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since September 1, 2017, and holds the university's Samuel Sturman Chair in Psychology.


Biography

Asher Cohen graduated from the
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with a
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in economics and an
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in psychology. He completed his doctoral and post-doctoral studies at the
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Academic career

Cohen was a senior lecturer and Assistant Professor at
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."Spotlights; President Professor Asher Cohen,"
November 6, 2017.
Cohen returned in the early 1990s to the Hebrew University's Department of Psychology, in the Faculty of Social Sciences. From 2008 to 2012, he was the head of the university's Department of Psychology. From 2012 to 2017, Cohen was the Hebrew University's Rector. Cohen has been the 14th President of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...
since September 1, 2017, succeeding Menahem Ben-Sasson, who was President of the University for eight years. He holds the university's Samuel Sturman Chair in Psychology.


See also

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"Alain Elkann Interviews: Asher Cohen,"
November 10, 2013
"Asher Cohen interviewed for l'X on air,"
November 28, 2016 Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Indiana University faculty 21st-century Israeli educators Israeli expatriates in the United States Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni University of Oregon alumni 20th-century Israeli educators Presidents of universities in Israel Israeli psychologists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{psychologist-stub