To: Senta Victoria Greene, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education

From: Shaul Kelner, Director, Program in Jewish Studies

Re: PROPOSAL FOR GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN JEWISH STUDIES

Date: April 15, 2015

The Program in Jewish Studies has been offering a graduate certificate since 2004. Information

about the certificate has been listed in the Graduate Catalog and Divinity Catalog, and is explained

in the Divinity School Catalog and on the JS program’s website in the following manner:

“Vanderbilt University offers an interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Jewish

Studies. The Certificate provides graduate and professional students with access to

interdisciplinary scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies, supplies them with a

valuable professional credential, and strengthens their ability to compete for jobs as

well as for national fellowship and postdoctoral awards.

“Courses taken at Vanderbilt University prior to admission to the program may be

counted toward the certificate requirements with the approval of the director of the

Program in Jewish Studies. Any student enrolled in a graduate or professional

program at Vanderbilt University is eligible to apply for the Certificate in Jewish

Studies. Acceptance to the program requires a minimum GPA of 3.3, and the

approval of both the student’s adviser and the director of Jewish Studies.”

With the Graduate School’s revision of requirements for graduate certificates, we are requesting

approval for the Jewish Studies program’s Graduate Certificate. This document will review the

rationale for creating the certificate, will outline the program as it was previously structured, and

will present the proposal in conformance with the University’s new uniform standards for graduate

certificate programs.

Rationale:

In 2004, Benjamin Papa, then a student in the Divinity School’s Master of Theological Studies

program, petitioned the Program in Jewish Studies to create a Certificate in Jewish Studies. The JS

Steering Committee responded favorably to his request and shaped a certificate that could benefit

graduate as well professional students.

The initial proposal, which was addressed to the Divinity School, remains a good articulation of the

rationale for the certificate program. We reproduce it in full:

Purpose and Rationale:

Making a Certificate in Jewish Studies available to Master of Divinity Students at

Vanderbilt is a logical outgrowth of the Divinity School’s Purposes and Commitments.

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According to the 2004-05 Divinity School Catalog, VDS sees among other things its

purpose to be “to engage men and women in a theological understanding of religious

traditions.” More specifically, the School is committed “to the faith that brought the church

into being, and it believes that one comes more authentically to grasp that faith by a critical

and open examination of the Hebraic and Christian traditions.” Vanderbilt Divinity School

“is committed to a program of theological education that is open to and takes account of the

religious pluralism in our world. It seeks to familiarize students with interreligious

dialogue… recognizing that to know one’s own tradition one must know and participate in

others as well…The school acknowledges the close and special relationship between

Judaism and Christianity, and it wants to ensure an appropriate and sympathetic

understanding of the Jewish tradition. It abhors the anti-Semitism that has pervaded much

of Christian history and seeks to promote productive and healing dialogue among Christians

and Jews.”

It seems obvious that a Certificate in Jewish Studies would move Vanderbilt Divinity School

forward in living into these Purposes and Commitments.

On a practical level, because the University already offers both an undergraduate major and

a graduate degree in Jewish Studies, providing a formal vehicle for Divinity students to draw

from the University’s rich resources in this academic area would be relatively logistically

simple. That is to say, the Faculty has already identified classes it deems to fall under the

rubric of Jewish Studies, including the sub-fields from which it expects students to draw in

choosing their coursework. In addition, a faculty program director is already in place.

Proposed Structure:

This proposed structure is based on the model the Faculty has approved for the granting of

Certificates in both the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality as well as the

Kelly Miller Smith Institute for the African-American Church. As such, the proposal is that

the Jewish Studies certificate would require 18 hours of graduate-level course work in

classes designated (for purposes of the existing M.A. in Jewish Studies) as Jewish Studies

courses. In addition, Certificate students would complete a final research project/paper in

consultation with the Jewish Studies faculty advisor.

Eligibility for the certificate was expanded to students in the graduate school in 2008, and has

appeared in the Graduate Catalog since that time.

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Original Structure

The JS certificate program was originally structured as follows:

I. Foundational Course [JS 245 (now JS 5000) – Major Themes in Jewish Studies

II. Focus Courses – An additional 15 hours, with at least one course from each of the

following sub-fields of study:

A. Biblical Studies B. Antiquity and Medieval Thought C. Modern and Contemporary Experience D. Culture, Philosophy, and Literature

III. Final Project/Paper (DIV 5002) on an approved topic in Jewish Studies

A Note on Courses in the Certificate Program

The Jewish Studies program itself does not have a graduate program of its own. There is an MA in

Jewish Studies that is offered not through JS but through the Graduate Department of Religion. This

enrolls at most two students a year, but at no point has there been a critical mass of MA students to

fill graduate level courses offered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity

School, the College of Arts and Science’s Program in Jewish Studies opens its 200-level

undergraduate courses to certificate students. The standard policies regarding graduate student

enrollment in advanced undergraduate courses apply in these instances: Certificate students must

petition for entry, and their enrollment form must specify the arrangement they have made with the

professor regarding the additional work load that the graduate student will be taking on beyond

what is specified in the undergraduate syllabus. Students can also fulfill certificate requirements via

certain pre-approved 2000 and 3000-level courses in other A&S departments, subject to the same

requirements. (These courses are those which are eligible toward the Jewish Studies major.)

As the JS program reorganized its undergraduate curriculum, “Introduction to Jewish Studies” (JS

1002W, formerly JS 180W) came to replace “Major Themes in Jewish Studies” (JS 5000, formerly

JS 245) as a gateway to the field. As a 100-level class (now 1000-level) it was not eligible for the

graduate certificate. With “Major Themes in Jewish Studies” no longer offered on an annual basis,

we have allowed for this requirement to be waived and for students to petition the director to take a

different course in its place.

