“Today’s campus conflicts and the future of Jewish Studies”
A discussion with current faculty, Dr. Gilah Kletenik and Dr. Devin E. Naar
March 11, 2025 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m
UW Campus, Kane Hall 210
Media and political attention are focused on college campuses, and Jews figure prominently in these debates. Jewish Studies programs, often the campus address for studying Jews, Judaism, and Israel, now find themselves at ground zero of public debates around academic freedom, antisemitism, and the role of higher education.
Join philosopher Dr. Gilah Kletenik and historian Dr. Devin E. Naar in a conversation moderated by former Cole Fellow, Dr. Daniel Heller to reflect on key questions provoked by our current moment.
Listen to a recording of the conversation:
Also read a related Seattle Times interview with Gilah and Devin or a condensed transcript of their conversation.
About Gilah, Devin, and Daniel
Gilah Kletenik is the Stroum Center’s 2024-2026 Hazel D. Cole Fellow in Jewish Studies. She is a scholar of philosophy, specializing in Jewish philosophy from the medieval through modern periods. Read more about Gilah’s teaching and scholarship.
Devin E. Naar is the Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies, Associate Professor of History, and faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Read more about Devin’s teaching and scholarship.
Daniel Heller was the Stroum Center’s 2012-2013 Hazel D. Cole Fellow in Jewish Studies. Currently he is the Kronhill Senior Lecturer in East European Jewish History at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation. Read more about Daniel’s teaching and scholarship.