Rabbi Carrie Benveniste quietly resigns her position.
Amidst the firestorm of recent controversy surrounding LMU’s Jewish community, coordinator of Jewish Student Services and Hillel Rabbi Carrie Benveniste has resigned from her position, effective last Friday.
Associate Vice President for Intercultural Services Marshall Sauceda confirmed Benveniste’s resignation, saying that she made her decision after considering the “best interest of everyone, particularly students.”
“We respect her decision, appreciate her service and wish her well,” Sauceda said.
Senior Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Lane Bove echoed Sauceda. “I want to thank Rabbi Carrie for her services to the University and wish her well in her future professional journey,” she said.
E-mails sent by the Loyolan to Benveniste were not answered.
Students also heard about Benveniste’s resignation, answering with mixed reactions to the situation.
“I do feel sadness about her decision to resign, but after talking to her and really getting a sense of the toll that this job was taking on her home life, I definitely respect her decision,” said junior sociology major Alison Shaw, who is also working on a minor in Jewish Studies. “I think that only she can know what is right for her and her family.”
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