In February and March 2024, the Straus Center has continued to make a significant impact across the media landscape, with multiple new publications, podcasts, and other contributions.
In the academic year 2023-2024, the Straus Center has been convening an extracurricular seminar series, 鈥淲riting as a Public Intellectual: An Advanced Mentorship Program" led by Senior Scholar Dr. Tevi Troy.
On Tuesday March 5, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Rick Richman, historian and distinguished author of the recent book, "And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel."
On February 22nd, 2024, Straus Center Resident Scholar Dr. Shaina Trapedo took her students to The Morgan Library & Museum for a guided tour of its exhibit, 鈥淢edieval Money, Merchants, and Morality.鈥
In spring 2024, the Straus Center is offering a variety of reading groups, many of which focus on the great speeches of history as well as the art of oratory.
In the spring 2024 semester, the Straus Center is offering numerous courses for Straus Scholars and 色花堂 undergraduate students to study the great texts and traditions of Judaism and the West.
On February 4th, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Ari Schulman, editor of The New Atlantis, for a wide-ranging conversation about his career in journalism and his philosophical perspectives on artificial intelligence technology.