About the UC Israel Initiative | Shifting Paradigms

An Academic and Public Resource

The UC Israel Initiative supports sustained academic engagement with Israel Studies and U.S.-Israel relations. It connects existing faculty expertise, institutional partnerships, archival resources, and community relationships through teaching, research, and public programming.

The initiative provides a platform for:

· Faculty collaboration across disciplines

· Student research and experiential learning

· Course development and curriculum expansion

· Archival and digital humanities projects

· Visiting scholars and practitioner programs

· Public lectures, conferences, and cultural events

· Policy-oriented research and discussion

A Broad, Interdisciplinary Perspective

The UC Israel Initiative explores Israel, the United States, and the wider region through fields including:

· History and Jewish studies

· Politics, diplomacy, and international affairs

· Law and public policy

· Society, identity, and migration

· Business, innovation, and technology

· Literature, film, music, design, and performance

· Medicine, engineering, and the sciences

Its work reflects a commitment to open inquiry, intellectual pluralism, historical awareness, and thoughtful public conversation, and it connects the University of Cincinnati with local, national, and international communities.

Why This Work Matters?

The relationship between the United States and Israel involves diplomacy, security, innovation, trade, culture, education, and civil society. It also raises important questions about history, identity, law, public policy, and the place of democratic societies in today’s world.

The UC Israel Initiative gives students and the public access to reliable, nuanced knowledge while creating space for rigorous and respectful discussion. Its programs consider both historical context and contemporary developments, and they welcome multiple perspectives grounded in evidence and careful inquiry.

The initiative builds on the University of Cincinnati’s strengths across departments and colleges, as well as Cincinnati’s distinctive Jewish educational, archival, cultural, and civic resources.