The faculty has designed a well-supported M.A. degree that shows in personal investment and prodigious funding opportunities. As a small graduate program, the Borns JSP fosters an uncommon culture of partnership among M.A. students and Ph.D. minors while offering the interdisciplinary courses and sponsored events of a large university. One example of this mutual support is the thriving JS Graduate Student Association which provides monthly paper readings, a regular graduate student conference, and faculty-graduate workshops/lunches at least once a month. I have received access to some of the top professors in Jewish studies while gaining rare professional experiences for an M.A. student, including teaching responsibilities and guest lectureships in my first year. The strength of this M.A. program lies in the tight-knit, supportive and focused academic community nurtured by accessible professors and dedicated staff.

Matthew Brittingham, Jewish Studies M.A. 2014; doctoral student studying Jewish Religious Cultures at Emory University