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The handiest commodity among academics at Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­â€™s Wurzweiler School of Social Work may be a passport. Since 2008, eight members of the school’s faculty have been named Fulbright Specialists. The highly acclaimed program grants awards to U.S. faculty and professionals in select ...

Lawrence Schiffman Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at Ancient Scrolls Article by Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ Office of Communications and Public Affairs Visitors to Discovery Times Square in New York City are transported back in time with the museum’s latest exhibit, ”The Dead Sea Scrolls: Life And Faith In…

Morning talk show enthusiasts may have lost the now-retired Regis Philbin to retirement this past fall, but those in the Jewish community still have Nachum Segal, the gold standard for Jewish talk radio and music since 1983 when Segal was still a senior at Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­. Segal, who hosted a ...

Nearly a dozen members of Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­â€™s faculty came to San Francisco this fall to participate in the annual conferences of the American School of Oriental Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the American Academy of Religion. In addition to participating and presenting their ...

Among the many opportunities alumni have to reconnect and give back to Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­, one of the most significant ways they can impact the student experience is by offering assistance with career development. Many alumni participate in panels and professional events for undergraduate students to highlight ...

As we look ahead to 2012, we took a few minutes to reflect on the year that passed and compile some data from 2011, a year filled with a variety of programs and outreach from the Office of Alumni Affairs. Below is a snapshot of whom we reached and an overview of our successes; all the following ...

Dr. Joanna Mellor, a highly respected and beloved professor of Wurzweiler who passed away earlier in 2011, was featured in a video this week appearing on Yahoo.com’s 2011 “Year in Review” Blog. The video, entitled “Farewell to Those We Lost in 2011,” pays tribute to celebrities such as Steve Jobbs…

Spies and Holy Wars: The Middle East in 20th Century Crime Fiction, by Reeva Spector Simon. University of Texas Press, 2010. Terrorist or sheik? In her new book, Reeva Spector Simon—Professor of History, Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­--shows how the Middle Eastern villain evolved from malleable victim before…

War No More: The Antiwar Impulse in American Literature, 1861-1914, by Cynthia Wachtell. Louisiana State University Press, 2010 Long before the twentieth century, the meaning of the battlefield was questioned. Exploring the span of American literature between the Civil War and World War I, Cynthia…

Two new research guides that focus on Jewish Studies were recently published by Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ librarians. In “Finding an article for Jewish Studies,” Moshe Schapiro explains how to use the catalog and databases to identify articles on a Jewish Studies topic and how to find the texts of the articles. Zvi…