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The Summer semester started at Gratz last week. Good luck to all of our students taking classes this summer. Reminder: If you are finishing your program this summer your Intent to Graduate form should be in ASAP! Forms available here - https://zcu.io/7gDN ... #Gratz

Teacher Appreciation Week: Joseph Davis, Ph.D. Dr. Joseph Davis is the Director of the Masters in Jewish Studies program at Gratz College, as well as a professor in the Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights, and the Jewish Education program. Professor Davis has been teaching at Gratz College since 1994. Before that, he taught at Washington University in St. Louis and at the University of Maryland. His area of academic specialization is the cultural and intellectua...l history of Ashkenazic Jews in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and he teaches a variety of courses on aspects of medieval Jewish culture and thought and on modern Jewish thought. Learn more about the Jewish Studies program at Gratz here - https://zcu.io/Hbtu #Gratz #GratzCollege #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #JewishEducation

Teacher Appreciation Week: Paul Finkelman, Ph.D. Dr. Paul Finkelman is the president of Gratz College, as well as a professor of history. He has published in a wide variety of areas including American Jewish history, American legal history, constitutional law, and legal issues surrounding baseball. His work has been cited in five decisions by the United States Supreme Court. Most recently Justice Ginsburg quoted him in her unanimous decision in Tims v. Indiana. He has been... quoted in numerous other courts, and in many appellate briefs. He has lectured on slavery, human trafficking, and human rights issue at the United Nations, throughout the United States, and in more than a dozen other countries, including China, Germany, Israel, and Japan. He has held a number of endowed chairs as a tenured professor or as a visitor, including the John Hope Franklin Chair in American Legal History at Duke Law School. Additionally, he is the author of more than 200 scholarly articles and the author or editor of more than fifty books. Visit the President’s Office at Gratz here: https://zcu.io/nfCA #Gratz #GratzCollege #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher #HigherEd #OnlineLearning

Looking to show your support for Gratz? Check out the new Gratz Gear shop, open now until May 19th - https://zcu.io/v5iA #Gratz #GratzCollege #HigherEd #OnlineLearning

Teacher Appreciation Week: Honour Moore, Ed.D. Honour H. Moore, Ed.D., is the Dean and Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. Dr. Moore has over 30 years of experience in higher education administration, having served as Dean in three different institutions, where she was instrumental in developing and implementing accelerated undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Dr. Moore has also served as a consultant to more than a dozen institutions, primaril...y in the area of program development, faculty training, and organizational trouble shooting. In addition to her work in administration, Dr. Moore has been teaching on ground and online, for a number of different institutions, primarily in the areas of history and education. She has presented widely on the topic of adult program development and best practices in the facilitation of adult learning. Learn more about the Doctorate of Educational in Leadership at Gratz: https://zcu.io/6l1a #Gratz #GratzCollege #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #TeachingTeachers

Teacher Appreciation Week: Professor Dave Malter, M.A. Dave Professor Dave Malter, is Director of Enrollment Management and Marketing and Director of the Masters in Camp Administration and Leadership program at Gratz College. He is a frequent speaker at camp conferences around the United States and has been involved with camps and youth development for over thirty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, educator and consultant. Dave grew up at Camp Discovery in New Yo...rk, enjoying eight summers as a camper and seven summers working with special needs campers. Now, Professor Dave spends his Summers at Camp Canadensis as part of the Leadership Team with his wife, Pam, who is a co-director and their dogs, Brock and Ellie. Additionally, he is completing a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at Gratz College. His passions are deeply rooted in providing innovative educational content to youth development professionals. Learn more about the Camp Administration and Leadership program at Gratz here: https://zcu.io/jh13 #Gratz #GratzCollege #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #Camp