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Conformity with New Certificate Policy

In conformance with the new uniform standards for graduate certificate programs, the proposed

eligibility and completion requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Jewish Studies are as

follows:

Eligibility Requirements: Any student enrolled in a graduate or professional program at Vanderbilt

University is eligible to apply for the Certificate in Jewish Studies. Acceptance to the program

requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3, and the approval of both the student’s primary adviser

and the director of Jewish Studies.

Courses taken at Vanderbilt University prior to admission to the certificate program may be counted

toward the certificate requirements with the approval of the director of the Program in Jewish

Studies.

Students wishing to enroll must complete an “Intent to Enroll” form, which must be signed by the

student, the director of the Program in Jewish Studies, and the director of the Graduate Program

(DGS) for the degree program in which the student is enrolled. A signed copy of the form has to be

submitted to the Graduate School and to the University Registrar’s Office.

Completion Requirements: A certificate in Jewish studies is awarded with either the M.A. or Ph.D.

degree upon fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Foundational Course, 3 credit hours. JS 5000 Major Themes in Jewish Studies. As this course is

not offered every year, students may petition to have this requirement waived. If this requirement is

waived, students will be required to take an additional 3 credit hours under requirement 2.

2. Focus Courses, 15 credit hours. Students must complete 15 credit hours of interrelated courses in

Jewish Studies, appropriate to the student’s program of study and forming an intellectually cohesive

whole (or 18 credit hours, if the requirement to take JS 5000 is waived). Students are required to

complete at least one course from three of four subfields, with at least 9 credit hours coming from a

single subfield:

Area 1: Biblical Studies

Area 2: Antiquity and Medieval World

Area 3: Modern and Contemporary Experience

Area 4: Culture, Philosophy, and Literature.

A list of courses approved for certificate credit will be listed in the Graduate catalog (see attached

catalog copy). Other courses not on this list must be approved for credit by the Director of Jewish

Studies. Any courses at the 2000- or 3000- level also require instructor permission to enroll and

arrangements for additional work beyond the undergraduate requirements.

No more than 6 credit hours of specifically-named courses required for the primary degree may be

applied toward the Certificate.

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3. A non-credit final project/paper submitted to the Jewish Studies steering committee that

demonstrates an application of Jewish Studies contents or methodology to research, teaching, or

fieldwork. The project/paper may originate as an assignment in a graduate level course.

Proposed Catalog copy detailing these requirements and the list of approved courses is attached

separately.

Name of the faculty member who will oversee the certificate program:

The director of the Program in Jewish Studies will oversee the certificate program. Shaul Kelner is

director of the program through July 2015. In August 2015, Michael Bess will assume the role of

Interim Director for a one-year term.

Approvals

In addition to courses offered through the Jewish Studies program, other courses eligible for the JS

certificate are offered through the Divinity School, Blair School of Music, and Graduate

Department of Religion, as well as the following departments or programs in the College of Arts

and Science: Anthropology, Classical Studies, English, European Studies, French, Germanic and

Slavic Languages, History, History of Art, Music Literature, Philosophy, Political Science,

Religious Studies, Sociology.

An attached appendix includes written approval from each of these Schools, Departments and

Programs to allow their courses to be counted as eligible toward the Jewish Studies certificate.

Assessment plan

An Assessment Plan is attached.

Certificate Programs at Other Universities

There are Jewish Studies Graduate Certificate programs at universities across the country. A sample

of programs and their requirements is listed below.

UNC-Chapel Hill:

Certificate requirements include:

• Completing three graduate-level courses on a topic related to Jewish Studies. Please note

that at least two courses must be beyond the required courses for the student’s degree. This

is a requirement of the UNC Graduate School.

• Submitting a major seminar paper or a section of a broader thesis or dissertation on a topic

related to Jewish Studies.

• Demonstrating relevant language skills either by taking advanced language courses or by

using primary language texts in a major research project.

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University of Maryland:

Students must take four graduate level courses (12 credits) in Jewish Studies. At least six of

the 12 credits must be in a different discipline than the student's home department. All

students take JWST 600, General Seminar in Jewish Studies, plus at least two other graduate

readings or research courses at the 600-800 level. Only one 400-level course can count

toward the certificate. Students must work with an advisor to determine which courses best

suit their particular needs.

Emory University:

The Certificate in Jewish Studies is designed for Ph.D. students in discipline-based departments in

the Laney Graduate School who wish to certify a specialization in Jewish studies. The goals of the

program are:

To provide a framework through which students may supplement their doctoral program

with broad training in the data, methods, approaches, and languages of Jewish studies;

To provide students with access to cross-disciplinary perspectives that they may not gain in

their doctoral programs;

To create, through participation in coursework and related programs, a sense of community

for students working in Jewish studies;

To facilitate mentoring and support in identifying professional opportunities such as

conference attendance, for grants, fellowships, and jobs, and to prepare students for the

professional culture of Jewish studies; and

To provide a formal framework through which students may demonstrate credentials in

Jewish studies for potential employers and granting agencies.

Admission to the Certificate Program is on a rolling basis, but applicants are encouraged to apply

within the first year of graduate study. Applicants should submit the following materials to the

Program Coordinator:

A written statement (up to three pages) outlining the applicant’s academic background and

interests, language training, and goals, with specific reference to experience in Jewish

studies and the role of Jewish Studies in future plans.

A letter of support from the student’s advisor or Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) which

explains the role the student’s participation in the program will play in her/his overall course

of study and which addresses the student’s academic abilities and achievements.

A copy of the original Laney Graduate School (LGS) application file, which can be

requested from the student’s department.

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Completion of the certificate program requires:

Four Jewish studies-related courses, one of which must be the Certificate Program’s core

seminar (JS 561), which is offered biannually. Three courses completed must be outside the

student’s doctoral program. Students must take all courses for a letter grade and achieve a

grade of B or higher in a course in order for the course to count toward the certificate.

