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Feel Great About This!

May 20, 2026
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This Spring: 450 University Students Learning about Israel

April 17, 2026
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Welcome, Visiting Professor Adi Shany!

March 13, 2026
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A Record-Breaking Term: Over 350 Students Enrolled in Israel Studies Classes

February 15, 2026
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San Diego State University Students Return to Israel

January 24, 2026
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Meet Our Spring 2026 Professors – and Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Events!

January 11, 2026
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Israeli & SDSU Students Share a Transformative Experience

November 23, 2025
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November 2025 through January 2026 Events

November 18, 2025
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This Year’s Visiting Israeli Professors & September Events

September 5, 2025
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UCSD Urban Planning Research and Teaching Hub (UP-Hub): 2025 Update

August 19, 2025
      The Urban Planning Research and Teaching Hub (UP-Hub)…
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Welcome Fall Professors and September Events

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Susan Lapidus

Executive Director’s Reflections on the Importance of Israel Studies

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MGSDII 2024-2025 Impact Report

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2025 Emerging Filmmakers Residency

June 5, 2025
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Israeli Student Visit; Higher Education Roundtable; “October 8” Film

April 22, 2025
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Urban Studies Classroom Collaboration Visit; Spring Events

March 13, 2025
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Announcing Spring Visiting Professors; Events in November & December

November 14, 2024
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September Events with MGSDII

August 28, 2024
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Meet our 2024-2025 Visiting Professors

August 13, 2024
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MGSDII – 2024 Impact Report

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UCSD UP-Hub 2024 Update

July 16, 2024
Building upon the current joint classroom collaboration between…
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Academic Freedom Must be Protected – A Statement from The Association for Israel Studies

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MGSDII Professor Featured on UCSD Panel Discussion on Israel-Hamas War

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MGSDII Renews San Diego Student Scholarship to Pursue M.F.A. at the Prestigious Tisch Film and Television School at Tel Aviv University

September 6, 2023
The MGSDII is proud to renew a scholarship to San Diego student,…
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MGSDII Receives Gift to Establish an Israeli-San Diego Urban Planning Research and Teaching Hub Between UC San Diego (UCSD) and the Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa

August 21, 2023
​​​​​With the goal of advancing social and environmental…
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MGSDII Classroom Collaboration Professor Shares Thoughts on Israel Archeology Boycott with San Diego Jewish World

August 8, 2023
Despite Boycott, UCSD Prof. Plans Exchange Program with Tel Aviv…
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MGSDII Classroom Collaboration Professor Writes “Anthropology Boycott of Israeli Universities is Misguided and Discriminatory”

August 3, 2023
Anthropology Boycott of Israeli Universities is Misguided and…
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Sage Journal Publishes Past MGSDII Visiting Professor

August 2, 2023
"Ideology, environment, and open space in conflict arenas: The…
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MGSDII featured in San Diego Jewish World

July 19, 2023
Program Builds Connections Between Israeli Academics and Local…
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Watch: What’s Happening in Israel – Voices from MGSDII Alumni

March 16, 2023
View a recording of the event below. Join us as we hear…
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