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Fall 2009 New Faculty

Welcomes were extended to Carl Sharif El-Tobgui, 3-year appointment as Director of Arabic Language; Sherif Shabaka and Ahmad Al-Jallad, both part-time appointments in ARBC; Elliot Kaplowitz, instructor in Advanced Talmud (with Reuven Kimelman); and Abigail Balbale, instructor for IMES.

Partnership with Interfolio, Inc.

NEJS has partnered with Interfolio, Inc., the nation's leader in electronic portfolio services, to provide an entirely web-based reference letter service for all graduate students and alumni.

Through this web site, students and alumni can set up their electronic portfolios and access them 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any location. The electronic portfolio provides a convenient way to request letters of recommendation and mail them out to prospective employers.

It takes just two minutes to create an account and begin building your portfolio immediately. Account set-up and maintenance fees are as low as $19 per year plus a modest fee for each mailing.

To open your Interfolio account
Interfolio sign-up
(Affiliation is Brandeis University, NEJS Dept.)

For NEJS graduates with existing dossier files
If you currently have a dossier file in the NEJS office, first please contact Interfolio and set up an account. The NEJS office will need your username and a copy of the Credential File Transfer Form in order to transfer your current file contents.

For more information:
help@interfolio.com

New Department Chair

Sylvia Barack Fishman assumes chairmanship of the NEJS Department on July 1, 2009. She has moved into Lown 210 and can be reached at 781-736-2065 or fishman@brandeis.edu.

Former Chair, David Wright, has moved to Lown 309 and will assume the role of Graduate Program Chair for 2009-10.

New Faculty

The NEJS Department welcomes Professor Carl Sharif El-Tobgui this fall as senior lecturer in Arabic studies and director of the Arabic Language Program.