Current Faculty
An, Yountae
(2017) Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 2004, Presbyterian College; M.Div. 2008, San Francisco Theological Seminary; Ph.D. 2014, Drew University.
Auerbach, Jeffrey A.
(2000) Department Chair of History; Professor of History. B.A. 1987, Oberlin College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1995, Yale University.
Cahn, Matthew A.
(1991) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1986, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of Southern California.
Clark, Dorothy
(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1969, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1976, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.
Gerson, Daniela
(2016) Associate Professor of Journalism. B.A. 2000, Brown University; M.A. 2009, University of Southern California.
Thompson, Jennifer A.
(2012) Director of Jewish Studies Program; Maurice Amado Professor of Applied Jewish Ethics and Civic Engagement. B.A. 1998, Brandeis University; M.T.S. 2000, Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D. 2010, Emory University.
Tyutina, Svetlana
(2015) Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 2004, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia; M.A. 2006, University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D. 2010, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia; Ph.D. 2014, Florida International University.
Weininger, Melissa
(2021) Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies. B.A. 1996, Harvard University; Ph.D. 2010, University of Chicago.