Rohr Writing Scholars Fellowship Apply Now Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Analytics and Visualization Digital Marketing and Media Mathematics Occupational Therapy Physician Assistant Physics Speech-Language Pathology “The birth of writing,” writes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in The Dignity of Difference, “was the genesis of civilization…Writing was the breakthrough by which the present could hand on the lessons of the past to the generations of the future.”Following in this intellectual and spiritual tradition, we are proud to welcome the Rohr Writing Scholars, five students who will spend three undergraduate years strengthening their writing and thought leadership. Students will enroll in coursework on the mechanics of writing, journalism, and Jewish Thought. In monthly cohort sessions, they will learn about journalistic genres, discuss their ideas, and edit each other’s drafts.Students will become more informed and better equipped to analyze major worldwide trends in Jewish life including the centrality of Israel, Israel-Diaspora relations, and the persistence of antisemitism. They will tackle larger social justice issues and report on campus-related issues, as well as current events facing the broader Jewish community thoughtfully and responsibly. Students will gain tools to be more reflective and expressive in their written work as they evolve into life-long writers. Rohr Writing Scholars may submit articles to university newspapers, literary journals, local newspapers or Jewish scholarly journals during college, as they prepare to become opinion shapers on major issues in Jewish life and beyond after graduation. Students participate in:Monthly virtual workshops to develop, revise and edit students’ writingEvents featuring journalists, authors, and editors of a national caliberAnnual writing retreatOngoing mentorship Funded by a generous gift from the Rohr family.