Qualifying courses will be listed each semester on the TIJS website, although other courses

will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The core course, Jewish Studies 561: Methods in Jewish Studies, will introduce students to

a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to the field. The course will be

taught by a member of the core faculty of TIJS and will typically incorporate works by

scholars who are visiting to take part in the Seminar Series in Jewish Studies (SSJS), the

TIJS graduate student/faculty seminar series. JS Certificate students are also expected to

attend SSJS events on a regular basis, as it creates a cohort of certificate students, a space to

be engaged with one another as well as with faculty members.

Ongoing participation in the SSJS, as the intellectual center of the program, will be

encouraged after completion of the core course by inviting Certificate Program participants

to present their work and to respond to the work of others.

Students must pass a translation exam in one Jewish language. Exams are regularly

administered in Hebrew (Biblical and Modern) and Yiddish. Exams in other languages (e.g.,

Judeo-Arabic and Ladino) can be administered upon request.

Following the completion of coursework, students in the Certificate Program must include a

member of the core faculty of TIJS on either their examination committee or their

dissertation committee, or both.

When all requirements for the Certificate have been fulfilled, the student must complete the

Certificate Program Requirements Completion form and submit this along with a copy of

her or his transcript to the JS Graduate Program Coordinator for course work verification. In

the term prior to graduation, the student must notify the Graduate Program Coordinator of

his or her intent to graduate. At that time, the Graduate Program Coordinator will complete

and submit appropriate documentation to the Laney Graduate School. The certificate will

post to the transcript with the final degree.

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Proposed Catalog Copy

Jewish Studies

INTERIM DIRECTOR Michael Bess

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Adam S. Meyer

PROFESSORS Robert F. Barsky, Amy-Jill Levine, David J. Wasserstein

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Nathalie Debrauwere-Miller, Idit Dobbs-Weinstein, Jay Geller, Shaul Kelner, Adam S. Meyer, Julia

Phillips Cohen, Allison Schachter

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman, Ari Joskowicz, Nina Warnke

JEWISH Studies at Vanderbilt offers an interdisciplinary academic program that seeks to facilitate the critical study of Jewish history, religion, language, philosophy, politics, culture, society, music, art, and literature across continents and eras, and to situate this study in relation to the world in the present. The program accesses the resources of the entire university to explore Judaism, its evolution and expression from biblical times onwards. Students interested in graduate instruction in Jewish Studies have the option of pursuing a master of arts in Jewish Studies through the Graduate Department of Religion, or a graduate certificate in Jewish Studies through the Jewish Studies Program. Master of Arts See Religion. Graduate Certificate in Jewish Studies The certificate in Jewish studies provides graduate and professional students with access to interdisciplinary scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies, supplies them with a valuable professional credential, and strengthens their ability to compete for jobs as well as for national fellowship and postdoctoral awards. Any student enrolled in a graduate or professional program at Vanderbilt University is eligible to apply for the Certificate in Jewish Studies. Acceptance to the program requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3, and the approval of both the student’s primary adviser and the director of Jewish Studies. Courses taken at Vanderbilt University prior to admission to the certificate program may be counted toward the certificate requirements with the approval of the director of the Program in Jewish Studies. Students wishing to enroll must complete an “Intent to Enroll” form, which must be signed by the student, the director of the Program in Jewish Studies, and the director of the Graduate Program (DGS) for the degree program in which the student is enrolled. A signed copy of the form has to be submitted to the Graduate School (richard.hoover@vanderbilt.edu) and to the University Registrar’s Office (university.registrar@vanderbilt.edu). A certificate in Jewish studies is awarded with either the M.A. or Ph.D. degree upon fulfillment of the following requirements: 1. Foundational Course, 3 credit hours. JS 5000 Major Themes in Jewish Studies. As this course is not offered every year, students may petition to have this requirement waived. If this requirement is waived,

students will be required to take an additional 3 credit hours under requirement 2. 2. Focus Courses, 15 credit hours. Students must complete 15 credit hours of interrelated courses in Jewish Studies, appropriate to the student’s program of study and forming an intellectually cohesive whole (or 18 credit hours, if the requirement to take JS 5000 is waived). Students are required to complete at least one course from three of four subfields, with at least 9 credit hours coming from a single subfield:

Area 1: Biblical Studies

Area 2: Antiquity and Medieval World

Area 3: Modern and Contemporary Experience

Area 4: Culture, Philosophy, and Literature. Courses listed below are approved for certificate credit. Other courses not on this list must be approved for credit by the Director of Jewish Studies. Any courses at the 2000- or 3000- level also require instructor permission to enroll and arrangements for additional work beyond the undergraduate requirements. No more than 6 credit hours of specifically-named courses required for the primary degree may be applied toward the Certificate. 3. A non-credit final project/paper submitted to the Jewish Studies steering committee that demonstrates an application of Jewish Studies contents or methodology to research, teaching, or fieldwork. The project/paper may originate as an assignment in a graduate level course. Approved List of Courses LANGUAGE: Jewish Studies: 5301, Jewish Language and Paleography. Classics: 6300, Akkadian. Hebrew (Modern Hebrew):

1101–1102, Elementary Hebrew; 2201–2202, Intermediate Hebrew; 3851–3852; Independent Study in Modern Hebrew; 5111,

Hebrew for Graduate Reading; 5301, Advanced Hebrew Grammar; 5302, Advanced Hebrew Composition. Religion: 2514

Elementary Modern Hebrew I; 2515 Elementary Modern Hebrew II; 3102 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I; 3103 Intermediate Modern

Hebrew II; 5101–5102, Elementary Biblical Hebrew; 5120, Intermediate Biblical Hebrew;

AREA 1. BIBLICAL STUDIES: Jewish Studies: 5100, The New Testament in Its Jewish Contexts. English: 3370, The Bible in

