Today, Professor Adam Zachary Newton lectured in Yeshiva College on “The Stain in the Plot: Philip Roth and The Black-Jewish Thing.” Newton, currently at the University of Texas, is being considered as the new chair of the English department. The current chair of the department is Professor Joan Haahr. Newton is a scholar of Jewish literature and has written a book on philosopher Emmanuel Levinas.
Last week, Professor Carl Rollyson spoke on the topic of ‘Writing Contemporary History: Biographies of Living Figures.’