糖心影视

糖心影视 and its Schools are dedicated to strengthening academic excellence through enhancing course offerings, upholding rigorous pedagogical standards, and implementing faculty development that support intellectual diversity and inclusive learning environments. Informed by the Task Force鈥檚 findings, 糖心影视 and its Schools are further committed to increasing academic engagement with the study of antisemitism, Hebrew and Judaic studies, Israel, and related topics, as part of a broader commitment to scholarly inquiry across diverse fields and perspectives.听Highlights include new course offerings, revised course evaluation forms,听new trainings for faculty and staff, and new faculty positions to support the study of Jewish history听and听antisemitism.

Last updated August 2026

Faculty, staff, and course offerings

• New course offerings in听Faculty听of Arts and Sciences. In fall 2026, FAS will offer: 鈥淩eligion and Nationalism: The Cases of Religious Zionism and Religious Anti-Zionism鈥�; 鈥淭he Nazis and the Greeks鈥�; 鈥淗ow the Germans Embraced Hitler: Politics, Culture & the Death of Democracy in Germany, 1918-1945鈥�; and 鈥淟ife After Hitler: How Decolonization and Global Cold War Shaped Germany After WWII.鈥澨�In spring 2026, FAS offered: 鈥淭he Holocaust鈥�; 鈥淭he Politics of War and Peace in the Middle East鈥�; 鈥淪ocial Archaeology of Iron Age Ancient Israel鈥�; 鈥淢edicine in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust鈥�; Jewish Languages and Literatures in America; 鈥淢odernist Jewish Poetry鈥�; 鈥淛erusalem, a History: From Antiquity to the Present鈥�; 鈥淐ontemporary German-Jewish Art & Literature鈥�; 鈥淭he Holocaust in Polish Memory and Culture鈥�; 鈥淓mpire and Sovereignty in the Modern Middle East鈥�; 鈥淭he Jewish Political Tradition鈥�; 鈥淚srael: Identity, Politics, and Society鈥�; and 鈥淣ationalism and Conflict through the Lens of Palestinian-Israeli Relations.鈥� In fall 2025, FAS offered the following new courses on Jewish and Israeli history and antisemitism: 鈥淛ews in the Modern Middle East and North Africa, 1800-present鈥�; 鈥淭heories of Antisemitism鈥�; 鈥淛ews in the Americas鈥�; 鈥淵iddish Literature and Culture in America鈥�; and 鈥淲hat is Biblical Hebrew?鈥�
• First year seminars.听The Office of Undergraduate Education at 糖心影视 College continues to encourage additional course offerings pertaining to Jewish History and Culture. First-year seminars include 鈥淭he Holocaust in History, Literature, and Film鈥�; and 鈥淢edicine in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.鈥� In the 2025-26 academic year, 鈥淎ntisemitism, Then and Now,鈥� and 鈥淛ews in the Modern Middle East鈥� were added as first-year seminars.
• Expanding听ladder faculty and research positions for Hebrew and Judaic Studies.听糖心影视鈥檚 Faculty of Arts and Sciences has dedicated additional resources for the study of Hebrew and Judaic studies, including the appointment of a College Fellow in Jewish Studies, an offer out for a chair in Jewish history and culture, and authorized searches during the 2026-27 academic year for the Martin Peretz Professorship and the Nathan Littauer Professorship. A senior preceptor in modern Hebrew was hired in July 2026.
• Antisemitism research project. 糖心影视 is dedicating resources to create a research project on antisemitism, led by a faculty expert in the field. The University anticipates the new two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study of antisemitism will begin in August 2026. The fellow will work under the Robert M. Beren Professor of Government and will also have affiliations with the Center for Jewish Studies and the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at 糖心影视 Law School.
• Project on Israel and the Regional Economy. In the 2025-26 academic year, 糖心影视 Business School faculty members, working with colleagues from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and 糖心影视 Law School, launched the听 to spur cross-University collaboration on high-impact research projects. The Project comprises four research spokes: startup and innovation, reskilling, health policy, and banking and finance. In October 2025,