Literature. Music Literature: 2310, The Bible and Music. Religious Studies: 5225, Sexuality in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient

Near East; 5926, Ancient Goddesses; 5938, Marriage in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible. Religion: 3109, Exilic Prophecy; 3111, The Pentateuch; 3112, Apocalyptic; 3113, The Wisdom Literature of the Ancient Near East; 3117, The Ethics Of

Ancient Israel; 3124, Esther And Ruth; 3127, Cultures of Ancient Near East; 3128, Jewish Messianism; 3129, Book Of Judges; 3130,

Book Of Jeremiah; 3131, Voices Of Women In The Ancient Near East; 3142, The Old Testament In Greek; 6177, Song of Songs;

6500, The Hebrew Bible; 6501, Literary Analysis of the Hebrew Bible; 6502, Leadership in Hebrew Bible; 6503, Seminar in the History

of Ancient Israel; 6504, Modern Interpreters of Ancient Israel; 6505, Biblical Law and Ancient Israel; 6506, Politics And The Economy

In Ancient Israel; 6510, Empire and Canon; 6511, Book Of Genesis; 6513, The Book Of Exodus; 6515, The Book of Deuteronomy;

6516, The Book of Numbers; 6517, Book of Joshua; 6518, Book Of Job; 6519, Book of Qoheleth; 6520, Book of Daniel; 6522,

Sexuality in the Hebrew Bible and ANE; 6524, Literature of the Ancient Near East; 6525, Ancient Goddesses; 6528, Book Of Amos;

6529, Eighth-Century Prophecy; 6575, Old Testament Theology; 6580, West Semitic Inscriptions; 6609, Feminist Interpretations Of

Scripture; 9200, Reading Course in Hebrew Bible.

AREA 2. ANTIQUITY AND THE MEDIEVAL WORLD: Jewish Studies: 2600, Islam and the Jews; 5150, Issues in Rabbinic

Literature; 5210, Reading across Boundaries: Jewish and Non-Jewish Texts; 5620, Jews in Egypt; 5640, Jews and Greeks; 5892,

Topics in Ancient and Medieval Jewish History. Anthropology: 8230, The Collapse of Civilizations. Classics: 5010, The Ancient

Origins of Religious Conflict in the Middle East; 5100, History of the Ancient Near East; 5120, Greece and the Near East from

Alexander to Theodosius; 5160, History of Roman Empire. History: 3210, Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain; 5160,

Medicine in Islam; 5170, Islam and the Crusades. History of Art: 5260, The Art of Pagans, Christians, and Jews. Philosophy: 2101,

Hellenistic and Late Ancient Philosophy; 2102, Medieval Philosophy. Religion: 3150, Lives Of Jesus: Ancient And Modern; 3151,

Jesus And The Early Christian Communities; 3156, Jewish And Christian Self-Definition; 3501, Judaism in New Testament Times;

6526, Jewish Life in Persian Egypt; 6527, Hellenistic Jewish Literature; 6608, Jewish/Christian Relation; 6794, Art Pagans,

Christians, Jews. Religious Studies: 4554, The Qur’an and Its Interpreters.

AREA 3. MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EXPERIENCE: Jewish Studies: 2400, American Jewish Life; 2450, The Jewish

Diaspora; 2500, Modern Israel; 3100, The Holocaust; 3830, Contemporary Jewish Issues; 5300, Modern Jewish Thought; 5540,

Power and Diplomacy in the Modern Middle East; 5560, Social Movements in Modern Jewish Life; 5894, Topics in Modern Jewish

History. European Studies: 2208, Conspiracy Theories and Rumors in European and U.S. History. History: 3160, Immigration,

Race, and Nationality: The American Experience; 5130, Russia: Old Regime to Revolution; 5135, Russia: The U.S.S.R. and

Afterward; 5190, Last Empire of Islam; 5300, Twentieth-Century Germany; 2720, World War II; 5885, Cities of Europe and the Middle

East. Political Science: 2230, Middle East Politics. Religion: 3502, Judaism and Modernity; 8817, The Holocaust: Its Meanings and

Implications; 8822, The Holocaust: Representation and Reflection. Religious Studies: 2210w, Constructions of Jewish Identity in the

Modern World; 3229, The Holocaust: Its Meanings and Implications; 4939, Religious Autobiography. Sociology: 3702, Racial and

Ethnic Minorities in the United States.

AREA 4. CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND LITERATURE: Jewish Studies: 2210w, Hebrew Literature in Translation; 2230w,

American Southern Jews in Life and Literature; 2240w, Black–Jewish Relations in Post-War American Literature and Culture; 2280,

Jewish Humor; 2280w, Jewish Humor; 2290w, Imagining the Alien: Jewish Science Fiction; 2420w, American Jewish Music; 5250w,

Witnesses Who Were Not There: Literature of the Children of Holocaust Survivors; 5260, Coming of Age in Jewish Literature and

Film; 5260w, Coming of Age in Jewish Literature and Film; 5270, Jewish Storytelling; 5270w, Jewish Storytelling; 5320, Freud and

Jewish Identity; 5330, Is G-d Guilty? The Problem of Evil in Judaism; 5340, Jewish Philosophy after Auschwitz; 5520, Zionism:

Politics, Religion, and Ethnicity; 5000, Major Themes in Jewish Studies. English: 3664, Jewish American Literature. French: 4430,

The Struggle of Encounter: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Literature. German: 5445, Nazi Cinema: The Manipulation of Mass

Culture; 5344, Women at the Margins: German-Jewish Women Writers. History of Art: 5765, Art since 1945. Music Literature:

2150, Music, Identity, and Diversity. Philosophy: 2109, Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy; 3005, Jewish Philosophy; 3006,

Islamic Philosophy; 3011, Critical Theory. Religion: 3503, The Jewish Heritage; 3505, Jewish Ethics; 8805, Jewish Theories of

