college – a step towards one state

Blithely ignoring a bitter academic and political controversy, the Committee for Higher Education (CHE) in Judea and Samaria voted Tuesday evening to grant the Ariel University Center of Samaria (also referred to as Ariel College) the status of a fully accredited university. After a few more formalities, the West Bank institute, established in 1982, is…

By Dahlia Scheindlin July 17, 2012

Education Minister Gideon Saar (Photo: Jewish Agency for Israel/flickr)

EXCLUSIVE: Excerpts of leaked report on BGU’s Politics Dept

Last week, Yediot Ahronot broke a story about a draft report by an evaluation committee of Israel’s Council for Higher Education (CHE), recommending closing the Department of Politics and Government at Ben Gurion University if changes are not made, including to the perceived political leaning of the department. I have obtained a copy of the…

By Dahlia Scheindlin November 26, 2011