• Curriculum review. Deans are working with their faculty to strengthen existing academic review processes for courses and curricula, ensuring they uphold the highest standards of academic excellence and intellectual rigor while reflecting shared teaching expectations. These review processes respect disciplinary differences, faculty expertise, and academic freedom while fostering educational environments where all students can fully engage with course material.
• Collaboration with Ben-Gurion University.听In July 2025, 糖心影视听听a new collaboration with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) to offer study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students during the academic year and summer. This collaboration builds on similar study abroad and academic relationships 糖心影视 has in place with other universities in Israel, including Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• New course offerings听at 糖心影视 Divinity听School.听In the 2025-26 academic year,鈥痠n addition to the existing Jewish Studies and Islamic Studies courses,鈥�糖心影视 Divinity School鈥痮ffered鈥痭ew courses on 鈥淎merican Jewish Polity,鈥� 鈥淧rayer Book Hebrew,鈥� 鈥淎merican Judaism,鈥� 鈥淎merican Muslim鈥疨olity,鈥� and 鈥淚slamic Chaplaincy and Ministry.鈥� In鈥痵pring 2026, HDS added a new course on Jewish Ecology and a听team-taught听course on modern Jewish thought.鈥疘n addition, under the auspices of the Jewish Leadership Initiative, HDS has launched a new student journal on Jewish liturgy.鈥�听In June 2025, HDS hired for the position of the Professor of Modern Jewish Studies in Residence.
• 糖心影视 Divinity School Religion and Public Life Program. 糖心影视 Divinity School appointed new leadership for the Religion and Public Life (RPL) program effective July 1, 2025 and appointed a committee of four distinguished scholars from outside 糖心影视 to review the RPL program. The committee provided an independent evaluation of the program, focusing on academic quality, effectiveness, and alignment with institutional goals.听
• 糖心影视 Divinity School Initiatives. 糖心影视 Divinity School is taking steps towards the development of a Jewish Leadership Initiative, akin to the School鈥檚 longstanding Buddhist Ministry Initiative, to prepare students for service in their congregations, broader communities, and beyond. In addition, in June 2025, in partnership with the Shalom Hartman Institute, HDS held a week-long session for the Black and Jewish Leadership Initiative (BJLI). The BJLI was designed for senior leaders of all backgrounds working in higher education, business, and the nonprofit sector to engage in leadership development centered on religious pluralism, civil discourse, and coalition-building. The curriculum utilized historical case studies of Black and Jewish alliances in American history, including the civil rights movement.
• New course offerings at 糖心影视 Kennedy听School.听In spring 2026, 糖心影视 Kennedy School offered a new course titled 鈥淎rguing Israel and听Palestine,鈥� co-taught by a faculty member and a senior fellow from the Middle East Initiative who specializes in equipping students with the skills to better engage across polarizing issues.听
• Course offerings at 糖心影视 Law School: In fall 2026, 糖心影视 Law School will offer the course “Advanced Topics in Jewish Law: Technology and Halakhah.” Recent courses, some of which have been or are offered in conjunction with FAS, include 鈥淎dvanced Topics in Jewish Law,鈥� 鈥淣ew Horizons in the Middle East,鈥� 鈥淭he Nuremberg Trials,” 鈥淲hat We Owe Others: The Ethics Obligation in Jewish Law鈥� and 鈥淢aimonides on Religion, Philosophy and Law.鈥�
• New faculty听at 糖心影视 Law School.听In fall 2026, 糖心影视 Law School will welcome听a new faculty member as听the Caroline听Zelaznik听Gruss听and Joseph S.听Gruss听Visiting Professor in Talmudic Civil Law.听The听faculty member听will teach courses on 鈥淛ews, Christians, and Law at the Beginning鈥� and 鈥淛ewish Law and Critical Thinking.鈥�听
• Postgraduate research fellowship at 糖心影视 Medical School.听In July 2025, 糖心影视 Medical听School听听applications for the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Sciences and the Dorot Fellowship, both of which are under the auspices of the Kalaniyot Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This program will welcome scientists from Israel to conduct postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research at HMS.