Religion; 8825, Jewish Animals. Religious Studies: 2220, Jewish Ethics; 2940, Great Books of Literature and Religion; 5270, Jewish

Theories of Religion; 5940, The Nature of Evil. Russian: 2434, The Russian Cinema; 5231, Jews in Russian Culture: Survival and

Identity. Sociology: 3204, Tourism, Culture, and Place; 3222, Sociology of Religion

I. Mission Statement

Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt offers an interdisciplinary academic program that seeks to facilitate the critical study of Jewish history, religion, language, philosophy, politics, culture, society, music, art, and literature across continents and eras, and to situate this study in relation to the world in the present. The program accesses the resources of the entire university to explore Judaism, its evolution and expression from biblical times onwards. The certificate in Jewish studies provides graduate and professional students with access to interdisciplinary scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies, supplies them with a valuable professional credential, and strengthens their ability to compete for jobs as well as for national fellowship and postdoctoral awards.

II. Student Learning Outcomes

1. Certificate students will demonstrate an ability to analyze the Jewish experience and Jewish cultural products and texts in relation to the Jewish experience of diversity and mobility across places and across time.

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Assessment Plan for Graduate Certificates

An assessment plan should be included as part of the approval process for new graduate certificates. After a certificate is approved, please submit a copy of the final assessment plan to

Vanderbilt Institutional Assessment at via@vanderbilt.edu

Please submit the plan in Microsoft Word format and include

any documents/tools used as assessment measures.

Certificate: Jewish Studies Contact Person: Shaul Kelner (s.kelner@vanderbilt.edu) through July 31, 2015; thereafter, Michael Bess (m.bess@vanderbilt.edu) Date Submitted: April 6, 2015

mailto:via@vanderbilt.edumailto:s.kelner@vanderbilt.edu

2. Certificate students will develop facility with multiple methodological approaches in Jewish Studies.

3. Certificate students will produce original Jewish Studies research grounded in broader scholarly conversations in Jewish Studies.

III. Assessment Measures (Please provide rubrics or assessment tools if used)

Assessment Measure(s) for Student Learning Outcome 1: Understanding the Jewish experience of diversity and mobility across places and across time. Graduating certificate students will give the Program copies of their best paper from each of the three Jewish Studies subfields in which they completed work, for a total of 3 papers. One of these papers may be the final project/paper submitted in fulfillment of Requirement 3 for the certificate. These papers will be stored until there is critical mass of papers for assessment. When there are at least 15 unassessed papers (representing the work of 5 certificate students), a committee of 2-3 faculty members will evaluate these papers using the following rubric: Rubric for Student Learning Outcome 1: Student papers will be evaluated according to the following four criteria, scored on a three-point scale: excellent (3), good (2), poor (1): 1. The student can identify ways in which the particular Jewish experience and/or Jewish cultural products and texts being studied participate in the broader social contexts in which they are enmeshed. 2. The student can identify ways in which the particular Jewish experience and/or Jewish cultural products and texts being studied diverge from the broader social contexts in which they are enmeshed. 3. The student can identify ways in which the particular Jewish experience and/or Jewish cultural products and texts being studied participate in broader Jewish social and historical contexts beyond those of their immediate context. 4. The student can identify ways in which the particular Jewish experience and/or Jewish cultural products and texts diverge from other Jewish social and historical contexts beyond those of their immediate context.

Assessment Measure(s) for Student Learning Outcome 2: Facility with multiple methodological approaches in Jewish Studies. Graduating certificate students will give the Program copies of their best paper from each of the three Jewish Studies subfields in which they completed work, for a total of 3 papers. One of these papers may be the final project/paper submitted in fulfillment of Requirement 3 for the certificate. These papers will be stored until there is critical mass of papers for assessment. When there are at least 15 unassessed papers (representing the work of 5 certificate students), a committee of 2-3 faculty members will evaluate these papers using the following rubric: Rubric for Student Learning Outcome 2 Each student paper will be evaluated according to the following two criteria, scored on a three-point scale: excellent (3), good (2), poor (1): 1. The student builds an argument based on evidence appropriate to the discipline in which the paper is written. 2. The student correctly applies discipline-specific methodological practices for interpreting or analyzing the evidence that is presented. Each student’s assembled set of papers will further be analyzed as a whole on a third criterion, scored on a three-point scale: agree (1), neutral (2), disagree (3): 3. The student’s assembled papers demonstrate familiarity with two or more different methodological approaches in Jewish Studies.

Assessment Measure(s) for Student Learning Outcome 3: Production of original Jewish Studies research grounded in broader scholarly conversations in Jewish Studies Graduating certificate students will give the Program copies of their best paper from each of the three Jewish Studies subfields in which they completed work, for a total of 3 papers. One of these papers may be the final project/paper submitted in fulfillment of Requirement 3 for the certificate. These papers will be stored until there is critical mass of papers for assessment. When there are at least 15 unassessed papers (representing the work of 5 certificate students), a committee of 2-3 faculty members will evaluate these papers using the following rubric: Rubric for Student Learning Outcome 3 Each student paper will be evaluated according to the following four criteria, scored on a three-point scale: excellent (3), good (2), poor (1): 1. The student can write a Jewish studies essay that is effectively organized and coherent. 2. The student can write a Jewish studies essay that makes proper use of citations and references. 3. The student can write a Jewish studies essay that situates its topic in the context of broader scholarly conversations around the topic in Jewish studies 4. The student can write a scholarly Jewish studies essay that enhances knowledge of the particular

topic it addresses.

