The George M. and Renée K. Levine Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies
2019
Michael Biggerstaff. Michael is a PhD candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. The focus of his studies is the Hebrew Bible. His academic interests center around how ancient people understood the divine realm and how the divine is related to them. Michael’s dissertation concentrates on ancient views of prophecy as divinely given knowledge.
The Samuel M. Melton Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies
2020
John Michael Sefel. John Michael Sefel is a Fellow in the PhD program in the Department of Theatre and is pursuing an additional Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies, specifically, disabilities and performance. His current research interests include disability portrayal, re-thinking theatre’s artistic and commercial approaches to accessibility, and Yiddish Theatre in the United States. John Michael is also a playwright and director and holds an MFA in Directing from Baylor University.
The George M. and Renée K. Levine Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies
2020
Darcy Benson. Darcy Benson is in the PhD program in the Department of History. Her research interests focus on themes of migration, racism, nationalism and everyday life in times of war. Her dissertation analyzes the development of community networks among communist immigrants in France in the 1930s and the ways in which these networks supported resistance during World War II. French and immigrant Jews constituted an integral part of these networks, and Benson’s project contributes significantly to recent Jewish- and Holocaust studies scholarship.
The Ellen and Victor Cohn Scholarship for Study at Hebrew University
2019
Jordan Baggs, Eleanor Damm, and Anna Hershinow (photos) Jordan graduated with a double-major in International Relations & Diplomacy and Religious Studies and a minor in French. Eleanor is a fourth-year student majoring in Accounting with minors in Jewish Studies and Business Analytics. Anna graduated with a major in Dance and minor in Studio Art.
2020
Brittany Zimmerman, Josiah Zimmerman, and Caroline Mallory (photos) Brittany Zimmerman is a third-year undergraduate with a major in Hebrew. Josiah Zimmerman is a fourth-year undergraduate with a major in Psychology. Caroline Mallory is a third-year undergraduate with a double-major in international relations and Chinese.