Harvard, Stanford, Indiana and other universities are expanding or reframing Israel-related study after October 7, responding to donor concerns, student demand and criticism that Israel has too often been excluded or mishandled in Middle Eastern Studies. The emerging models vary—from Harvard integrating Israel into a Middle East Initiative, to Stanford housing Israel studies among democracy and policy programs, to Indiana centering anti-Zionism within antisemitism research—but all reflect a broader push to teach Israel more directly and seriously within U.S. higher education.