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The Columbia Kalaniyot chapter will be accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellows.
The program will bring Israeli researchers to the University and promote further understanding and inclusion of the Jewish and Israeli academic community.
Prof. Jacob Fish was interviewed by Francie Diep at The Chronicle of Higher Education. He indicated that "He’s optimistic about the coming year, when he’ll lead a university-backed effort to bring more scientists from Israel to study at Columbia, including, he suggested, diverse Israelis who aren’t Jewish. I get up in the morning, I’m much more excited to go to university, to do my job as a professor.”
Prof. Jacob Fish was interviewed by Haley Cohen at the Jewish Insider: "Civil engineering professor Jacob Fish similarly described a 'situation in and around campus [that] is much better compared to previous fall and spring.' Fish, the director of Kalaniyot, the university’s new initiative to bring Israeli researchers to the Columbia campus, lauded the program as a way to further 'make a difference on campus.’
“In addition to the existing Title VI antidiscrimination training—which specifically addresses antisemitism and is required of all students, faculty, and staff—we believe that supporting a deeper education on antisemitism is critical.”
In the following letter to the members of the Kalaniyot Board Prof. Olinto indicates that “We are excited at the potential this program has to attract exceptional talent to our academic community, and grateful for your efforts to bring them to our campus. We look forward to welcoming the first cohort of Kalaniyot postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars to Columbia!"
We are pleased to announce that Kalaniyot has received a strong endorsement from the Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA).