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1 Brandeis University Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Israel Studies Directory: Report Update Annette Koren Shira Fishman September 2015

2 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update i Acknowledgments The authors thank student research assistants Hallie Appel, Viktoria Bedo, David Bigio, Jennah Jacobs, Gal Kramer, Haley Neil, Brandon Pinsker, and Evan Taksar for finding and checking entries. We are also grateful to Eric Fleisch for managing and overseeing the directory project. For his critical feedback, we thank Leonard Saxe, the Klutznik Professor of Contemporary and director of the Cohen Center for Modern and the Steinhardt Social Research Institute at Brandeis University. We also thank managing editor, Deborah Grant, for her assistance in preparing the document for publication. We appreciate the work of David Manchester, graduate research assistant at the Cohen Center for Modern, for his technical expertise in creating the relational database that is the foundation of the Directory. Support for this study was provided by the Israel Institute.

3 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary... 1 Introduction... 2 Growth of Israel Courses... 2 Courses... 4 Enrollment... 5 Importance of University and External Support... 7 Hebrew and Arabic Language Courses... 8 Conclusions Appendix Tables Resources Israel Studies Directory List of Figures and Tables Figure 1: Change in the number of Israel-focused and Israel-related Courses... 3 Table 1: Increases in Course Offerings by Number of Courses Offered in Table 2: Distribution of Israel-focused Courses by Number of Courses Offered... 4 Table 3: Israel-focused and Israel-related Courses by Department... 5 Table 4: Enrollment by Class Size... 6 Table 5: Average Israel-focused Course Enrollment by Department... 6 Table 6: SIIS Fellows, Visiting Israeli Professors, and Israel-Focused Courses... 7 Table 7: Israel-focused Courses and Presence of Programs... 8 Table 8: Israel-focused Courses and Presence of Israel Studies Programs... 8 Table 9: Institutions Offering Hebrew and Arabic Language Instruction... 8 Table A10: Institutions with the Most Israel-focused Courses Table A11: Schools with Opportunity to Expand Israel Studies... 12

4 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 1 Executive Summary As discourse on campus about Israel intensified in and , opportunities for students to engage in serious learning about Israel and its political situation became increasingly important (Koren, Saxe, & Fleisch, forthcoming). Current studies of Jewish students, however, find that they know little about Israel or its place in the Middle East (Fishman, Koren, Saxe, & Aaronson, forthcoming; Saxe, Wright, & Hecht, 2015 forthcoming). Previous research (Koren, Boxer, & Samuel, 2012; Koren & Einhorn, 2010a; Koren, Samuel, Boxer, & Aitan, 2013) documented the importance of reasoned discourse and academically rigorous education on campus. College serves as an important site for the development of civic literacy and awareness of the many challenges facing the globe in the 21 st century. Education about Israel and the Middle East must occur in a way that furthers both of these efforts and promotes meaningful discussion inside and outside of the classroom. To help inform educational opportunities about Israel, the Cohen Center for Modern (CMJS) continues to track the development of Israel studies at 316 colleges and universities in the United States. This report updates previous reports from , , and The directory explores changes from previous years in Israel-focused courses those dealing specifically with Israel for the bulk of class time and Israel-related courses, which offer more limited discussion of Israel. It compares and , describes the number and distribution of Israel-focused courses by subject area, and discusses the number of Hebrew and Arabic language course offerings and the trends. Finally, the directory and report reiterate the importance of external funding and internal support for programs to build the field. This report documents the following: A 13% increase in Israel-focused courses and a 22% increase in Israel-related courses between the years and Almost 80% of colleges and universities offering at least one Israel-focused course in at least one of the four years that directories have been compiled. An estimated total enrollment of 15,000 students in Israel-focused courses in approximately the same as The benefit of tracking Hebrew language programs as well as Israel-focused course listings in the future. The importance of continued institutional and external support to ensure continued growth of Israel studies.

