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January 3,2008
Gamson Elected to YU Board of Directors	Yeshiva College News
Yeshiva College Elects Philanthropist Michael Gamson to its Prominent Board of Directors

February 5,2007
Lonely Man of Faith Premieres at YU	YU News
NY Premiere Screening of Lonely Man of Faith Draws Capacity Crowd

January 27,2007
YU in Israel Hosts Women's Choir Competition	Israel News
YU in Israel and Kedma Host Annual Women's Choir Competition for Rabbanit Kapach

January 22,2007
Seniors Encouraged to Learn About Fellows Program	YU News
Presidential Fellowship in University and Community Leadership Accepting Applications for Fourth Year

December 19,2006
Richard Joel Attends White House Hanukkah Meeting	YU News
President Joel and Dean Bacon Attend President Bush's Annual Hanukkah meeting With Jewish Leaders

November 16,2006
CJF Plans Humanitarian Mission to Central America	YU News
Center for the Jewish Future and American Jewish World Service Plan YU's Humanitarian Mission to Central America

November 14,2006
YU Students Test Delegates at UJC General Assembly	YU News
YU Students Learn About the Worldwide Jewish Community at the UJC General Assembly in Los Angeles

October 26,2006
President Joel Holds Town Hall Meetings	YU News
President Joel Engages Students, Faculty, and Staff in Two Town Hall Meetings on Undergraduate Campuses

September 26,2006
Ronald P. Stanton Makes $100 Million Gift to YU	YU News
Former YU Chairman of the Board Ronald P. Stanton Announces $100 Million Gift to YU -- Largest Single Gift in N. America to Jewish Education

September 21,2006
Groundbreaking for Glueck Center for Jewish Study	YU News
Jacob and Dreizel Glueck Center for Jewish Study is First New Building on Historic Wilf Campus in Over 20 Years

August 22,2006
Orientation 2006 Kicks Off School Year	YU News
Parents and New Students Welcomed to Both Undergraduate Campuses

August 9,2006
Presidential Fellows Program Readies for 3rd Year	YU News
Fifteen New Presidential Fellows Take Positions at Yeshiva University

August 2,2006
Helping Disadvantaged Communities in the Negev	YU News
Students Fix Up Negev Town, Run Teen Camp in Counterpoint Israel Program

August 1,2006
YU Welcomes High School Students	YU News
High School Students From Across the Country Spend a Month Sampling What YU and NYC Have to Offer

July 27,2006
President Joel Remembers Dr. Abe Stern	Wurzweiler News
President Joel Remembers Dr. Abraham Stern as a Master Educator Who Shaped YU's Outreach Programs

June 27,2006
President Addresses Knesset Education Committee	Yeshiva College News
President Joel Declares Refusal by Israel Ministry of Education to Recognize YU Degrees "Inconceivable" and "Unacceptable"

June 19,2006
Two Women Selected for GPATS Fellowship	Stern College News
Cooperative Program Between Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies and Center for the Jewish Future Will Train Jewish Leaders

June 5,2006
YU Rallies in Support of Israel	YU News
YU Makes Strong Showing at Salute to Israel Parade

May 23,2006
New Rabbinic Professional Education Program	RIETS News
RIETS Launches Rabbinic Training to Prepare Rabbis for Challenges of 21st Century America

May 18,2006
MHNA Presents Award to Stern College	Community News
Stern College for Women Receives Good Neighbor Award from Murray Hill Neighborhood Association

May 15,2006
President Joel at Hillel Summit	President News
President Joel Joins University Presidents at 1st International Summit of Academia and Jewish Leaders

May 9,2006
New Program to Strengthen Rabbinic Education	RIETS News
Legacy Heritage Rabbinic Enrichment Initiative Established at YU

May 3,2006
Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf Mideast Roundtable	Stern College News
Leon Charney Hosts Panel on Israeli and Palestinian Elections

May 1,2006
Hundreds of YU Students Rally to Save Darfur	YU News
YU Sends Largest Contingent of New York City Students to Washington, DC Rally to Stop Violence in Darfur

April 28,2006
Nobel Prize Winner Speaks to YU Students	Sy Syms News
Dr. Robert Aumann Impresses Students and Faculty with His Research on Game Theory and Love of Yiddishkeit

March 24,2006
Weeklong Israel Program Stimulates Discourse	YU News
Weeklong Program Explores Torah Umadda in the 21st Century and Honors Four Prominent Israelis

March 20,2006
Presidential Fellows Enhance Israel Colloquium	YU News
Presidential Fellows Bring Spirit of Yeshiva University to Israel for Colloquium and Convocation Week

January 30,2006
President Joel Visits YU in Israel	YU News
President Richard M. Joel Visits With Israeli Officials, Students, and Alumni

January 22,2006
YU Hosts College and Career Fair in Israel	Israel News
S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program and Nefesh B’Nefesh Co-sponsor College and Career Fair for Students

December 11,2005
Applications Available for Presidential Fellowship	YU News
Presidential Fellowship in University and Community Leadership Gears Up for Third Year