Gratz College has a number of partnerships with a variety of organizations. These partnerships allow employees or members of partner organizations to study at Gratz while paying discounted tuition rates. Employees can benefit from access to career advancing education and professional development, while organizations will enjoy the benefits of a more educated and effective workforce! Gratz College is proud to be partners in education with organizations like school districts, teachers unions, educational institutions, foundations and Jewish Community groups. If you are interested in discussing a potential partnership between your organization and Gratz College contact Dave Malter at [email protected]! #Gratz #GratzCollege #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #Partnerships

Faculty Feature: Jeff Benvenuto, Ph.D. - The Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights. Dr. Benvenuto teaches courses like Unveiling the Underpinnings of Genocide, Genocide in the Modern World, Genocide Prevention, and Native American Genocides. He specializes in genocide studies, atrocity prevention, human rights, Indigenous studies, settler colonialism, immigration, the history of race and ethnicity in the United States, and international relations theory. This summer..., Dr. Benvenuto is teaching HGS 567/767 Genocide Prevention - read the full course description here: https://zcu.io/lX8x #Gratz #GratzCollege #HolocaustStudies #GenocidePrevention #OnlineLearning #HigherEd

Rejoice in the Music of Nashirah! Don't miss the next Gratz@home Webinar: Nashirah Listen to and learn about the beautiful music of Greater Philadelphia's only Jewish Chorale Sunday, April 18, 11:00 am ET ... Watch a sample performance: https://zcu.io/tNDm More information and registration here: https://zcu.io/HtS6 #Gratz #GratzCollege #Event #Nashirah #Philadelphia #JewishEducation #JewishPhiladelphia #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #Webinar

Gratz College President Paul Finkelman alongside UC Davis Professor Jack Chin will participate in Wayne State Law's Gershenson Faculty Workshop on Friday, April 9th, discussing "Birthright Citizenship and Slave Trade Legislation" More information here: https://zcu.io/Susa

New student starting at Gratz this Spring!?! Keep an eye on your mailbox! #Gratz #GratzCollege #HigherEd #OnlineLearning

Registration for Spring A is open now! Give yourself the gift of life enriched by education with a degree from Gratz College. We offer online, asynchronous graduate and undergraduate degrees in a variety of programs including Education, Non-profit management, and Jewish Studies. Learn more about all of our programs here - https://zcu.io/GgJJ #Gratz #OnlineEducation #JewishEducation #HigherEd

Alumni Spotlight: Barbara Collier (z"l) graduated from Gratz in 1985 with an M.A. in Jewish Music. According to her son, Barbara's education at Gratz College had a profound impact on her, both professionally and personally. She became the first female cantor at Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia and Elkins Park, having started in the 1950s as a cantorial soloist at Beth David and then Rodeph Shalom. The Gratz degree gave her a substantive background in Hebrew, liturgy, and nusach, which she used to enhance the services at Rodeph Shalom. She was also an opera singer, and added a high level of beauty to the services.

Happy Hanukkah. Or, Happy Chanukah. Or Happy Hannukah. Or Happy Chanuka. Or Happy Hannukkah. Or however else you might spell it, today is the first day. Read a Hanukkah (or Chanukah...) message from the President of Gratz here - https://zcu.io/xZgi

We know online learning is something not everyone is yet familiar with, and maybe you have questions about it. Hear from one of our students, Stacy Margulis, about her Gratz Experience. Stacy is a teacher herself, and took her first ever online course with Gratz. Learn more about opportunities to advance your teaching career with supplemental education here - https://zcu.io/D18H

We hope you enjoyed Gratz's 125th anniversary livestream event on Sunday, December 6. There were over 1,000 logins from locations around the world. In case you missed it, the entire program (including Jake Tapper's speech, but not the live interview) can be viewed here - https://zcu.io/e6Ze A huge thanks to all of our generous event sponsors. ... Please take a moment to recognize their generosity and to read their heartfelt messages in our digital Anniversary Tribute Book here - https://zcu.io/XCp4 It is not too late to contribute to Gratz's 125th anniversary fund. Make your gift by December 31 by phone, mail or online here - https://zcu.io/NSsA #Gratz #GratzCollege #BoldlyIntoTheFuture