Name: Samuel Ross

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2014

School Name: Yale University

Major: Islamic Studies

Description: Samuel Ross holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from Yale University. Prior to attending Yale he taught Arabic Grammar and Islamic Texts at the Qasid Institute for Arabic in Amman, Jordan  and worked as a Contributing Editor for Islamica Magazine. At Yale his research has focused on the Qur’an, tafsir, the Bible, and Muslim-Jewish-Christian relations. His most recent project has been organizing and directing a week-long summer enrichment institute for teachers hosted by Yale University entitled “Worlds of Islam: Regional Perspectives on Unity and Diversity.” The institute drew top scholars from across the United States to share their expertise and teaching advice with community college, high school, and middle school teachers who cover Islam and the Muslim World in their classrooms. He has since pursued a career as a university professor in order to realize his passions of research, teaching, and writing.

Sponsor: ISF