Selected Media Coverage

Pious pupils in America perform better. The Economist. September 2024

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Money Is Up. Patriotism and Religion Are Down. The New York Times. March 2023

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Number of antisemitic incidents in Massachusetts surged in 2022. The Boston Globe. March 2023

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Survey finds ‘classical fascist’ antisemitic views widespread in U.S. The Washington Post. January 2023

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The Perks of Faith: How religious belief and behavior help students thrive in school. Education Next. July 2022

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Religious Children Make Better Students. But Are They Also Less Ambitious? Mosaic Magazine. July 2022

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US abortion ruling ‘another blow’ to women’s educational chances. Times Higher Education. June 2022

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If ‘Roe’ Falls, More Female Students Could Face the ‘Motherhood Penalty’​. The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 2022

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Girls raised by Jewish parents outperform Christian girls academically, Religion News Service (Reprinted in The Washington Post), May 2022

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How Jewish families prime girls for success in schools and careers. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, May 2022

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Yentl’s revenge: Young American-Jewish women outperform all others academically. Times of Israel, May 2022 (Click here to read it in Hebrew)

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American girls raised by Jewish parents are more likely to graduate college. Jerusalem Post, April 2022

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Looking to learn something new in retirement? Find an age-friendly university. Market Watch, April 2022

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A religious upbringing may fuel academic success. Here’s how. Deseret News, February 2022

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Review of God, Grades, and Graduation. Wall Street Journal, January 2022

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Q&A about God, Grades, and Graduation. Inside Higher Ed, January 2022

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As We Live Longer, How Should Life Change? There Is a Blueprint. The New York Times, November 2021

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Professor Details COVID’s Impact on Local Jews. The Jewish Exponent, October 2021

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Invited Talks/Panels/Podcasts (click for recording)

Ep. 329: Sociologist Ilana Horwitz on ‘God, Grades, and Graduation,’ 

Unorthodox Podcast, August 2022

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Does Religious Commitment Improve Academic Performance? (Sometimes) with Ilana Horwitz, PhD. The Mind, Body, and Soul in Healing Podcast with Dr. Harvey Schwartz, June 2022

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God, Grades, and Graduation: Religion's Surprising Impact on Academic Success. New Books Network, May 2022

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Report Card with Nat Malkus: Ilana Horwitz on the Impact of Religion on Student Outcomes. American Enterprise Institute, May 2022

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Innovation in Longevity. The Center for Global Brand Leadership at Columbia Business School. April 2022 

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Ilana Horwitz on Educational Performance and Religion, Tikvah, April 2022

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The God, grades advantage. On Good Authority Podcast, Tulane University, March 2022

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God, Grades, and Graduation, Cross & Gavel, March 2022

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How does a religious upbringing influence a student’s academic outcomes? Heterodox Academy, March 2022

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Religiously Engaged Working-Class Students Are Twice as Likely to Earn College Degrees. The Education Exchange, February 2022

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Conversation with Cardinal Timothy Dolan (watch min 37-47), February 2022 

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Faith and Truth-Seeking: What is the Role of Religion in Higher Ed? Heterodox Academy, July 2021 

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What do we know about American Jewry? Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience at Tulane University, May 2021

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Lessons from the 1900 Generation: Connecting the Old and New Maps of Life. Stanford Center on Longevity, May 2021

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Reinventing the University for Lifelong Learning. Stanford Center on Longevity, December 2020

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Online Education Has Exacerbated Inequalities. Stanford Center on Longevity, April 2020