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Assistant Professor, Fields-Rayant Chair in Contemporary Jewish Life, Tulane University

Ilana Horwitz is a sociologist of religion and education driven by the following question: How does people’s gender, ethnicity, race, social class, and religious upbringing shape their life course? She is currently an Assistant Professor, Fields-Rayant Chair in Contemporary Jewish Life at Tulane University. She earned her PhD in sociology of education and Jewish Studies from Stanford University. Her book, God, Grades, and Graduation: Religion's Surprising Impact on Academic Success is forthcoming with Oxford University Press in January 2022.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Assistant Professor, Tulane University