Gary P. Freeman, Chair
BAT 2.116, Mailcode A1800, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-471-5121
Hillel Ofek
— B.A., Kenyon College
Contact
- E-mail: hillel.ofek@gmail.com
- Office: Batts
- Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2-3:30pm
Biography
In 2007, Hillel Ofek graduated magna cum laude from Kenyon College. He was awarded Highest Honors for his thesis on the political philosophy of Edmund Burke.
Prior to his arrival at UT, Hillel spent several years working in Washington, D.C. He was a researcher for Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer from 2007-2008; a researcher and writer for a corporate PR firm, Berman and Company, from 2008-2009; and a founding editor at the public-policy quarterly, National Affairs, from 2009-2010.
Hillel is the Executive Director of Pro Musica Hebraica, a nonprofit devoted to presenting Jewish classical music--much of it lost or forgotten--in a concert hall setting.
Interests
Classical political thought, modern political thought, American constitutional theory, history of science, international relations, and American foreign policy.