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Kelner, Shaul Jacob

Subject: FW: JS grad certificate: request for course approval

From: Jensen, Gary F Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 3:38 PM To: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Subject: Re: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Yes thanks gary Sent from my iPhone

________________________________________ From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AM To: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner, Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J; Stewart, Tony K; Donato, Katharine Subject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval  Dear department chairs and program directors,  The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs.  The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate program reauthorized under the new requirements.  I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that are currently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible.  A list of the relevant courses is below.  Thank you,  Shaul Kelner Director, Program in Jewish Studies   The courses in question include the 5000‐level 

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graduate equivalents of those courses eligible for credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies content offered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School.   Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.  Classics: 2100, History of the Ancient Near East;  2120, Greece and the Near East from Alexander to Theodosius; 2160, History of Roman Empire; 3010, The Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict in the Middle East.  English: 3370, The Bible in Literature; 3664, Jewish American Literature.  European Studies: 2208, Conspiracy Theories and Rumors in Euorpean and U.S. History.  French: 4430, The Struggle of Encounter: The Israeli‐Palestinian Conflict in Literature.  German:3344, Women at the Margins: German‐Jewish Women Writers; 2445, Nazi Cinema: The Manipulation of Mass Culture.  History: 2160, Medicine in Islam; 2170, Islam and the Crusades; 2190, Last Empire of Islam; 3210, Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain.  History of Art: 2260, Religious Art of the Roman Empire; 2765, Art Since 1945.  Music Literature: 2150, Music, Identity, and Diversity; 2310, The Bible and Music  Philosophy: 2102, Medieval Philosophy; 2101, Hellenistic and Late Ancient Philosophy; 3011, Critical Theory; 2109, Twentieth‐Century Continental Philosophy; 3005, Jewish Philosophy; 3006, Islamic Philosophy.  Political Science: 2330, Middle East Politics.  Religious Studies: 2210w, Constructions of Jewish Identity in the Modern World; 2220, Jewish Ethics; 

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2940, Great Books of Literature and Religion; 3225, Sexuality in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East; 3229, The Holocaust: Its Meaning and Implications; 3270, Jewish Theories of Religion; 3926, Ancient Goddesses; 3940, The Nature of Evil; 4554, The Qur’an and its Interpreters; 4938, Marriage in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible; 4939, Religious Autobiography.  Russian: 3231, Jews in Russian Culture: Survival and Identity; 2434, Russian Cinema.  Sociology: 3204, Tourism, Culture and Place; 3222, Sociology of Religion; 3702, Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States.    Shaul Kelner Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies Director, Program in Jewish Studies Vanderbilt University  Phone: 615‐322‐5029 (x25029 on campus) Fax: 615‐343‐0660 Email: s.kelner@vanderbilt.edu Webpage: my.vanderbilt.edu/shaulkelner/   Sent from my Underwood Portable 

From: Wait, Mark WTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: Re: Blair course eligibility for Jewish Studies certificateDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 1:56:53 PM

Yes, these courses continue to be eligible. I hope this is helpful.

Mark Wait

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 3, 2015, at 12:03 PM, Kelner, Shaul Jacob wrote:

Dear Dean Wait,

As you know, the Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules forgraduate certificate programs.

The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existingcertificate program reauthorized under the new requirements.

I am writing to ask for your confirmation that Blair School courses thatare currently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible.

The courses in question are: Music Literature: 2150, Music, Identity,and Diversity; 2310, The Bible and Music

Thank you,

Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies

Shaul KelnerAssociate Professor of Sociology and Jewish StudiesDirector, Program in Jewish StudiesVanderbilt University

Phone: 615-322-5029 (x25029 on campus)Fax: 615-343-0660Email: s.kelner@vanderbilt.eduWebpage: my.vanderbilt.edu/shaulkelner/

Sent from my Underwood Portable

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From: Snarr, Carey MelissaTo: Townes, Emilie Maureen; Kelner, Shaul JacobCc: Judge, VictorSubject: Re: Jewish Studies graduate certificate -- request for approvalDate: Monday, April 06, 2015 9:57:57 AMAttachments: 212B614F-7574-4ED6-BB0B-F9D02E6234F1.png

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Shaul,We are quite willing to keep the current courses listed as eligible for the JS certificate.

Best,Melissa--------C. Melissa Snarr, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,Associate Professor of Ethics and Society,Vanderbilt University Divinity School

411 21st Ave. S.Nashville, TN 37240(615) 343-3965

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Out of Office Tuesdays for Research

From: Emilie Townes Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 12:04:30 -0500To: "Kelner, Shaul Jacob" Cc: Melissa Snarr , "Judge, Victor" Subject: Re: Jewish Studies graduate certificate -- request for approval

Shaul,

I am referring your query to our academic dean, Melissa Snarr, and registrar,Victor Judge,

who can provide the information you seek.

Best,

emilie

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From: Talisse, Robert BasilTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobCc: Wuerth, JulianSubject: Re: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Monday, April 06, 2015 1:39:18 PM

Hi Shaul,

Yes!—Rob

____________________________Dr. Robert TalisseProfessor and Department ChairPhilosophy Department111 Furman HallVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN 37240(615) 343 8671www.roberttalisse.com

On Apr 6, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Kelner, Shaul Jacob wrote:

Dear Rob or Julian, The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs. The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate program reauthorized under the new requirements. I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that are currently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible. A simple “yes” or “no” will suffice for the document we need to provide the Graduate School A list of the relevant courses is below. Thank you, Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligible for credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies content offered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School. Philosophy: 2102, Medieval Philosophy; 2101, Hellenistic and Late Ancient

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From: Stewart, Tony KTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobCc: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner, Meike G;

Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J; Donato, KatharineSubject: Re: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:59:03 AM

Dear Shaul,

We are delighted to support this from Religious Studies.

cheers, tony

Chair, Religious Studies

On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Kelner, Shaul Jacob wrote:

Dear department chairs and program directors,

The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs.

The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate program reauthorized under the new requirements.

I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that are currently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible.

A list of the relevant courses is below.

Thank you,

Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies

The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligible for credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies content offered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School.

Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.

