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On Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, New England Yachad, in partnership with The Ruderman Family Foundation, presented “ The New England Inclusion Summit 2019:Facing Isolation in Our Communities,” a one-day conference addressing social isolation and presenting models of inclusive social and recreational ...
Report on the Activities Developed by Dr. Gabriel Cwilich During his Visit to Argentina in the Framework of the Cesar Milstein Subsidy (which gives financial contributions for transfers and stays between one month and one year in Argentina) I visited several institutions in Argentina between April…
Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, provides an answer to the following question in “ Addressing a Perceived Conflict of Interest in Out-of-Home Care Licensing,” published in the October 2019 issue of Policy & Practice: “What if the investigation [by child protective…
Avri Ravid (left), newly elected president of the MFA, hands a plaque to outgoing President, Jon Garfinkel from the University of Iowa On Friday, March 8, 2019, Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor of finance and chair of the finance department at Sy Syms School of Business, was inaugurated as the ...
Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has written a primer for schools to follow when setting out rules governing relationships between students and teachers. In “ Protecting Children by Drafting Teacher-Student Boundary Policies,” published in Policy & Practice,…
Dr. Joy Ladin, David and Ruth Gottesman Professor of English and director of the Beren Writing Center, has been pursuing, as usual, a busy schedule of writing, teaching and speaking. Most notable, on Nov. 12, 2019, Dr. Ladin received the Hachamat Lev Award at the Keshet Outstanding! NYC 2019 ...
Dr. Edward Belbruno, clinical professor of mathematics, gave an incisive interview to Antiques and The Arts Weekly, featured in their November 8, 2019, issue. Q: You were working at NASA’s JPL in Pasadena by day and making space-inspired paintings by night. What question were you trying to answer…
Barbara Blatner Barbara Blatner, lecturer in English at Yeshiva College, directed two of her plays this past summer: Light at the Philipstown Depot Theatre’s Glass Ceiling Breaker festival and Advances in Communication at the Secret Theatre One-Act Play Festival in Long Island City. “I had directed…
In 1940, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company opened a planned community in the East Bronx, New York. Parkchester was celebrated as a “city within a city,” offering many of the attractions and comforts of suburbia, but without the transportation issues that plagued commuters into New York City…
Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has co-authored, with Toby Kleinman, “Challenges Attorneys Face When Family Courts Do Not Follow Rules of Evidence” in the New York Law Journal. Pollack notes that “courts are known for their many rules and regulations. While there are…