5 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 2 Introduction The Directory for Israel Studies (Koren & Einhorn, 2010b) found a 33% increase in the number of Israel-focused courses on campus compared to the number of courses listed in a directory compiled by the Israel on Campus team (2006). The size of that increase was due, in large part, to the community s increased attention to Israel studies on college campuses a focus that led to the development of programs placing Israeli professors on North American campuses and preparing indigenous faculty and graduate students to teach about Israel. These programs included: The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University and its Summer Institute for Israel Studies (SIIS), The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) Israel Studies Development Fund including support for visiting Israeli professors and North American graduate students pursuing PhD s in Israel studies, and The Israel Studies Project of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. These efforts continued to promote the expansion of Israel-focused course offerings over subsequent years. More recently, the Israel Institute was created to advance and promote the academic study of Israel on campus. This report describes a gradual, but nonetheless substantial, increase from to , the shape of Israel studies on campus today, and opportunities for expanding educational opportunities for college students to learn about Israel. Growth of Israel Courses Students and faculty recognize the need for courses to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to provide opportunities to learn about Israel more broadly. Since , the number of Israel-focused courses has grown by just over 13% while the number of Israel-related courses (more general courses with less specific focus on Israel) has grown by 22%. 1 This may be because introductory, survey, and regional study classes may be more likely to count for general studies requirements. They, therefore, may be in greater demand than courses about a particular country or culture. From to , Israel-focused courses increased by 4% and Israel-related courses increased by 14%. The Hebrew language courses included in latter years that were not included in earlier years had course descriptions indicating that Israeli culture was an integral part of their subject matter. Including these courses, the number of Israel-focused courses in (730) was 25% higher and the number of Israel-related course offerings (1112) were 35% higher than in (Figure 1). From to , the number of Israel-focused course offerings remained stable at the plurality of institutions (40%). The percentage of institutions increasing Israel-focused course offerings (32%) was somewhat larger than the number decreasing course offerings (29%), and the 1 Calculations of change use a lower total for (653) than the 730 in the discussion below of the distribution of Israel-focused courses in This 653 total excludes 77 Hebrew language courses that are considered Israel-focused in but might not have been categorized as such in

6 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 3 percentage increasing by three or more courses was also higher than those decreasing their offerings by a similar number. These relatively small differences created a net increase of 74 courses from to Figure 1: Change in the number of Israel-focused and Israel-related Courses Israel Courses Over Time Israel-focused Israel-related Non-Hebrew Hebrew The number of institutions offering no courses has fluctuated over the four years with no discernible trend, and the distribution of institutions by number of Israel-focused course offerings has not changed significantly. The individual institutions offering no Israel courses, however, differ from year to year. Slightly less than half of the institutions offering no Israel-focused courses in had offered courses in previous years, and 78% of all schools offered at least one course in at least one year of the four years under consideration. The increase in courses from to came primarily from those institutions offering no courses or only one or two courses in Despite the growth of programs at schools offering some of the largest number of courses, in aggregate, the schools that offered five or more courses in had a small net decrease in the total number of courses they offered (Table 1).

7 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 4 Table 1: Increases in Course Offerings by Number of Courses Offered in Number of courses offered Number of Net Increase in courses in institutions to or more 40-4 Total Courses In , 730 Israel-focused courses and 1,123 Israel-related courses were taught at the 316 institutions in the directory. As in previous years, the majority of institutions in the sample offered at least one course about Israel, but the proportion offering no Israel-focused courses (42%) remained high. Nonetheless, 53 institutions (17%) offered five or more Israel-focused courses, and 25 of those (8% of the total) offered at least eight. Two universities, Maryland and Brandeis, each offered more than 20 Israel-focused courses. Table 2 shows the concentration of Israel-focused courses at schools offering the most of these types of courses. The 84 institutions (27%) with one or two Israel-focused courses, taken together accounted for only 15% of the total number of courses offered. Those offering eight or more courses (8%), accounted for 41% of the total. Table 2: Distribution of Israel-focused Courses by Number of Courses Offered Institutions Total Courses Israel-focused Courses offered Number Percentage Number Percentage % 0 0% % % % % % % % % % % Table A11 in the appendix of this report lists campuses with no Israel-focused courses in any year or no more than one course in any one of the four years of the directory. The list is intended to suggest areas where the availability to expand Israel course offerings exists. Institutions typically provide many more courses that are Israel-related rather than Israel-focused. These are often survey courses that may touch on Israel in a larger context: Judaism, Modern Jewish

