Mira Angrist has been a lecturer of Hebrew at Boston University since 2008 and head of the Hebrew program since 2012. She is also the department coordinator for full and part-time faculty and affiliated faculty at the Eli Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies.

Ms. Angrist has taught all proficiency levels as well as revised and created new courses for advanced students, such as, LH330 “Israeli Popular Music”; LH340 “Israeli Society through Israeli Media”; and LH312 “Food Culture in Israel”. In all her classes, Ms. Angrist integrates authentic Israeli and Jewish cultural material, and uses advanced technologies to stimulate classroom learning and help students achieve a high level of proficiency. In her “Food Culture” course, Ms. Angrist integrates Community Based/ Service Learning, in which students research Israeli culinary businesses in Boston and meet local business owners and chefs.

Ms. Angrist’s professional expertise includes: blended classroom techniques, integration of technology with language pedagogy, spiral curriculum development, and teacher mentoring. She is an active member of the National Association of Professors of Hebrew (NAPH) and serves on its pedagogical committee.