Faculty Resources

This page is meant to provide easy access to contact information and important links.

If you have additional resources to include on this page, please contact Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor at sbenor@huc.edu.


Office 365

To access Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, and various apps, click here.

Libraries

To access our Libraries, including all databases and research tools, click here.

Teaching Resources

To access resources to help with instruction, including online teaching, Canvas, syllabus templates, and more, click here.

Need help beyond those resources? Contact Lesley Litman, Ed.D., Instructional Support Coordinator, at llitman@huc.edu.

Tech Support

For problems with computers, wifi, email, passwords, Canvas, Zoom, or classroom technology, email TechSupport@huc.edu.

For problems with SIS or class rosters, email Registrar@huc.edu.

Local Tech Support Teams

Cincinnati: Mark Jennings (mjennings@huc.edu) and Shane Sampson (ssampson@huc.edu).
Los Angeles: Eric Ruiz (eruiz@huc.edu) and Andrew Durbin (adurbin@huc.edu).
New York: Edgar Rivera (erivera@huc.edu) and TJ Williams (twilliams@huc.edu).

Faculty Handbook

To access information about faculty appointments, promotions, responsibilities, benefits, grievances, and more, click here.

If you would like to suggest edits for this handbook, please contact Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor at sbenor@huc.edu.

Time-Sensitive News

At any time, you can share your news – recent publications, awards, and other accomplishments – with the Marketing and Communications Department by emailing news@huc.edu. These updates will not automatically be added to your faculty webpage unless you request that.

Webpage Updates

To create or edit your faculty webpage (directory listing), complete this form. If you have a minor edit, you can email your change to webmaster@huc.edu.

Sabbaticals

To begin the process of scheduling your next sabbatical, complete this form. You should submit this by July 1 of the year before you wish to take sabbatical (e.g., by July 1, 2026, for a sabbatical during the 2027-28 academic year). By the end of the sabbatical, before returning to teaching, please complete this reflection form.

Travel Plans

To inform the administration of future in-person talks and other travel plans, email Sarah Bunin Benor at sbenor@huc.edu.

Faculty Travel and Research

To access HUC-JIR’s policy about reimbursement for faculty travel and research, please click here.
To request pre-approval for travel expenses, contact Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D., Provost, at aweiss@huc.edu, and Senior Business Manager Lynn Flanzbaum at lflanzbaum@huc.edu.
To request reimbursement once you have incurred the expense, download and complete this form and email it to Lynn Flanzbaum at lflanzbaum@huc.edu.

Additional Faculty Funding Opportunities

Faculty may apply for the following additional grants:

    1. Grants to promote scholarship and advance ideas
    2. Guest lectures
    3. On-campus publication celebrations
    4. Additional Faculty Travel and Research funding for junior faculty

To read about and apply for these initiatives, click here.

Academic Planning Committee Charter

To access the Academic Planning Committee Charter, click here.

Human Resources

To access HR information, such as payroll, benefits, and the Employee Handbook, click here.

LinkedIn Banners

To access a list of banner images to use on LinkedIn, click here.

Logos and Templates for PowerPoint Presentations

For a list of logos, click here. For PowerPoint templates, click here.

Grant Consultation

To get suggestions and feedback on external grant applications, contact Cheryl Slavin, Director of Institutional Giving and Grants Management, at cslavin@huc.edu.

Research with Human Subjects

HUC-JIR does not have its own Institutional Review Board (IRB) but uses the University of Southern California (USC) Human Research Protection Program as its IRB of record. Therefore, HUC-JIR Faculty members who conduct research with living human subjects are expected to seek approval from USC’s IRB. This is a time-consuming process of multiple months, which begins with a Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) module. More information can be found here.