8 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 5 History, Comparative Politics of the Middle East, Middle Eastern Cultures, or almost any Modern Hebrew course. By department, the distribution of Israel-focused and Israel-related courses differs. The plurality of Israel-focused courses (47%) is offered by or Hebrew programs, and a little more than a quarter of courses are offered by history and political science departments. These proportions are reversed for Israel-related courses, the majority of which are offered by history and political science and less than 20% of which are offered by Jewish studies and Hebrew programs (Table 3). Table 2: Israel-focused and Israel-related Courses by Department Israelfocuserelated Israel- Academic Department Hebrew 24% 7% 23% 12% Political Science/International Relations 14% 23% History 12% 30% Middle East Studies 7% 7% Other 5% 5% Literature and Languages 5% 5% Religion 3% 6% Social Science 3% 5% Art, Music, Film, Dance 2% 2% Israel Studies 2% Grand Total 100% 100% Enrollment Actual enrollment numbers were collected from on-line, publicly available, registrars offices, and direct contact with faculty and departments for 668 courses, 92% of the 730 Israel-focused courses. Enrollment was imputed for the remaining 62 courses based on the size of the institutions and the department through which the courses were offered. Using that method, the total enrollment in Israelfocused courses in was approximately 15,000 students, about the same as in The average class size was 20 students. Classes ranged from those with only one or two students to two very large classes (enrolling 315 in one and 667 in the other) at the University of Michigan. The median enrollment is 13, indicating a distribution skewed toward small class size. In fact, the smallest two-thirds of the courses account for less than one third of all enrolled students (Table 4).

9 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 6 Table 3: Enrollment by Class Size Number of Students Percent of Courses Percentage of Enrollment <10 36% 9% % 22% % 16% % 11% % 8% % 15% % 18% Total 100% 100% Culture classes (art, music, film, and dance) typically attract the most students, but the number of those courses is relatively small. Classes in Israel studies, political science, international relations, and history also tend to have strong enrollment. Some of these courses count as general education requirements, possibly accounting for some of their appeal. Language and literature courses which include language instruction in Hebrew, are typically smaller. The average enrollment by department (excluding imputed values and the two outliers at University of Michigan) appear in Table 5. Table 4: Average Israel-focused Course Enrollment by Department Percent of Courses Percent of Total Average Enrollment per Department Enrollment Class Art, Music, Film, Dance 2% 3% 30 Israel Studies 2% 2% 27 Political Science/ International Relations 14% 21% 27 History 12% 17% 26 Middle East Studies 7% 7% 18 Religion 3% 3% 18 23% 20% 17 Hebrew 24% 15% 13 Social Sciences 3% 2% 13 Literature and Languages 5% 3% 11 Other 5% 8% 28 Total % 19

10 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 7 Importance of University and External Support CMJS identified institutions with fellows of the Summer Institute for Israel Studies (SIIS) and those that had engaged visiting Israeli professors (VIPs) through the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. 2 Institutions were selected to host VIPs in large part because they had large Jewish populations, strong Jewish studies programs, and were larger and considered academically elite. SIIS sees its mission as reaching a wider variety of schools with more diverse populations and accepts participants based on their institutions commitment to offering courses about Israel on an on-going basis. In the directory, campuses with SIIS fellows, VIPs, or both, represented a disproportionate share of the Israel-focused courses and the increase in Israel-focused courses between and (Table 6). Institutions with fellows from SIIS and or VIPs represented 35% of the schools in the directory but 68% of the total courses offered in and 64% (+47 courses) of the increase in Israel focused courses over the five-year period. Some of the increase in courses at institutions with SIIS fellows came not from the fellows themselves but from other faculty who may have been recruited or influenced by fellows to teach about Israel (Koren & Fleisch, 2014). Visiting Israeli professors have a shorter (one to three-year) direct impact on the schools they visit, but by proving to administrators that courses about Israel attract students, they may be creating or developing a demand for new Israel studies hires as well (Koren & Einhorn, 2010a). Research on SIIS (Koren & Fleisch, 2014) indicates that SIIS fellows continue to teach courses about Israel at their institutions adding to the quality, quantity, and diversity of Israel courses offered in the academy. Table 5: SIIS Fellows, VIPs, and Israel-Focused Courses Number Percentage Institutions Courses Increase to Institutions Courses Increase to SIIS fellow and/or VIP % 68% 64% Neither SIIS Fellow nor VIP % 32% 36% Total % 100% 100% The importance of continued community support for Israel studies is also demonstrated by the strength of Israel course offerings at institutions with programs (Table 7) and Israel studies programs and/or chairs (Table 8). Only 20 schools have either an Israel studies program or chair. The Israel studies programs or centers included here represent programs that offer Israel studies courses directly or indirectly through other departments or support Israel studies course offerings through research and publication, lecture series, and cultural programs. Endowed visiting professorships as well as permanently endowed chairs are counted as chairs in Israel studies. The number of schools having such positions are too small to evaluate whether the one is more successful than the other. 2 SIIS fellows in and VIPs through

11 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 8 Table 6: Israel-focused Courses and Presence of Programs* Institutions Number of Institutions Israelfocused courses Average Number of Israel-focused Courses Programs Without Programs Total *Programs include centers, institutions and departments. Table 7: Israel-focused Courses and Presence of Israel Studies Programs* Institutions Number of Institutions Israelfocused courses Average Number of Israel-focused Courses Israel Studies Programs Only Israel Studies Chairs Only Israel Studies Programs and Chairs Neither Israel Studies Programs nor Chairs Total *Programs include centers, institutions and departments. Hebrew and Arabic Language Courses Of the 316 institutions in the Directory, most (82%) offer language instruction in Hebrew and/or Arabic, with slightly more than half (51%) offering both languages. More schools offer Arabic (76%) than offer Hebrew (58%); 6% offer only Hebrew, 24% offer only Arabic, and 18% offer neither (Table 10).

