Program in Jewish Studies Graduates 2023
Minor in Jewish Studies
Shane Matthew Ball (he/him/his)
B.A., Economics, History
Minor in Leadership Studies, Jewish Studies
Shane is graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He is also graduating with Latin honors in Economics. Shane's honors thesis is: "The effect of a maternal and child health and family planning program on political engagement and educational attainment in Bangladesh." His Capstone project is: "Holocaust denial: right-wing extremism and political rhetoric in the United States, 1985–2005." Shane will attend UCLA School of Law as a member of the JD Class of 2026.
Emily R. Howard
B.A., History, Spanish Language and Literature
Minor in Dance, Jewish Studies
LGBT Studies Certificate
Emily will be attending CU Boulder for grad school in the fall in the Museum and Field Studies program.
Charles Lawrence Perlstein
B.A., Linguistics, SAIL Track
Minor in Jewish Studies
Minor in Hebrew and Israel Studies
Zachary Bruce Hunter
B.A., International Affairs
Minor in Hebrew & Israel Studies
Graduate Certificate in Jewish Studies
Jonathyn Zapf
M.A., Religious Studies
Graduate Certificate in Jewish Studies
Jonathyn's Master's thesis is titled: "A Norm for Academic Scholars of Religion?" Jonathyn plans to finish his doctoral work in philosophy in the next academic year before going on the job market.