All students wishing to pursue the Jewish Studies major, the Jewish Studies area certificate, the Jewish Studies Hebrew minor, and the Jewish Studies Ph.D. minor are encouraged to meet with Dr. Lipson-Walker as early in their IU careers, as possible. Appointments can be arranged by calling the Borns Jewish Studies Program secretary at 855-0453. Sorry. Appointments cannot be arranged via e-mail. Students with questions for the advisor may e-mail clipsonw@indiana.edu.
Offers advising for:
- Jewish Studies major
- Jewish Sacred Music program
- Jewish Studies area certificate
- Jewish Studies Hebrew minor
- Jewish Studies doctoral minor
- Jewish Studies honors students
Carolyn Lipson-Walker received her Ph.D. in Folklore and American Studies from Indiana University. As a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, she completed her dissertation "Shalom Y'all': The Folklore and Culture of Southern Jews," and has written a number of articles about southern Jewish culture and traditions. She has taught courses on Jewish folklore and American Jewish culture at IU. She received her M.A. in American Civilization from George Washington University and her undergraduate degree from Tulane University.
She served as the 2000-2001 liaison to Bloomington Advisors' Council for the College of Arts and Sciences; and continues on the Jerusalem Committee for IU Overseas Study. She served as a member of the IU Racial Incidents Team. She has been a governing board member of IU's Hillel for the past 16 years and has served as the vice president, long range planning chair, and as a member of the accreditation committee. She advises the Jewish Studies Student Association. She was the inaugural College of Arts and Sciences Advisor of the Year 2000.
Away from Indiana University, Carolyn often serves as chazanit (cantor) at Congregation Beth Shalom. She has served on the selection committee for the National Jewish Book Award anthologies category. She has headed the Bloomington United Jewish Communities campaign and served on the board of the Monroe County Community School Corporation Foundation where she helped to create the Thank-A-Teacher program. She has also served as co-president of Bloomington Hadassah and as vice president of Congregation Beth Shalom. Before coming to Indiana University's Jewish Studies Program, she served as administrator of Congregation Beth Shalom for seven years.