12 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 9 Table 8: Institutions Offering Hebrew and Arabic Language Instruction Languages Offered Institutions Number Percent Hebrew % Arabic % Hebrew and Arabic % Neither Hebrew nor Arabic 58 18% Hebrew language courses are counted among the Israel-focused or Israel-related courses if their descriptions contain references to substantial focus on contemporary Israeli culture. Examples include: modern literary and expository texts with conversation and composition exercises built around the texts. Introduces selections from Israeli media. Addresses the relationship between classical and modern Hebrew. graded selections from prose, poetry, and newspapers, and viewing and discussion of Israeli films and television programs [that] open a window on Israel and its culture. a variety of authentic text and multimedia resources [to] enhance the students linguistic skills and sociocultural awareness of the Hebrew speaking world. complicated texts, including literary texts various multimedia resources, computer programs, and the Internet appropriate cultural material such as Israeli films and newspapers. Participation in all activities related to the Israeli film festival are required as part of the course curriculum. Such courses are also included among Hebrew language courses. Between and , the number of institutions offering Hebrew language programs increased from 157 to 182 (+16%), and the number offering Arabic language programs increased from 175 to 235 (+34%). These data do not allow for assessment of the number of hours or type of language instruction, but of the 182 institutions offering Hebrew language study in , almost 38% offered no more than three courses, and less than two-thirds (62%) offered four or more. Arabic language programs typically offer more courses than Hebrew programs with only 22% of Arabic language programs offering three or fewer courses. Acquisition of local languages is usually considered a necessary element for area studies (Basedau & Köllner, 2007) particularly in cultural studies, and most participants at a conference on Israel studies at America University in 2013 agreed with Leon Wieseltier that knowledge of Hebrew is essential for students engaging in Israel studies. 3 Given the 3

13 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 10 value of Hebrew language instruction for further development of the field, these numbers are worth following. Conclusions The Directory of Israel Studies for shows a continued gradual increase in the number of Israel-focused courses over the period from to and from to This growth appears to be primarily the result of efforts to provide Israel studies instruction at universities through preparation of local faculty and the provision of funding for chairs and visiting Israeli professorships. To continue the expansion of Israel studies in higher education, the community will need to build capacity from within by providing support for graduate students and post-docs in the field and continuing the preparation of SIIS fellows. As well, capacity facilitated externally, such as through the engagement of visiting Israeli scholars, will be necessary to expand the academic study of Israel at universities in the United States. To date, demand for Israel studies courses appears to be a response to supply. Perhaps more can be done to stimulate demand for courses through student fellowship and leadership development programs. These reports and directories have documented how the field of Israel studies has expanded over time. The number and types of courses have increased significantly. Future reports will further track the field s development and enrollment numbers. Given the related nature of Hebrew and Arabic language courses, regional studies, and cultural studies, following those courses will be another important measure for examining the interest and support for Israel-focused and related courses on campus.

14 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 11 Appendix Tables Institutions with the greatest number of Israel-focused courses: Table A9: Institutions with the Most Israel-focused Courses* University Israel-focused Courses University of Maryland, College Park 26 Brandeis University 21 University of California, Los Angeles 19 Yeshiva University 18 Georgetown University 15 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 13 Barnard College 12 Columbia University 12 George Washington University 12 Indiana University 12 Jewish Theological Seminary 12 New York University 12 Dartmouth College 10 Washington University in St. Louis 10 American University 9 Cornell University 9 Johns Hopkins University 9 Yale University 9 American Jewish University 8 Brown University 8 Emory University 8 Smith College 8 University of Kansas 8 University of Texas, Austin 8 University of Wisconsin, Madison 8 *Highlighted Institutions have Israel studies centers or programs. The following institutions offered no courses specifically focused on Israel, or only one, in , , , or Other institutions fell in this category (a little over 100), but only those with at least 100 Jewish undergraduates based on Hillel International estimates are included in this table. There are several exception such as De Pauw University in Indiana or University of Tulsa that have programs and are included for that reason. Institutions with Jewish undergraduate population in excess of 5% of their undergraduate population, for example, California Institute of Technology Schools, and also included. Of the schools with programs in this list, six offered one Israel-focused course during one of the four years, and seven offered none in any year. Of the institutions without programs, 31 offered no

