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Strengthening Dartmouth's campus community and deepening ties with researchers at Israeli universities

The Dartmouth-Kalaniyot program is a faculty-led initiative focused on building a stronger Dartmouth campus community while deepening ties between Dartmouth and researchers at Israeli universities. We work to promote excellence, with a focus on the Dartmouth mission of research, education, entrepreneurship, open collaboration, and respectful living in an international community.

Dartmouth-Kalaniyot is among the first members of a growing national Kalaniyot network of institutions of higher education—founded at MIT—whose mission is to support and strengthen academic connections with Israeli institutions of higher education. Kalaniyot has been endorsed by the Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA). Kalaniyot chapters each endorse a set of guiding principles or bylaws. You can learn more about Dartmouth's chapter through this recent article in the Dartmouth student newspaper.

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About

About Dartmouth-Kalaniyot

Dartmouth-Kalaniyot is a faculty-driven effort to advance knowledge through the contributions of scholars and students without regard to national, religious or ethnic origin. We focus on two main goals that are mutually reinforcing: building a stronger Dartmouth campus community and deepening ties with researchers at Israeli universities.

Through fellowships and seed grants, Dartmouth-Kalaniyot brings the brightest researchers from Israel to Dartmouth as postdoctoral fellows, sabbatical visitors, and visiting students, empowering them to get involved in collaborative cutting-edge research, deepening academic ties and showcasing the brilliance of the startup nation. With its bi-national orientation, Dartmouth-Kalaniyot aligns with the many global programs that are already in Dartmouth's Global Partnership Portfolio.

For more information or other inquiries, please contact Director Dan Rockmore or Co-Director Jeremy Manning.

Our Values

  • Respectful co-existence: Living, learning, and working together undeterred by differences of perspective and disagreements
  • Mission focus: Focusing on the university mission of research, education, and entrepreneurship
  • Excellence: Focusing on academic accomplishments and academic entrepreneurship
  • Open collaboration: International open academic collaborations with leading institutions around the world

Our Mission

Our mission is to deepen Dartmouth's ties with researchers at Israeli universities and work with university administration to ensure an inclusive campus.

Our Vision

Dartmouth researchers cooperate to advance knowledge without regard to national, ethnic, or religious background.

Dartmouth-Kalaniyot in the Sciences (DKS)

Dartmouth-Kalaniyot in the Sciences (DKS) provides funding for academic programming that fosters collaborations between faculty at Dartmouth and faculty at Israeli universities. DKS supports postdoctoral fellowships, visiting scholars, and collaborative research ventures. These programs strengthen scientific partnerships and advance knowledge through international collaboration.

Partner institutions include all VERA members.

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Bylaws

  1. Collaboration and Community Focus: Kalaniyot supports programs that foster academic collaboration between scholars at US and Israeli institutions, while enriching the local academic community.
  2. Positive Academic Environment: The program will promote a positive academic environment, open inquiry and constructive intellectual exchange.
  3. Partnering with the University: Kalaniyot faculty will aspire to bridge between university leadership and the campus community to help address key challenges, cultivating a better environment for all.
  4. Commitment to Inclusivity: The program will cultivate an inclusive faculty-led environment, rejecting all forms of discrimination, harassment, or targeting of individuals based on identity, nationality, or religious or political beliefs.
  5. Non-Political Stance: Kalaniyot is an academic, not a political organization. Naturally, leaders of Kalaniyot may also be deeply engaged in other campus groups that are political. In addition, Kalaniyot may partner with other campus organizations in activities such as community lunches, lecture series, and other academic and strictly non-political programming. However, official Kalaniyot activities and communications must remain strictly non-political.
  6. Respect for University Policies: All activities under the Kalaniyot program must comply with the university's operational and governance structures, ensuring adherence to local rules and regulations.
  7. Prohibited Activities: Kalaniyot programs will not engage in or endorse any activities that may negatively impact the university's academic mission or violate campus policies. Similarly, Kalaniyot will not target individuals or engage in online shaming.
  8. Endorsing Freedom of Speech: Kalaniyot supports freedom of speech and defers to university policies for rules and regulations regarding its expression.