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The YC History Department will feature General History and Jewish History.
The chair of the former Jewish Studies Department, Dr. Joshua Karlip, told The Commentator that the decision âwas made by the faculty with the approval of the administration.â Karlip will continue as chair of the Jewish History division of the History Department, alongside Dr. Douglas Burgess who will continue at the helm of General History. Dr. Ari Mermelstein is likely to chair the Department of Bible, Hebrew, and Near Eastern Studies.
University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Selma Botman told The Commentator the restructuring will place professors of Jewish Philosophy and Jewish History in departments where their âtraining and research methodologies align with their new colleagues.â