15 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 12 Israel-focused courses and 19 offered only one during the four years included here. These institutions represent opportunities for expansion of SIIS and visiting Israeli professor programs. Table A10: Schools with Opportunity to Expand Israel Studies School Jewish students as Population Jewish students percent of undergraduates Institutions with Programs Has a Jewish Studies program? University of Richmond 3, % Yes 1 University of Kentucky* 20, % Yes 1 Sum of Israelfocused courses taught Reed College 1, % Yes 1 Franklin and Marshall College 2, % Yes 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia 23, % Yes 1 University of Houston 32,639 1, % Yes 1 DePauw University 2, % Yes 0 University of Tulsa 3, % Yes 0 Washington and Lee University 1, % Yes 0 Wheaton College (MA) 1, % Yes 0 Gettysburg College 2, % Yes 0 College of William and Mary 6, % Yes 0 College of New Jersey 6, % Yes 0 Institutions without Programs California Institute of Technology % No 0 Grinnell College 1, % No 0 Lewis and Clark College 2, % No 0 University of San Diego 5, % No 0 Grand Valley State University 21, % No 0 Marquette University 8, % No 0 Occidental College 2, % No 0 Lesley University 1, % No 0 Illinois Institute of Technology 2, % No 0 Pratt Institute (School of Art) 3, % No 0 Bates College 1, % No 0 SUNY College at Fredonia 5, % No 0 Clemson University* 16, % No 0 Swarthmore College 1, % No 0 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 5, % No 0 Emerson College 3, % No 0

16 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 13 Jewish students as Has a Jewish Sum of Israelfocused School Jewish percent of Studies courses Population students undergraduates program? taught Quinnipiac University 6, % No 0 Adelphi University 5, % No 0 Sarah Lawrence College 1, % No 0 Illinois State University 18, % No 0 California State University, Sacramento 25, % No 0 Texas A&M University* 44, % No 0 University of Texas, San Antonio 25, % No 0 West Virginia University 22, % No 0 SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology 9, % No 0 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 22, % No 0 SUNY College at Oswego 7, % No 0 College of Staten Island 13, % No 0 Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus 5, % No 0 James Madison University 18, % No 0 Knox College 1, % No 1 University of Puget Sound 2, % No 1 Santa Clara University 5, % No 1 Beloit College 1, % No 1 Alfred University 1, % No 1 Babson College 2, % No 1 University of Redlands 3, % No 1 Iowa State University 25, % No 1 Kenyon College 1, % No 1 Bentley University 4, % No 1 Central Michigan University 21, % No 1 Skidmore College 2, % No 1 Colorado State University 23, % No 1 University of Alabama 28, % No 1 California Polytechnic State University, San 17, % No 1 Luis Obispo Georgia Institute of Technology 14, % No 1 California State University, Fullerton 32, % No 1 Florida State University 32, % No 1 *Denotes institutions with an SIIS fellow either new to the campus or part of the SIIS most recent cohorts.

17 Israel Studies Directory: Report Update 14 Resources Basedau, M., & Köllner, P. (2007). Area studies, comparative area studies, and the study of politics: Context, substance, and methodological challenges. Zeitschrift für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 1(1), Fishman, S., Koren, A., Saxe, L., & Aaronson, J. K. (forthcoming). The Israel literacy question bank. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern, Brandeis University. Israel on Campus Coalition. (2006). In search of Israel studies: A survey of Israel Studies on American college campuses. Koren, A., Boxer, M., & Samuel, N. (2012). The Summer Institute for Israel Studies: Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern, Brandeis University. Koren, A., & Einhorn, E. (2010a). Expanding the study of Israel on campus: The American Israeli Cooperative Enterprise Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern, Brandeis University. Koren, A., & Einhorn, E. (2010b). Searching for the study of Israel: A report on the teaching of Israel on U.S. college campuses Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern, Brandeis University. Koren, A., & Fleisch, E. (2014). The Summer Institute for Israel Studies: The first decade and looking ahead. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern, Brandeis University. Koren, A., Samuel, N., Boxer, M., & Aitan, E. (2013). Teaching and Learning about Israel. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern, Brandeis University. Koren, A., Saxe, L., & Fleisch, E. (forthcoming). Jewish life on campus: From backwater to battleground. American Jewish Year Book New York: Springer. Saxe, L., Sasson, T., Wright, G., & Hecht, S. (2015). Antisemitism on the college campus: Perceptions and realities. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern, Brandeis University.

