AJS Directory of Programs in Jewish Studies

Institution:	Kean University
Location:	Union, NJ
Type of Institution:	public
Department/ Program:	Program in Jewish Studies and World Affais
Director:	Dennis Klein
Website:	http://www.kean.edu/jstudies.html
Contact:	dklein@kean.edu; for email notifications, sign up at www.tinyurl.com/keanjs 908-737-4256

Degrees Offered:
Minor, Certificate, or Other

Program Description:
The Jewish Studies and World Affairs program at Kean University is designed to stimulate inquiry into the Jewish cultural interaction with the larger world. Twenty-seven resident faculty members, representing 12 disciplines, offer 12 core courses and 14 electives for undergraduate credit and six courses for graduate credit. The JS program also organizes an annual lecture/artists series and faculty lectures in the community. It collaborates with the master\'s degree program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the Holocaust Resource Center, and the Human Rights Institute, and promotes the university\'s Hillel Soref Initiative for Emerging Campuses.

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