Classics: 2100, History of the Ancient Near East; 2120, Greece and the Near East from Alexander to Theodosius; 2160, History of Roman Empire; 3010, The Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict in the Middle East.

English: 3370, The Bible in Literature; 3664, Jewish American Literature.

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From: Lewis, David EricTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 2:14:43 PM

Yes. Thank you. David E. Lewis, Interim ChairWilliam R. Kenan, Jr. ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceVanderbilt University

From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AMTo: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Stewart, Tony K; Donato, KatharineSubject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Dear department chairs and program directors, The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs. The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate programreauthorized under the new requirements. I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that arecurrently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible. A list of the relevant courses is below. Thank you, Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligiblefor credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies contentoffered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School. Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.Classics: 2100, History of the Ancient Near East; 2120, Greece and the Near East fromAlexander to Theodosius; 2160, History of Roman Empire; 3010, The Ancient Origins ofReligious Conflict in the Middle East.English: 3370, The Bible in Literature; 3664, Jewish American Literature.European Studies: 2208, Conspiracy Theories and Rumors in Euorpean and U.S. History.French: 4430, The Struggle of Encounter: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Literature.German:3344, Women at the Margins: German-Jewish Women Writers; 2445, Nazi Cinema:The Manipulation of Mass Culture.

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From: Donato, KatharineTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:58:38 AM

Yes, of course.

From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AMTo: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Stewart, Tony K; Donato, KatharineSubject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Dear department chairs and program directors, The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs. The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate programreauthorized under the new requirements. I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that arecurrently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible. A list of the relevant courses is below. Thank you, Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligiblefor credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies contentoffered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School. Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.Classics: 2100, History of the Ancient Near East; 2120, Greece and the Near East fromAlexander to Theodosius; 2160, History of Roman Empire; 3010, The Ancient Origins ofReligious Conflict in the Middle East.English: 3370, The Bible in Literature; 3664, Jewish American Literature.European Studies: 2208, Conspiracy Theories and Rumors in Euorpean and U.S. History.French: 4430, The Struggle of Encounter: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Literature.German:3344, Women at the Margins: German-Jewish Women Writers; 2445, Nazi Cinema:The Manipulation of Mass Culture.History: 2160, Medicine in Islam; 2170, Islam and the Crusades; 2190, Last Empire ofIslam; 3210, Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain.History of Art: 2260, Religious Art of the Roman Empire; 2765, Art Since 1945. Music Literature: 2150, Music, Identity, and Diversity; 2310, The Bible and MusicPhilosophy: 2102, Medieval Philosophy; 2101, Hellenistic and Late AncientPhilosophy; 3011, Critical Theory; 2109, Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy; 3005,

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From: Conklin, Beth ATo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 12:24:46 PM

Dear Shaul, The Anthropology course listed continues to be relevant. The new graduate course number is ANTH8230. We’re happy to be included and may have other relevant courses to contribute in the future. All the best,Beth

From: Stewart, Tony K Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:59 AMTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobCc: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Donato, KatharineSubject: Re: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Dear Shaul, We are delighted to support this from Religious Studies. cheers, tony Chair, Religious Studies

On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Kelner, Shaul Jacob wrote: Dear department chairs and program directors, The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificateprograms. The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existingcertificate program reauthorized under the new requirements. I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department thatare currently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible. A list of the relevant courses is below. Thank you,

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From: Kreyling, Michael PTo: Stewart, Tony K; Kelner, Shaul JacobCc: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner, Meike G; Harrington, Joel F;

Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J; Donato, KatharineSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 12:52:14 PM

Dear Shaul: English is pleased to support the reauthorization of the graduate certificate program in

Jewish Studies. Happy Passover. Michael Kreyling

_____________________________

Michael Kreyling

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN 37235

615-322-2541

615-343-8028 (FAX)

From: Stewart, Tony KSent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:59 AMTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobCc: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Donato, KatharineSubject: Re: JS grad certificate: request for course approval

Dear Shaul,

We are delighted to support this from Religious Studies.

cheers, tony

Chair, Religious Studies

On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Kelner, Shaul Jacob wrote:

Dear department chairs and program directors,

The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificateprograms.

The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existingcertificate program reauthorized under the new requirements.

I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department thatare currently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible.

A list of the relevant courses is below.

mailto:/O=VANDERBILT/OU=NMO ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=KREYLIMPmailto:tony.k.stewart@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:s.kelner@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:beth.a.conklin@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:gary.jensen@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:joy.calico@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:virginia.scott@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:meike.werner@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:joel.harrington@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:kevin.d.murphy@vanderbilt.edumailto:julian.wuerth@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:david.lewis@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:p.dehart@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:katharine.donato@Vanderbilt.Edumailto:s.kelner@Vanderbilt.Edu

From: Calico, Joy HaslamTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 1:06:12 PM

Hi Shaul, yes, EUS is on board with this!Joy Joy H. CalicoAssociate Professor of Musicology & European StudiesDirector, Max Kade Center for European and German StudiesOn campus: 243 Buttrick | VU Station B#351806Mailing address: Blair School of Music | 2400 Blakemore | Nashville, TN 37212Telephone: 615.322.2528 UC Press blog post on Arnold Schoenberg's 'A Survivor from Warsaw' in Postwar Europehttp://www.ucpress.edu/blog/16602/the-provocative-history-of-arnold-schoenbergs-a-survivor-from-warsaw/

From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Sent: 03 April, 2015 11:57To: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Stewart, Tony K; Donato, KatharineSubject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Dear department chairs and program directors, The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs. The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate programreauthorized under the new requirements. I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that arecurrently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible. A list of the relevant courses is below. Thank you, Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligiblefor credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies contentoffered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School. Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.