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19 Israel Studies Directory 17 Adelphi University NY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 5103 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 0 Arabic language course(s) in : 4 Agnes Scott College GA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 881 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 30 0 Albion College MI, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1382 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 20 0 Israel-related course(s) in : 0 Albright College PA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2199 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 40 0 Alfred University NY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1935 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: American Jewish University CA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 125 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 6 8 Advanced Hebrew Expression (Hebrew) Advanced Hebrew Expression II (Hebrew) A

20 Israel Studies Directory 18 A Emergence of Modern Jewish Politics, Present Present () Hebrew IIIB Text & Conversation (Hebrew) Holocaust in Israeli Literature & Culture (Hebrew) Israel through Cinema & Cultural Lens (Jewish Studies) Modern Hebrew Short Stories (Hebrew) Women Writers in 20th Century Hebrew Literature () Hebrew language course(s) in : 13 American University DC, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 7299 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-focused course(s) in : 7 Israel-focused course(s) in : 8 11 Israel-related course(s) in : 9 Arab-Israeli Relations Hebrew Intermed Modern II (Hebrew) History of Israel (History) International Management Practices: Israel and Palestine Israeli Identities through Film (Communication) Negotiating Israeli-Palestinian Peace (International Studies) Practicum in International Affairs - Israel: Water, Cooperation, and Peace in the Middle East (International Service) Selected Topics: Zionism & Establish of Israel (History) Topics in Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture: Israeli Society Topics in Middle East: Politics/Public Policy in Israel Topics in National Security/Foreign Policy: U.S.- Israel Relations Hebrew language course(s) in : 4 Arabic language course(s) in : 11 Israel Studies Israel Studies Chair Amherst College MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1817 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 225 Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 0 Israel-related course(s) in : 4 Arabic language course(s) in : 7 Appalachian State University NC, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: The Creation of Israel (History) Hebrew language course(s) in : 7 Arabic language course(s) in : 5

21 Israel Studies Directory 19 Arizona State University AZ, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 3600 A Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 2 Israel-related course(s) in : 5 Advanced Modern Hebrew (Hebrew) The Israel-Palestinian Conflict: The Struggle Hebrew language course(s) in : 5 Arabic language course(s) in : 8

22 Israel Studies Directory 20 B Babson College MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2015 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel Start-Up Strategy Arabic language course(s) in : 1 Bard College NY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2051 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 300 Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : Elementary Hebrew II (Hebrew) The Arab-Israeli Conflict (History) Hebrew language course(s) in : 2 Arabic language course(s) in : 5 Barnard College NY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2509 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 770 Israel-focused course(s) in : 8 Israel-focused course(s) in : Dynamics of Israeli Culture Environment and Sustainability in Israel Between the Local and the Regional () Hebrew for Heritage Speakers Israeli Society (First semester) (Sociology) Israeli Society (Second semester) (Sociology) Issues in Israeli Identity () National Security Strategy of the Middle East (Political Science) Palestine and the Palestinians through Literature and Theater Palestinian-Israeli Politics and Society Palestinians in Israel, Third Year Modern Hebrew II Zionism: A Cultural Perspective Hebrew language course(s) in : 2 Bates College ME, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1753 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 3

23 Israel Studies Directory 21 Baylor University TX, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 26 0 Hebrew language course(s) in : 6 Arabic language course(s) in : 8 Beloit College WI, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1359 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Arabic language course(s) in : 6 Bentley University MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 4237 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Politics in the Middle East (Global Studies) Berry College GA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2041 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 12 0 Israel-related course(s) in : 0 Birmingham-Southern College AL, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1231 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 15 0 Arabic language course(s) in : 2 B

24 Israel Studies Directory 22 B Boston College MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 9110 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 200 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 4 Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Arab-Israeli Conflict: Can it Ever Be Solved? (Political Science) Faith Elements in Conflict (Theology) Israelis & Palestinians: Two Peoples,Three Faiths (Theology) Social Justice in Israel/Palestine (Sociology) Hebrew language course(s) in : 7 Arabic language course(s) in : 8 Bowdoin College ME, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1839 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Arab & Jew in Literature and Film (English) Arabic language course(s) in : 4 Boston University MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 4500 Israel-focused course(s) in : 5 Israel-focused course(s) in : 6 Israel-focused course(s) in : 5 4 Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Israeli Culture through Film (in English translation) (Hebrew) Israeli Popular Music (Hebrew) Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Jewish Studies) The Holy City: Jerusalem in Time, Space, and Imagination (Religious Studies) Hebrew language course(s) in : 3 Arabic language course(s) in : 1 Bradley University IL, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 4872 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Hebrew language course(s) in : 1 Arabic language course(s) in : 2