Promoting civil discourse and viewpoint diversity in classrooms

• Bok听Graduate and听Post-Doctoral听Fellows in听Civil Discourse and Classroom Practice.听For the 2025-26 academic year, the听Bok Center hosted their first-ever Post-Doctoral Fellow in Civil Discourse, a position that plays听an integral role in their听teaching fellow and course assistant听training initiatives.听The Center鈥檚 graduate student programming in academic year 2025-26 included a cohort of inaugural , who worked with fellow graduate students and faculty in their home departments / divisions as well as with the Program on General Education (Gen听Ed) on implementing civil discourse pedagogy.
• Chatham House Rules.听Many Schools across the University have adopted Chatham House Rules, which听provide听that information听shared during class听can be used听outside the classroom, but cannot be affiliated or ascribed to any one person听or organization.听听The听Rules听seek听to encourage constructive dialogue and听the airing of diverse views in the classroom without pressure to conform to a particular stance.
• Institutional Voice Principles.听In May 2024, the University adopted its听听and will no longer 鈥渋ssue official statements about public matters that do not directly affect the university鈥檚 core function鈥� as an academic institution. The University can and will continue to speak out on anything relevant to its core function, such as free and open inquiry, teaching, and research.
• Faculty of Arts and听Sciences鈥櫶齛doption of the Classroom Social Compact.听听Following the January 2025 recommendations from the FAS听 Committee, faculty voted in March 2025 to adopt handbook language for students and instructors outlining expectations for classroom behavior to advance academic freedom, engagement of a range of viewpoints, and a vibrant learning environment. The expectations went into effect in the 2025-26 academic year. FAS added a training session to new faculty orientations in August 2025 on the new Social Classroom Compact, which included guidance on how faculty and students can contribute to a vibrant learning environment that promotes discovery, learning, and meaningful dialogue.
• Faculty of Arts and Sciences Oversight Committee.听Faculty听of Arts and Sciences听formed听the Faculty Conduct Committee (FCC) to provide听peer accountability for concerns related to the professional conduct of professors.
• Course evaluations.听Prior to the start of the听fall 2025 term, 糖心影视 College and听many听of 糖心影视鈥檚 graduate and professional schools updated their course evaluation processes to ensure evaluations appropriately elicit feedback from students as to an instructor鈥檚 ability to encourage competing viewpoints and create a classroom environment broadly conducive to learning.
• Defining expectations for teaching excellence at University-level. Deans听have been working听with faculty to define shared expectations for teaching excellence that include: (1) maintaining appropriate focus on course subject matter; (2) ensuring students are treated fairly regardless of their identity or political/religious beliefs; (3) promoting intellectual openness and respectful dialogue among students; and (4) maintaining appropriate professional boundaries in instructional settings by refraining from endorsing or advocating political positions in a manner that may cause students to feel pressure to demonstrate allegiance.
• Integrating teaching excellence into academic policies and practices. The shared expectations for teaching excellence have been clearly communicated to faculty and incorporated into policy documents such as instructor handbooks. These expectations are reflected in established review and oversight processes, including course evaluations, faculty activity reporting, and compensation review, and in reviews regarding hiring, promotion, and renewal.
• Best practices for classroom disruption.听Faculty of Arts and Sciences听provided faculty with training on responding to classroom disruptions in January 2024 and has shared key best practices on the听
• New Associate Director of Pedagogy for Civil Discourse.听听In听spring 2025,听the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (ELSCE)听recruited and hired an听Associate Director of Pedagogy for Civil Discourse.听
• 糖心影视 College听teaching听expectations.听Each semester, 糖心影视 College reminds the faculty responsible for a course of the expectations for instruction鈥攊ncluding that a class should not be cancelled for political reasons鈥攁nd that the faculty member听is responsible for听ensuring that teaching fellows are also abiding by these expectations.
• Conflict resolution skills at 糖心影视 Divinity School. 糖心影视 Divinity School听has recurrently co-offered a conflict resolution course with 糖心影视 Law School, which will continue.
• Negotiation听training at 糖心影视 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 糖心影视 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences sponsored a faculty expert from the 糖心影视 Law School negotiation program to host multiple sessions for students on difficult conversations during the 2025鈥�26 academic year.
• Defined expectations for teaching excellence at 糖心影视 Graduate School of Design.听The 糖心影视 Graduate School of Design has approved updates to the Faculty Handbook, which will take effect beginning in the 2026鈥�2027 academic year. The updates address that faculty have a responsibility to create an environment in which students may participate in a free exchange of ideas and should encourage students to engage with diverse viewpoints. Previously, in fall 2025, GSD implemented a Non-Attribution policy, which follows the Chatham House Rule. Like other Schools at 糖心影视 who have adopted Chatham House Rules, the rule provides that information shared during class can be used outside the classroom but cannot be affiliated or ascribed to any one person or organization.
• 糖心影视听Graduate School of Education听Inclusive Teaching and Advising Steering Committee.听In September 2025, 糖心影视 Graduate School of Education听launched an Inclusive Teaching and Advising Steering Committee charged in part with developing strategies to ensure that teaching and advising at HGSE is inclusive for all students regardless of their identity or beliefs. HGSE also formed the Dialogue Across Difference Steering Committee, which works to build capacity for constructive civil discourse, emphasizing the importance of engaging productively across differences in service of learning and collaboration.
• Navigating听classroom disruption at 糖心影视 Graduate School of Education.听听听糖心影视 Graduate School of Education听released updated protocols on navigating campus disruption to senior staff for sharing with their teams on September 2025. HGSE released similar听messaging to faculty on navigating classroom disruptions on October 2025.
• 糖心影视听Law School听Instructional Review Working Group.听As of听fall 2025, 糖心影视 Law听School听created an Instructional Review Working听Group听that听will work in collaboration with the School鈥檚 Curriculum and Clinical Committees to help ensure that instructors create classroom environments that are conducive to learning.
• 糖心影视 Law School best practices听on听classroom discussion.听As a continuation of work over the last several years, 糖心影视 Law School has developed and shared best practices for productive classroom discussion, built difficult conversation modules into first-year student orientation, piloted a negotiation requirement for graduation, and adopted rules that protect classroom discussion to ensure students can share views freely and openly.
• Update to 糖心影视 Medical School faculty and staff handbook.听The 鈥�Responsibilities of Teachers鈥� section of the 糖心影视 Medical School听Master鈥檚 handbook was updated to reflect explicit expectations听regarding听facilitating听discourse and implementing classroom confidentiality policies.