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From: Scott, Virginia MTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 2:54:07 PM

Dear Shaul, French and Italian is delighted to support the JS graduate certificate program. Thanks much for your contributions! Virginia Scott

From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AMTo: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Stewart, Tony K; Donato, KatharineSubject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Dear department chairs and program directors, The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs. The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate programreauthorized under the new requirements. I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that arecurrently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible. A list of the relevant courses is below. Thank you, Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligiblefor credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies contentoffered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School. Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.Classics: 2100, History of the Ancient Near East; 2120, Greece and the Near East fromAlexander to Theodosius; 2160, History of Roman Empire; 3010, The Ancient Origins ofReligious Conflict in the Middle East.English: 3370, The Bible in Literature; 3664, Jewish American Literature.European Studies: 2208, Conspiracy Theories and Rumors in Euorpean and U.S. History.French: 4430, The Struggle of Encounter: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Literature.German:3344, Women at the Margins: German-Jewish Women Writers; 2445, Nazi Cinema:

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From: Werner, Meike GTo: Kelner, Shaul Jacob; Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M;

Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J; Stewart, Tony K;Donato, Katharine

Subject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 2:48:10 PM

Dear Shaul,

yes, they are. Thank you, Meike

Dr. Meike G. WernerAssoc. Prof. of German and European StudiesChair, Department of Germanic and Slavic LanguagesVanderbilt UniversityVU Station B #351567Nashville, TN 37235-1567tel 615.322.2611fax 615.343.7258e-mail: meike.werner@vanderbilt.edu________________________________________From: Kelner, Shaul JacobSent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AMTo: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Stewart, Tony K; Donato, KatharineSubject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval

Dear department chairs and program directors,

The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs.

The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate program reauthorizedunder the new requirements.

I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that are currently eligibletoward the JS certificate continue to be eligible.

A list of the relevant courses is below.

Thank you,

Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies

The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligible for credittoward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies content offered through theGraduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School.

Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.

Classics: 2100, History of the Ancient Near East; 2120, Greece and the Near East from Alexander toTheodosius; 2160, History of Roman Empire; 3010, The Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict in theMiddle East.

English: 3370, The Bible in Literature; 3664, Jewish American Literature.

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From: Murphy, Kevin DeanTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 12:02:56 PM

Dear Shaul,

The courses continue to be eligible.

Kevin

Kevin D. MurphyAndrew W. Mellon Chair in the HumanitiesProfessor of History of ArtChair, the Dept. of History of ArtVanderbilt UniversityPMB 274230 Appleton Pl.Nashville, TN 37203-5721________________________________________From: Kelner, Shaul JacobSent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AMTo: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Stewart, Tony K; Donato, KatharineSubject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval

Dear department chairs and program directors,

The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs.

The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate program reauthorizedunder the new requirements.

I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that are currently eligibletoward the JS certificate continue to be eligible.

A list of the relevant courses is below.

Thank you,

Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies

The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligible for credittoward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies content offered through theGraduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School.

Anthropology: 3202, The Collapse of Civilizations.

Classics: 2100, History of the Ancient Near East; 2120, Greece and the Near East from Alexander toTheodosius; 2160, History of Roman Empire; 3010, The Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict in theMiddle East.

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From: Harrington, Joel FTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approvalDate: Friday, April 03, 2015 4:27:41 PM

Dear Shaul, I am happy to confirm that the Jewish Studies certificate still has the full support of the Departmentof History. JFH Joel F. HarringtonCentennial Professor and ChairDepartment of HistoryVanderbilt University615-322-2577

From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AMTo: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner,Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J;Stewart, Tony K; Donato, KatharineSubject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Dear department chairs and program directors, The Graduate School has adopted new uniform rules for graduate certificate programs. The Jewish Studies program is preparing its request to have its existing certificate programreauthorized under the new requirements. I am writing to ask for your confirmation that the courses in your department that arecurrently eligible toward the JS certificate continue to be eligible. A list of the relevant courses is below. Thank you, Shaul KelnerDirector, Program in Jewish Studies The courses in question include the 5000-level graduate equivalents of those courses eligiblefor credit toward the JS major, as well as graduate level courses with Jewish Studies contentoffered through the Graduate Department of Religion and the Divinity School.

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From: Dehart, Paul JSent: Monday, April 06, 2015 2:08 PMTo: Kelner, Shaul JacobSubject: RE: JS grad certificate: request for course approval

Dear Shaul,  Sorry to be late getting back to you. Yes, by all means, GDR courses will still continue to count toward the JS grad certificate. We are happy to have our courses further the certificate program.  Best wishes, Paul  

From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob  Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 1:33 PM To: Dehart, Paul J Subject: FW: JS grad certificate: request for course approval  Hi Paul,  Hope you had a great Easter! Please see below. The Grad School is asking that we provide documentation confirm that GDR courses will continue to count toward the Jewish Studies graduate certificate. A simple “yes” or “no” will suffice.  Thanks  Shaul  ‐‐  Shaul Kelner Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies Director, Program in Jewish Studies Vanderbilt University  Phone: 615‐322‐5029 (x25029 on campus) Fax: 615‐343‐0660 Email: s.kelner@vanderbilt.edu Webpage: my.vanderbilt.edu/shaulkelner/  Tours That Bind: Diaspora, Pilgrimage and Israeli Birthright Tourism (NYU Press, April 2010) http://www.amazon.com/Tours‐That‐Bind‐Pilgrimage‐Birthright/dp/0814748163  From: Kelner, Shaul Jacob Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:57 AM To: Conklin, Beth A; Jensen, Gary F; Kreyling, Michael P; Calico, Joy Haslam; Scott, Virginia M; Werner, Meike G; Harrington, Joel F; Murphy, Kevin Dean; Wuerth, Julian; Lewis, David Eric; Dehart, Paul J; Stewart, Tony K; Donato, Katharine Subject: JS grad certificate: request for course approval Dear department chairs and program directors,

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