25 Israel Studies Directory 23 Brandeis University MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 3588 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-focused course(s) in : Creative Reading and Writing in Hebrew I (Hebrew) Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture (Hebrew) Advanced Hebrew Conversation (Hebrew) Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Intensive Conversation (Hebrew) Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Israeli Culture and Media (Hebrew) Art and Trauma: Israeli, Palestinian, Latin American and United States Art (Art History) Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East (Politics) Creative Reading and Writing in Hebrew II (Hebrew) History of the State of Israel (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies) Introduction to Israeli Literature, Film, and Culture (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies) Israel: Religion, State and Society (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies) Israeli Art and Visual Culture: Forging Identities Between East and West (Fine Arts) Israel's Foreign Policy (History) Justice, Self and Society in Jewish Film and Fiction (First Year Seminar) Let's Converse in Hebrew II (Hebrew) Love, Sex, and Power in Israeli Culture (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies) Minorities and Others in Israeli Literature and Culture (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies) Sociology of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation (Sociology) Take I: Hebrew through Israeli Cinema (Hebrew) The Yishuv, the State of Israel and the Holocaust (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies) Walking the Land: Religious Pilgrimage and Modern Hiking in Israel, Palestine, and the Holy Land (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies) Hebrew language course(s) in : 15 Arabic language course(s) in : 8 Scholarships to study in Israel Israel Studies Israel Studies Chair Brown University RI, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 6435 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 1200 Israel-focused course(s) in : 7 Israel-focused course(s) in : 9 Israel-focused course(s) in : Photo Album: From Palestine To Israel (Comparative Literature) Cultures of Colonialism: Palestine/Israel (Comparative Literature) History of the State of Israel: 1948 to the Present (Judaic Studies) History of Zionism and the Birth of the State of Israel (Judaic Studies) Jerusalem Since 1850: Religion, Politics, Cultural Heritage (Judaic Studies) Palestine Versus the Palestinians (History) The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict in History, Literature, Film Writing and Speaking Hebrew (Judaic Studies) Hebrew language course(s) in : 6 Arabic language course(s) in : 6 B

26 Israel Studies Directory 24 B Bryn Mawr College PA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1322 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 5 Conflict in Palestine & Israel (History) Hebrew language course(s) in : 1 Arabic language course(s) in : 1 1 Israeli Dancing (Physical Well Being) Hebrew language course(s) in : 1 Bucknell University PA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 3536 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 300 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 6 3 Israel-related course(s) in : 4 Arab-Israeli Conflict (Poltical Science) Hebrew Bible & Modern Literature (Hebrew) Israel: Literature, Film, Culture (Hebrew) Hebrew language course(s) in : 3 Arabic language course(s) in : 6 Butler University IN, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 4020 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 70

27 Israel Studies Directory 25 California Institute of Technology CA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 997 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 50 0 Israel-related course(s) in : 0 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: California State University, Chico CA, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 500 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 0 Israel-related course(s) in : 7 Hebrew language course(s) in : 2 Arabic language course(s) in : 2 Israel Studies California State University, Fullerton CA, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Arabic language course(s) in : 2 California State University, Northridge CA, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 5 Israel's History and Peoples () The British Mandate in Palestine (History) Hebrew language course(s) in : 2 C

28 Israel Studies Directory 26 C California State University, Sacramento CA, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Calvin College MI, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 3930 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 0 0 Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Elementary Modern Hebrew I (Hebrew) Elementary Modern Hebrew II (Hebrew) Intermediate Modern Hebrew (Hebrew) Hebrew language course(s) in : 3 Arabic language course(s) in : 4 Scholarships to study in Israel Carnegie Mellon PA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 6279 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 600 Israel-focused course(s) in : 4 3 Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process since 1948 (History) Documenting the 1967 Arab-Israeli War (History) Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (History) Hebrew language course(s) in : 1 Arabic language course(s) in : 10 Carleton College MN, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2055 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 150 Israel-focused course(s) in : 4 Israel-focused course(s) in : 4 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 3 Case Western Reserve University OH, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 4386 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 325 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 3 Israel-related course(s) in : 4

