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    The E-Newsletter of the Association for Jewish Studies

    Published Ten Times a Year
    Amy Weiss, Managing Editor

    AJS News is the e-newsletter of the Association for Jewish Studies. It is emailed to the AJS membership, which includes more than 2200 professors and graduate students of Jewish Studies, as well as non-members who are interested in keeping up with news in Jewish Studies.

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    AJS News welcomes announcements about members' special accomplishments, such as book awards, national fellowships and scholarships, teaching awards, election to national/international academic societies, and new appointments and promotions. Unfortunately, we do not have space to post announcements about publications or conference presentations.

    Articles from Past Issues

    December 2018: The Conference Issue

    "News from the AJS Film Committee"

    "Women's Caucus News"

    "LAJSA News"

    September 2018: Looking Ahead

    "What's Next for the AJS?" Christine Hayes

    "Update on the AJS Sexual Misconduct Task Force," Laura Levitt

    May 2018: Productivity and Work-Life Balance

    Productivity and Work-Life Balance

    »  "Death-Life Balance," Sam Brody
    »  "Technology on Your Side," Amy Weiss

    May 2017: New Directions

    New Directions for the Association for Jewish Studies

    »  "From the Executive Director," Warren Hoffman
    »  "From the President," Pamela S. Nadell

    March 2017: Jewish Studies Chairs

    Advice for Jewish Studies Department and Program Chairs: Three Perspectives

    »  "Dealing with Your Dean," Judith R. Baskin
    »  "Graduate School Did Not Teach Me How to Run a Department," Pamela S. Nadell
    »  "Building A Vibrant Program at an Under-Funded State University," Ranen Omer-Sherman

    June 2017: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

    Summer R & R: Revise and Resubmit and/or Rest and Relaxation

    »  "Academic Summer's Double-Edged Sword," Kirsten Fermaglich
    »  "College Forever?," Shari Rabin
    »  "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," Jeffrey Veidlinger

    January 2017: Jewish Studies in Europe

    Jewish Studies' Relationship to the Humanities: Three Perspectives from Europe

    »  "Survival Strategies: What the Field of Jewish Studies Can Teach the Humanities," Robin Nobel
    »  "E Pluribus Unum? The Real-Life Challenges of Multidisciplinarity in European Jewish Studies Today," François Guesnet
    »  "Jewish Studies in Germany," Markus Krah

    December 2016: The Conference Issue

    The Best in Jewish Films and How to Teach Them," Olga Gershenson

    October 2016: Contingent Faculty Issue

    Integrating Contingent Faculty into Jewish Studies Departments

    » "Non-Tenure-Track Faculty: A Brief History in Data," Shelly Tenenbaum
    » "On Contingent Faculty: The Institutional Perspective," Jeffrey Shoulson
    » "Supporting Contingent Faculty: Concrete Suggestions," Shira Kohn

    September 2016: Innovations in Pedagogy

    Innovations in Jewish Studies Pedagogy

    »  "Pedagogy and Disruption," Lori Hope Lefkovitz
    »  "Teaching with Footprints: Integrating Digital Humanities Projects into Our Courses," Marjorie Lehman
    »  "Using Social and Digital Media in the Classroom," Amy Weiss
    »  "MOOCs and Jewish Studies: A Match Made in Digital Heaven," Barry Scott Wimpfheimer

    July 2016: Summer Research Issue

    Archivists' Suggestions for Productive Summer Research

    »  "Tips for Archival Summer Research," Tanya Elder
    »  "YIVO Photo and Film Archive Collections and Services," Vital Zajka
    »  "Archival Research at the American Jewish Archives," Kevin Proffitt

    "Our Vision for AJS Review," Carol Bakhos and Adam Shear

    May 2016: The Retirement Issue

    Deaccessioning Books in Retirement: What to Do with Your Office Library?

    »  "The Challenges of Shrinking My Library," Todd Endelman
    »  "Of Deaccessioning Books There Is No End," Anne Lapidus Lerner

    March 2016: The Library Issue

    Jewish Studies Scholarship and Library Resources: Two Librarians Offer Advice

    »  "On the Myriad Capacities of a University Librarian," Michelle Chesner
    »  "Information Literacy and Jewish Studies," Zachary M. Baker

    "Genre-Bending Writing Assignments," Shayna Sheinfeld

    December 2015: Getting Published

    Publishing in the Field of Jewish Studies: Three Editors Weigh In

    »  "How Not to Get Published," Dee Mortensen, Editorial Director, Indiana University Press
    »  "What Potential Authors Should Know about Publishing," Jennifer Hammer, Senior Editor, New York University Press
    »  "Publishing Advice," Heather Gold, Assistant Editor, Yale University Press

    December 2015: The Conference Issue

    Navigating the AJS Conference: Four Members Give Advice

    »  "Advice to Myself," Lila Corwin Berman
    »  "Getting the Most out of the AJS Conference," Joshua Furman
    »  "You'll Fit Right In," Josh Lambert
    »  "Making the Most of AJS," Geoff Levin

    "The Film Program at AJS Evolves," Olga Gershenson

    October 2015: Careers Beyond Academia

    Careers beyond Academia: Two Perspectives

    »  "Five Lessons for Jewish Studies PhDs Who Are Contemplating Working Outside of Academia (and Specifically in Philanthropy)," Felicia Herman
    »  "Career Paths Beyond the Academy," Christopher Barthel

    Report on Survey of Jewish Studies Profession

    "Do Academic Talks Have to be Boring?" Ilana Abramovitch

    August 2015: The Summer Issue

    "Making the Most of Summer," Laura Leibman

    Pedagogy Highlight:

    »  "Teaching the History of Zionism and Israel," Daniel P. Kotzin

    2015 Appointments in Jewish Studies

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