Jay M. Harris
Jay M. Harris | |
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Education | Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD) Jewish Theological Seminary of America (MA) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Jewish studies |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Jay M. Harris is an American scholar and Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard University. He is known for his works on Jewish history.[1][2][3]
Biography
Harris received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Columbia University. He also obtained a master's degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.[4]
Harris taught at Columbia, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania, before joining the Harvard faculty in 1989. He was named Harris K. Weston Associate Professor of the Humanities in 1991 and the Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies in 1994.
Harris served as co-master of Cabot House. From 2000 to 2004, Harris was also editor of the AJS Review.[4]
In 2008, Harris was named dean of undergraduate education at Harvard College before stepping down in 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay Harris to Step Down". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ "Jay M. Harris". studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu.
- ^ "Portrait: Jay M. Harris". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ a b c "Harris named College's dean of undergraduate education". Harvard Gazette. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
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