29 Israel Studies Directory 27 Advanced Modern Hebrew I (Hebrew) Advanced Modern Hebrew II (Hebrew) The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, (History) Hebrew language course(s) in : 6 Arabic language course(s) in : 6 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 17 0 Hebrew language course(s) in : 2 C Catholic University of America DC, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 3694 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 0 0 Israel-related course(s) in : 0 Hebrew language course(s) in : 7 Arabic language course(s) in : 5 Central Michigan University MI, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Arabic language course(s) in : 2 Centre College KY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1344 Chapman University CA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 5677 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 5 Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years (History) Arabic language course(s) in : 4 Claremont McKenna College CA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1264 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 130 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 4 3 Israel-related course(s) in : 4 Jerusalem: The Holy City (Religious Studies) State & History: The Israeli Case (History) The United States, Israel, and the Arabs (Government)

30 Israel Studies Directory 28 C Arabic language course(s) in : 6 Clark University MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2352 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 400 Israel-focused course(s) in : 4 Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 3 Israel-related course(s) in : 5 Arab-Israeli conflict (Political Science) History of Modern Israel (History) Israeli Culture in Literature Since the 1970s (Jewish Studies) Hebrew language course(s) in : 4 Clemson University SC, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Arabic language course(s) in : 4 Colby College ME, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1863 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 8 Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Accommodation (Government) Hebrew language course(s) in : 3 Arabic language course(s) in : 2 Colgate University NY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2871 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 300 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 1 Israel-related course(s) in : 9 The Israel/Palestine Conflict Hebrew language course(s) in : 4 Arabic language course(s) in : 5

31 Israel Studies Directory 29 College of Charleston SC, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 800 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 5 4 Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Advanced Modern Hebrew: Conversation and Composition (Hebrew) Special Topics in : Israeli Cinema in Search of Identity () Special Topics in : Israeli Culture () Understanding Israel (First Year Seminar) Hebrew language course(s) in : 3 Arabic language course(s) in : 4 College of New Jersey NJ, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 6653 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Arabic language course(s) in : 4 College of Staten Island NY, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 0 Arabic language course(s) in : 5 College of the Holy Cross MA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2926 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 25 1 Jewish Literature of Exile and Return (English) Hebrew language course(s) in : 1 Arabic language course(s) in : 4 College of William and Mary VA, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 6171 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: C

32 Israel Studies Directory 30 C Hebrew language course(s) in : 1 Arabic language course(s) in : 4 College of Wooster OH, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2080 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Colorado College CO, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 2008 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Advanced Hebrew (Hebrew) Topics in Politics: Israelis and Palestinians (Political Science) Hebrew language course(s) in : 6 Arabic language course(s) in : 7 Scholarships to study in Israel Colorado State University CO, Public Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: Israel-related course(s) in : 3 Arabic language course(s) in : 6 Columbia University NY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 6068 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 3000 Israel-focused course(s) in : 4 Israel-focused course(s) in : Dynamics of Israeli Culture Environment and Sustainability in Israel Between the Local and the Regional () Hebrew for Heritage Speakers (Middle East) Israeli Society (First semester) (Sociology) Israeli Society (Second semester) (Sociology) Issues in Israeli Identity () National Security Strategy of the Middle East (Political Science) Palestine and the Palestinians through Literature and Theater Palestinian-Israeli Politics/Society (Middle East) Palestinians in Israel, Third Year Modern Hebrew II (Middle East) Zionism: A Cultural Perspective (Middle East) Hebrew language course(s) in : 8 Arabic language course(s) in : 10

33 Israel Studies Directory 31 Israel Studies Israel Studies Chair Connecticut College CT, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1926 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 180 Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 0 Hebrew language course(s) in : 2 Arabic language course(s) in : 4 Cornell College IA, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 1180 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 50 0 Hebrew language course(s) in : 1 Cornell University NY, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 3000 Israel-focused course(s) in : 3 Israel-focused course(s) in : 5 Israel-focused course(s) in : 8 9 Israel-related course(s) in : 9 Advanced Intermediate Modern Hebrew I (Near Eastern Studies) Advanced Intermediate Modern Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture () History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Near Eastern Studies) Intensive Conversational Hebrew I () Intensive Conversational Hebrew II (Near Eastern Studies) Intermediate Modern Hebrew: Special topics in Hebrew () Israeli Labor Relations and Law in Comparative Perspective Latin - Israeli Dance (Physical Education) Nationalism, Antisemitism, and Zionism (Jewish Studies) Hebrew language course(s) in : 8 Arabic language course(s) in : 9 Creighton University NE, Private Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 4032 Estimated Jewish undergraduates: 20 Israel-focused course(s) in : 2 1 The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Struggle For The Holy Land (History) Hebrew language course(s) in : 2 Arabic language course(s) in : 3 C