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LEXINGTON Ky.—Transylvania University will continue its commitment to foster interreligious dialog with the 2015 Moosnick Lectureship in Judaic Studies on Tuesday, April 28. Susannah Heschel, the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, will present “Scholarship and Ethics: How Do Jews and Christian Connect?” at 7 p.m. in Carrick Theater. “Susannah Heschel’s research exemplifies the mission of the Moosnick lectures, which are important for Lexington because they afford an opportunity for Jewish and Christian communities to intentionally engage topics of common interest,” Transylvania religion professor Paul Jones said. Heschel, who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, has authored numerous books, including “The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany” and “Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus.” She also holds a Guggenheim Fellowship and is writing a book about the history of European Jewish scholarship on Islam. Transylvania hosts the Moosnick Lectureship in partnership with the Lexington Theological Seminary. On Wednesday, April 29, Heschel will present “The Life and Legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel: Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity” at the Ohavay Zion Synagogue. The 7 p.m. talk is about her late father, who was a well-known scholar and involved with the civil rights movement. Both lectures are free and open to the public. Carrick Theater is in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center, and free parking is available in an adjacent lot. Transylvania’s Moosnick Endowment sponsors the lectureship.

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Two current Transylvania students and one 2014 graduate have been awarded three of the 23 Alpha Lambda Delta Fellowships offered to the honor society’s 275 chapters nationwide. Seniors Nashwin Laungani, from Lexington, and Emily Martin, from Florence, Ky., as well as Raisa Tikhtman ’14, from Lexington, received the annual fellowships for the 2015-16 academic year. The awards offset the expense of pursuing a graduate or professional degree. Nashwin Laungani Raisa Tikhtman Emily Martin “One of our newest Alpha Lambda Delta chapters, chartered in 2009, has produced more scholarship and fellowship winners than any other chapter during its six year history,” said Glenda Earwood, executive director of National Alpha Lambda Delta. “With this year’s three winners, the number of ALD winners from Transylvania has reached 14. That’s amazing, and we are so proud of these students.” Professor Mike Nichols, who is the chapter adviser, also said he is proud of the recipients. “For the past two years we have received three graduate fellowships—more than any other chapter—and we are competing with major research universities. In addition to having wonderful students, I also credit our faculty for their encouragement and the thoughtful letters they write in support of our students.” For the 2015 competition, National Alpha Lambda Delta reviewed one of the most qualified applicant pools ever. Applicants were predominantly graduating seniors and came from a broad cross section of chapters. The national Fellowship Reader’s Committee, a group of volunteers from

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