Concentration in Education and Jewish Studies

Committed to exploring high impact research questions, exploring new methods of inquiry, cultivating creative scholarship, and producing usable knowledge, EdJS provides a vibrant home for students and scholars interested in better understanding how people learn, what they learn, and what that learning ultimately means for themselves and their communities.

This unique interdisciplinary initiative is a home for innovative research at the intersection of Education and Jewish Studies. Studies of education focus on the diversity of ways in which people learn, from the cognitive to the cultural, and from classrooms and curricula to popular culture and social networks. Similarly, Jewish Studies investigates the varieties of Jewish experiences historically, transnationally, and in conversation with social formations like race, class, gender, sexuality, and religion. EDJS is a vibrant scholarly home for students and scholars interested in better understanding how these two fields of study overlap, interact, and mutually inform one another.

The PhD Concentration in Education and Jewish Studies is part of the Stanford Graduate School of Education and has been generously supported by a gift from the Jim Joseph Foundation.

For more information about the program, please visit edjs.stanford.edu.

Potential students will apply to one of three existing areas in the Graduate School of Education at the same time they take coursework that allows them to "concentrate" in Education and Jewish Studies. These existing three areas in Stanford's Graduate School of Education include: Curriculum and Teacher Education (CTE), Developmental and Psychological Sciences (DAPS); Social Sciences, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Policy Studies (SHIPS) in education. Applicants can also select a cross-area specialization in learning sciences and technology design. All students admitted to the concentration in Education and Jewish Studies will be supported by an endowed fellowship that covers four-years of tuition and provides a generous monthly stipend.

For specific questions or more information about the new concentration in Education and Jewish Studies, please view the Frequently Asked Questions or email Professor Ari Y Kelman, aykelman@stanford.edu