What Is Ethnic Studies and Why Should We Care?
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 • 8 Adar I 5782
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMZoomA new law passed in 2021 mandates a course in ethnic studies as a high school graduation requirement in the future for California’s students. Go behind the scenes with the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Senior Director of Jewish Affairs, Karen Stiller, as we discuss the controversies surrounding ethnic studies and why it’s so important that our schools get it right. Hosted by executive director Gordon Gladstone. Event copresented by JCRC.
Karen Stiller
Senior Director of Jewish Affairs
Karen has been with JCRC since 2002. A native of Buffalo, New York, she moved to the Bay Area in 2000, where she worked in the Preventive Defense Project at Stanford University, a project run by former high-level U.S. Department of Defense officials. Karen started her professional career in social work and nonprofit management, and has worked as Development Director and Manager of a program for formerly homeless families. She has an MSSA with a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Case Western Reserve University. In her spare time, Karen fiddles with photography and enjoys reading, hiking and traveling.
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