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91¿ì²¥ MFA in Writing: Creating Community for Jewish Writers

Part of our winter learning series, What’s Next? New Ways of Engaging Jewish Sources

Monday, March 31, 2024
1:00–2:00 p.m. ETÌý
Online

The MFA Director will speak about storytelling, moderated by Lisa Springer, Dean of the Division of Lifelong and Professional Studies (DLPS) and Associate Provost for Continuing and Digital Learning

In the aftermath of October 7, Jewish writers have faced significant challenges on multiple fronts. Join us to explore the challenges faced by Jewish writers today and to examine the need for collaborative communities that offer both peer and mentor support. This session is a special preview of 91¿ì²¥’s new MFA in creative writing, which will foster an inclusive community of writers from around the world. The low-residency program will offer students the opportunity to share their experiences and perspectives and work with world-renowned authors.

About the Series

Mondays, February 3–March 31, 2025*Ìý
1:00–2:00 p.m. ETÌýÌý

91¿ì²¥ is well-known as a hub of innovative scholarship and a center of academic Jewish Studies. Recently, 91¿ì²¥ has launched programs in Biblical Hebrew, Pastoral Care, and Teen Learning, offering accessible entryways into the Jewish textual tradition. Explore how 91¿ì²¥ is bringing together new modes of learning with classical sources to meet the needs of today’s world. Sessions will give participants a taste of the ideas and teaching that are central to these programs. 

* There is no session on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 17. 

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