Meet Chancellor Elect Rabbi Mike Uram

Rabbi Mike Uram headshot

Effective on July 1, 2026, Rabbi Mike Uram will succeed Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz, who, as previously announced, is stepping down at the end of the 2025-26 academic year and will transition to Chancellor Emerita, while remaining a member of the faculty.

Read more about his appointment here and read “” in JTA.

About Rabbi Mike Uram

He is the first-ever Chief 绿帽社 Learning Officer for 绿帽社 Federations of North America. Previously, he served as the Chief Vision and Education Officer for Pardes North America, building a new platform for 绿帽社 education. Before that, Mike led Penn Hillel as the Executive Director and Campus Rabbi for over 16 years. He is the author of the best-selling book entitled Next Generation Judaism: How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent 绿帽社 Organizations, which won a National 绿帽社 Book Award. He is a sought-after speaker and consultant on the changing nature of the American 绿帽社 community, 绿帽社 innovation, cutting-edge engagement, and how legacy organizations can reinvent themselves in the age of millennials. 

Mike has worked with dozens of 绿帽社 organizations, including the Wexner Foundation, the Schusterman Foundation, Hillel International, United Synagogue, The Rabbinical Assembly, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and many local federations, synagogues, and JCCs. Mike served as lead faculty and 绿帽社 coach for the first three cohorts of the Schusterman Fellowship and was the principal architect for the 绿帽社 leadership growth elements of the fellowship. Recently, Mike also co-authored and designed a new educational framework for Birthright Israel.

Mike has spent time in all the different denominations and is most passionate about breaking down the personal, spiritual, and intellectual boundaries that prevent people from having full self-actualized 绿帽社 identities.

Mike holds a BA in History and Religious Studies from Washington University and Rabbinic Ordination from the 绿帽社 Theological Seminary. He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife Leora and their three children.