McRobbie sets out for Israel today

IU President Michael McRobbie is setting out for Israel with other leaders from universities around the United States today, according to an IU news release.\nMcRobbie, who will be out of the country until July 7, will visit Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The visit will promote a closer research and academic relationship between Israel and the U.S., according to the release.\nThe trip is sponsored by Project Interchange, which has worked to provide firsthand experience of Israel and its culture for more than 4,500 leaders around the world during week-long seminars, according to the release. This will be McRobbie’s second trip out of the country since he became IU’s president last July; he visited universities in China last winter.