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Education
Ph.D. 1979 State University of New York at Buffalo - English
M.A. 1977 State University of New York at Buffalo - English
1973 Centro Linguistico Dante Alighieri, Florence, Italy
1972 Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College
B.A. 1971 Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts - English
(magna cum laude)
M.A. 1977 State University of New York at Buffalo - English
1973 Centro Linguistico Dante Alighieri, Florence, Italy
1972 Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College
B.A. 1971 Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts - English
(magna cum laude)
Academic Honors/Grants/Awards
1997-1999 Jerusalem Fellows, Mandel School for Educational Leadership, Jerusalem, Israel
1992 Named one of the "Top Ten" teachers at College Park by the Diamondback Student Newspaper
1991 "Teacher of the Year," Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Maryland Panhellenic Association: 1991
1989-90 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, University of Maryland
1987 Ivry Fellowship, Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies (Summer)
1987 Special Research Assignment, College of Arts and Humanities
1982-83 Howard Foundation Fellowship, Brown University
1980,82 ,85,93 General Research Board, University of Maryland (Summers)
1978-79 Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Dissertation Fellowship
1975-76 University Fellow, State University of New York at Buffalo
1971 Clara French Prize for Literature, Smith College
1970 Phi Beta Kappa, Smith College
1969 First Group Scholar, Smith College.
1992 Named one of the "Top Ten" teachers at College Park by the Diamondback Student Newspaper
1991 "Teacher of the Year," Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Maryland Panhellenic Association: 1991
1989-90 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, University of Maryland
1987 Ivry Fellowship, Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies (Summer)
1987 Special Research Assignment, College of Arts and Humanities
1982-83 Howard Foundation Fellowship, Brown University
1980,82 ,85,93 General Research Board, University of Maryland (Summers)
1978-79 Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Dissertation Fellowship
1975-76 University Fellow, State University of New York at Buffalo
1971 Clara French Prize for Literature, Smith College
1970 Phi Beta Kappa, Smith College
1969 First Group Scholar, Smith College.
Academic Appointments
2000-present Professor of English, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
2007-2009 Chair, Department of English Literature and Linguistics
1993-1994 Visiting Professor, Institute for Jewish Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1991-2000 Professor of English, University of Maryland
1984-1991 Associate Professor of English, University of Maryland
1979-1984 Assistant Professor of English, University of Maryland
1974-78 Teaching Fellowship, State University of New York at Buffalo
2007-2009 Chair, Department of English Literature and Linguistics
1993-1994 Visiting Professor, Institute for Jewish Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1991-2000 Professor of English, University of Maryland
1984-1991 Associate Professor of English, University of Maryland
1979-1984 Assistant Professor of English, University of Maryland
1974-78 Teaching Fellowship, State University of New York at Buffalo