2021 Katz Professorship Installation Ceremony

160 Convent Avenue,New York NY 10031

02 November, 2021

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A celebration for Professor Mikhal Dekel as The 2021-2022 Stuart Katz Professor in Humanities and the Arts Presenting her lecture “Contested Histories: To Whom Does History Belong?” About Professor Mikhal Dekel  Mikhal Dekel is Professor and Interim Chair of English, and Director of the Rifkind Center for the Humanities and Arts. She is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation and the Lady Davis Foundation, among others. She is the author of Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey; The Universal Jew: Modernity, Masculinity and the Zionist Moment; and the Hebrew monograph Oedipus in Kishinev. Her new book project, The Browar Near the Skaters’ Pond, is forthcoming in 2022. Tehran Children was finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize, the Chautauqua Prize and the National Jewish Book Awards. It has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, the BBC, C-Span, and the Jewish Review of Books, among many others, been the subject of two short films in Persian and German, and translated to Hebrew and German. About Stuart Z. Katz Professorship The Stuart Z. Katz Professorship in the Humanities & the Arts at The City College of New York was established in 2017 by a generous gift from Mr. Stuart Z. Katz, a 1964 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of CCNY. The endowment supports one outstanding professorial faculty member in the Division of Humanities & the Arts for an academic year, providing the professor up to two months of summer salary plus $10,000 to support research and creative activity.  Mr. Katz, a retired attorney, established the gift for the importance of the study of humanities and the arts for a thorough education and life. OUR MISSION — Since its founding in 1847, The City College of New York (CCNY) has been true to its legacy of access, opportunity, and transformation. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic, and boldly visionary as the city itself. CCNY advances knowledge and critical thinking, and fosters research, creativity, and innovation across academic, artistic, and professional disciplines. As a public institution with public purpose, CCNY produces citizens who make an impact on the cultural, social, and economic vitality of New York, the nation, and the world. OUR VISION — City College stands at the intersection of its historical past and promise for a vibrant future. Building on its strong foundation of unleashing potential, a City College education integrates knowledge with experience to nurture scholars, professionals, and leaders who are ready to meet the challenges of our contemporary society. CCNY attracts students who have a tenacious desire to learn, lead, and contribute to the greater good of society on their path to a successful future. CCNY graduates will be committed to supporting access to opportunity and mentorship for future generations of learners.