YU News

Nov 4, 2004 -- “Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself: Confronting Contemporary Challenges,” the sixth in a seven-part lecture series commemorating the 50th anniversary of Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University, will be held on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 pm at the home of Anita and Richard Grossman in…

Nov 4, 2004 -- At two town hall meetings this week, President Richard M. Joel outlined developments in undergraduate academic programs, student life resources, key appointments and Jewish community initiatives. The sessions, held at the Wilf Campus Nov. 2 and at the Beren Campus Nov. 3, are…

Nov 3, 2004 -- Pearl Berger, dean of libraries, will speak at a Nov. 9 symposium marking the 350th anniversary of Jewish settlement in America at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress and Baltimore Hebrew University, the conference, "The State of Jewish…

Nov 2, 2004 -- Yeshiva high school students from around the United States gathered Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at a retreat center in the Poconos for “One Nation Under God,” a leadership development conference sponsored by Eimatai, an initiative of Yeshiva University. This project is designed to help teens ...

Nov 2, 2004 -- The YC Men's Soccer team defeated Pratt Institute on Sunday 2-0 in the final game of the 2004 season. The victory marks the first-ever win in the team's four year history. Both goals were scored by sophomore Chaim Bar-Eli (#2).

Nov 2, 2004 -- Renowned economist Henry Kaufman, who Business Week magazine has called “one of the greatest financial thinkers of our time,” paid a visit, and a compliment, to Sy Syms School of Business on the Wilf Campus recently. "The one thing you will take out of Yeshiva University is that you…

Nov 1, 2004 -- As three buses full of students departed the Wilf Campus on Oct. 28, the kickoff event of the First Year Experience (FYE) Program was in full-swing for an evening of fine dining and first-class entertainment at Abigael's. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, the FYE program…

Nov 1, 2004 -- President Richard M. Joel announced today the appointment of Howard M. Weisband as Senior Advisor on Israel Affairs, Yeshiva University, effective immediately. President Joel remarked that Mr. Weisband, in this new university position, “will aid YU leadership in envisioning and ...

Nov 1, 2004 -- A glimpse of Yeshiva University's future could be seen Sunday on the Israel Henry Beren Campus. The annual ritual of Open House activities began with hundreds of enthusiastic and fresh faces familiarizing themselves with what life might be like at Stern College for Women and Sy Syms…

Oct 28, 2004 -- Fred Sugarman, PhD, of Riverdale was appointed assistant dean of Yeshiva University’s Yeshiva College (YC) at the beginning of the fall 2004 semester. “I am delighted to have Dr. Sugarman as a colleague, where he will work closely with faculty, students, and administration in ...