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Jun 15, 2004 -- Yeshiva University hosted a one-day professional development seminar for Jewish history teachers on June 15. Three scholars presented new research in Jewish history, for use in shaping courses and classes. Lecturers were Jacob Reiner, PhD, assistant professor of Jewish history ...

Jun 9, 2004 -- Students from PS 173 in Washington Heights had the chance to see their artwork on display Tuesday at the Mendel Gottesman Library on the Wilf Campus. Through Seeing in a Living Color, a collaborative program with Yeshiva University Museum, students create various art projects ...

Jun 9, 2004 -- The political science departments of both Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women have been revamped for next fall to include more course offerings and programs, and three new full-time professors. In the wake of the upcoming presidential election, Yeshiva College will offer a ...

Jun 9, 2004 -- At Teaneck, NJ’s Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel earlier this week (June 7) affirmed YU’s role as a “fountainhead” of Modern Orthodoxy, emphasizing engagement—in education and community—in both the Jewish and secular worlds. His 90-minute ...

Jun 4, 2004 -- At the 104th Gratz College Commencement on May 16 in suburban Philadelphia President Richard Joel was awarded the degree of Doctor of Hebrew Laws. More than 600 people attended the ceremony, which had 16 graduates from the Jewish programs and approximately 150 from the general MA-Ed…

Jun 2, 2004 -- Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor urged graduates of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law to pursue careers in public service in a commencement address she delivered June 1 at the school’s 26th commencement exercises at Avery Fisher Hall. Justice O'Connor was awarded a Doctor of…

New York, NY, May 20, 2004 -- More than 2,000 students in the fields of law, medicine, social work, education, Jewish studies, undergraduate studies, and psychology will receive degrees at Yeshiva University’s 73rd Annual Commencement Exercises on May 20 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at 5…

May 24, 2004 -- Hundreds of YU students, alumni, faculty, and friends marched up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan Sunday in the annual Salute to Israel Parade. Salute to Israel Parade Photo Gallery President Richard M. Joel and Chancellor Norman Lamm led the YU contingent that accompanied a parade float…

May 24, 2004 -- The 2004 Yeshiva College Scholarship Dinner on Tuesday, June 15, pays tribute to four of the college’s distinguished alumni and launches the celebration of Yeshiva College’s 75th anniversary. The event, at the Marriott New York at the Brooklyn Bridge, also includes a 10-year reunion…

May 21, 2004 -- Striking a theme of global and spiritual engagement, Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel last night urged this year’s graduating class to dedicate themselves to a Torah tradition of leadership and communal responsibility. Full Text of President Joel's Commencement Address…