September 23,2005
President Joel Hosts Town Hall Meetings	YU News
University Life Issues Come to Light at Open Forums on Campuses

August 23,2005
14 Recent Grads Return as Presidential Fellows	YU News
Presidential Fellows Learn About Jewish Communal Service While Helping Their Alma Mater

July 29,2005
YC Marshals Gear Up for Anniversary	Yeshiva College News
President Joel Greets Volunteer Marshals at Kickoff for Yeshiva College's 75th Anniversary Celebration

June 16,2005
President Joel Elected to Collegiate Commission	YU News
YU President Richard M. Joel Joins Board of Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities

April 21,2005
President's Message to the YU Community	YU News
President Richard M. Joel Highlights Programs at Yeshiva University

February 4,2005
Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter Appointed	YU News
Jacob J. Schacter appointed University Professor and Senior Scholar at The Center for The Jewish Future

February 2,2005
Winter Break in Israel	YU News
Students Show Commitment to Israel During Winter Break

September 6,2004
Family Expert Joins YU	YU News
Dr. David Pelcovitz Appointed Professor of Education and Psychology

August 30,2004
HAFTR Community Kollel	YU News
Yeshiva University and Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway Launch HAFTR Community Kollel

August 5,2004
Summer Retrospective: Richard M. Joel	President News
President Joel Reflects as He Begins His Second Year as President

July 26,2004
Graduate Fellowship Program Begins	YU News
Initiative Aims to Increase University’s Presence in Jewish Communities and Strengthen Ties With Alumni

July 13,2004
Graduate Fellowships Begin	YU News
Top Graduates Learn Leadership Skills Working on Campus

June 9,2004
President Joel Addresses Teaneck, NJ, Community	YU News
New Vision Emphasizes Education and Ethics in Improving Society

June 4,2004
Gratz College Honors President Joel	YU News
Gratz College Awards President Richard M. Joel Doctor of Hebrew Laws Degree

May 21,2004
Class of 2004 - "Agents of Noble Change"	YU News
YU President Lauds 2004 Graduating Class as Agents of Noble Change

May 20,2004
President Joel's Commencement Address	YU News
Let There Be Light: President Joel's Commencement Address

February 4,2004
Letter From the President	YU News
Reflecting on the First Six Months of the Presidency

January 30,2004
Palm Beach Gala	Einstein News
Einstein to Honor President Joel, Philanthropists Rita and Philip Rosen at Palm Beach Gala

January 20,2004
Cardinals Meet With Yeshiva University Leaders	YU News
Delegation of Cardinals Meets With YU Educators and Leaders - Two-day Symposium Organized by WJC

January 14,2004
President Joel in Israel	YU News
President Richard Joel and Three YU Undergraduate Deans Visit Israel

December 17,2003
President Joel in Los Angeles	YU News
President Richard M. Joel delivers keynote address at 2003 Orthodox Union Convention

December 16,2003
President Joel Addresses Conference in Israel	YU News
President Richard M. Joel spoke at the Herzliya Conference in Israel on Thursday, Dec. 18.

December 10,2003
In the News: Hadassah Magazine	YU News
Profile: Richard M. Joel

November 4,2003
President Holds Town Hall Meetings	YU News
Students, Faculty, and Administration Engage President at Town Hall Meetings

September 22,2003
Richard M. Joel Takes Office	YU News
Ushers in New Era at YU

September 22,2003
Investiture	YU News
Events Illustrate YU’s Academic Breadth

September 21,2003
President's Investiture Address	YU News
To Ennoble and Enable: An Inaugural Vision

August 22,2003
In the News: The Jewish Week	YU News
Where Will Joel Take Yeshiva U? - In his first interview as president, Richard Joel speaks of moving forward, but cautiously.

August 19,2003
In the News: The New York Sun	YU News
New Presidents Take Helm at Fordham, Yeshiva

December 13,2002
In the News: The Forward	YU News
As Hillel Head Departs, Praise for His Impact on Campus

December 13,2002
In the News: The Forward	YU News
YU Pick for President Viewed as Victory For Centrist Wing

December 9,2002
In The Chronicle of Higher Education	YU News
Yeshiva University Picks Non-Rabbi as Its President for First Time

December 8,2002
Reported By JTA	YU News
Chosen to Head Yeshiva University, Joel Faces a New Raft of Challenges

December 6,2002
Reported By The Associated Press	YU News
Yeshiva University Chooses a Non-Rabbi as President for the First Time

December 6,2002
In the News: The Jewish Week	YU News
YU Elects Joel President

December 6,2002
In The New York Times	YU News
In a First, Next Leader Of Yeshiva Isn't a Rabbi

December 6,2002
In the News: Crain's	YU News
Yeshiva Trustees to Vote on New President

December 6,2002
Richard Joel Appointed YU President	YU News
Richard M. Joel, President of Hillel, Appointed 4th President of Yeshiva University

December 5,2002
In The Commentator/ The Observer	YU News
Richard Joel Elected Yeshiva President in Board Vote - First Presidential Transition Since 1976