Alexis Convissar

A New Jersey native, Alexis Z. Convissar graduated from the College of New Jersey with a B.A. summa cum laude in history. A member of the Goldenkey National Honour Society as well as the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, she was also active in the Jewish Student Union. As an undergraduate, Alexis completed an honors thesis that analyzed the effects of globalization on anti-Semitism from a historical perspective. She has also traveled to Israel, where she spent a summer studying through the Jerusalem Fellowships program sponsored by Aish HaTorah. Alexis’ interests include politics, cultural and military history, philosophy, and baseball.

Contributions to The Torch

"No, Not Those Cartoons," Alexis Convissar, March 13, 2006
"At Least the Students Get It," Alexis Convissar, February 24, 2006
"If It’s Called a ‘Free Speech Zone,’ Is It Still Censorship?," Alexis Convissar, February 8, 2006
"Maybe It’s Something in the Cheese?," Alexis Convissar, January 6, 2006
"Get it in Writing," Alexis Convissar, December 28, 2005