Allison Schachter
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Vanderbilt secures four prestigious NEH grants
Vanderbilt University secured four National Endowment for the Humanities grants totaling $330,696 to support projects ranging from Yiddish literature to the preservation of Special Collections. The grants highlight Vanderbilt’s leadership in humanitie... Read MoreOct. 28, 2024
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College of Arts and Science restructures dean’s office; Schachter assumes new role as senior associate dean of academic affairs
The changes were driven by the college’s continued focus on undergraduate education. Since early 2022, the College of Arts and Science has been developing a new general education curriculum, the A&S College Core, which will be introduced to student... Read MoreJul. 2, 2024
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College of Arts and Science faculty share recommendations for reading women authors
Women’s History Month is both an opportunity and an invitation: an opportunity to learn more about an often-hidden side of history and culture, and an invitation to develop a new awareness, concerns, and habits of learning that can carry through the rest of the year. As part of the College… Read MoreMar. 25, 2021
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Love of Hebrew and Yiddish leads Allison Schachter to hidden stories of women authors
Allison Schachter, Chair of Jewish Studies and Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, English, and Russian and East European Studies (Vanderbilt University) Allison Schachter, an associate professor of Jewish studies, English, and Russian and East European studies,… Read MoreMar. 2, 2021