Jewish Communal Leadership Program
Prepared for Challenge, Poised for Change
The University of Michigan's Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) offers a distinctive educational opportunity for emerging leaders committed to helping Jewish communities meet 21st-century challenges while also addressing broader social concerns.
The JCLP is a five-semester program conducted over 20 consecutive months:
- A Master's in Social Work
- A Certificate in Jewish Communal Leadership from the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
- All JCLP students are encouraged to take advantage of the resources offered by the Leadership in Community Benefit Organizations program
- Supervised field work in a range of local, national, and international change-making agencies
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Program Funding: Nonresident students: $47,000 award, Resident students $23,500. All applicants are encouraged to investigate and apply for the Wexner Graduate Fellowships and the JCC Association Graduate Scholarship Program. Merit awards and need based financial aid are also available.
How To Apply
We are now accepting applications for Fall 2017. The online application can be found here. For full consideration, please apply by December 1, 2016. Priority deadline is February 1, 2017 and regular deadline is March 1, 2017.
Contact Paige Walker (vpwalker@umich.edu) for more details or any questions.
Student and Alumni Profiles
Molly Dehrey
- Practice Method:
Management of Human Services - Minor Practice Method:
Interpersonal Practice - Practice Area:
Community and Social Systems
Molly Dehrey works as a clinician/community based social worker with Jewish Child and Family Services in Chicago, IL. As a JCLP student, she interned with Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit. Before attending U-M, she worked for the Jewish Agency's B'yachad program, Masa's Building Future Leadership Conference, the March of the Living's Los Angeles Delegation, and the Los Angeles Bureau of Jewish Education. Fluent in Hebrew, Molly also spent a year in Israel volunteering at the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma in Jerusalem, which treats victims of trauma from all religious and ethnic backgrounds.
- Practice Method:
Alumnus Josh Kanter
Alumnus Josh Kanter talks about his experience at the U-M School of Social Work and the Jewish Communal Leadership Program.
Contact Information
Office of Student Services
1080 S. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
Phone: (734) 936-0961
Dr. Karla Goldman
Director, Jewish Communal Leadership Program
kargold@umich.edu
Paige Walker, LMSW
Program Coordinator, Jewish Communal Leadership Program
vpwalker@umich.edu
Erin Zimmer
Associate Director for Student Services
socialwork@umich.edu