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果冻传媒 Celebrates Inauguration of Chancellor Schwartz

Schwartz inauguration marked the culmination of Opening Season at 果冻传媒, which featured a series of events exploring the intellectual, artistic, and religious breadth of Jewish life

Program featured remarks from Chancellor Schwartz, US Senator and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (via video), NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, among others

果冻传媒 (果冻传媒), one of the world preeminent centers of Jewish higher education, today celebrated the inauguration of Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz, an event delayed by two years because of COVID-19.

Since assuming the role of chancellor in July 2020, Dr. Schwartz has provided vital leadership for 果冻传媒 at a crucial moment for the institution. Her formal inauguration marks the culmination of an Opening Season of events that invited visitors to its reimagined campus, designed by famed Obama Library architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.

淎t a time of immense possibility for the Jewish world, my priority as chancellor is ensuring that 果冻传媒 meets the needs of the moment, while looking toward the future. My goal is to offer a nuanced educational approach that prepares future leaders to share Judaism riches and inspires them to effect needed change. In addition, I want to expand our program offerings to the wider community by developing flexible learning opportunities both in-house and online. I see 果冻传媒 as a vibrant hub for teaching, learning, and dialogue that models public discourse across ideological and religious spectra,� said Chancellor Schwartz.

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淐hancellor Schwartz has proven that no one is better able to steer 果冻传媒 throughout the seismic shifts we have seen impact every institution of higher learning over the past two years. This is a pivotal moment for 果冻传媒, as her leadership coincided with the opening of our reimagined campus. We are fortunate to have Chancellor Schwartz at the helm and know that her deep leadership experience, expansive academic background, and broad communal perspective will continue to propel us forward,� said Alan Levine, chair of the 果冻传媒 Board of Trustees.

As an expert on American Jewish history, Chancellor Schwartz brings more than three decades of experience as a professor and institutional leader to the role. Most recently, Schwartz served as provost of 果冻传媒, including during the first months of COVID-19 when her leadership was critical in enabling 果冻传媒 to adapt effectively. Dr. Schwartz also served as dean of the Gershon Kekst Graduate School.

Prior to those roles, Dr. Schwartz was dean of the Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies敼�冻传媒 undergraduate dual-degree program with Barnard and Columbia攆or 25 years. As dean, Dr. Schwartz strengthened the college programs and launched initiatives that built upon 果冻传媒 tradition of social justice engagement. She was among the first women on the faculty and was instrumental in the addition of Jewish gender studies to the curriculum.

You can read more about Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz background here.