YU News

Yeshiva University May 8 Event Will Celebrate Iconic Coaches and Athletes Yeshiva University will present its inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony on May 8, 2017. With iconic YU coaches and all-time leading scorers for both men and women’s basketball among the inaugural class of ...

New Partnership With Women's League Community Residences Makes YU Accessible to Students with Intellectual Disabilities Beginning this fall, a new partnership between Women’s League Community Residences (WLCR), a lifespan social services organization, and Yeshiva University will make a Jewish ...

New Book by Dr. Ronnie Perelis Examines Little-Known Stories of Crypto-Jewish Explorers in the Age of Columbus In an age of rampant religious persecution, expanding global trade and tantalizing new horizons, how did crypto-Jews navigate the complex mazes of faith, opportunity and discovery? This ...

Yeshiva University Students Connect With Job and Internship Opportunities at More Than 50 Organizations The Yeshiva University Career Center hosted the Spring 2017 Career Fair on March 24 in Weissberg Commons on the Wilf Campus. Marc Goldman, executive director of the Career Center, described the…

Yeshiva University Mourns the Passing of Longtime Professor of Classics and Literature and Renowned Josephus Scholar T he Yeshiva University community mourns the passing of Dr. Louis Feldman z"l, who taught at the University for more than 60 years. He passed away on Saturday, March 25, at the age…

Yeshiva University Women in Business Initiative Bonds Students With Mentors to Chart Professional Journeys On March 22, aspiring business students at Stern College for Women and Sy Syms School of Business met successful women in a wide range of careers who will help them blaze their own…

Degree Will Prepare Graduates for Careers in Startups, Multinational Corporations and Consulting Firms Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business announced today that it will offer a new master’s degree in taxation. The one-year, 30-credit program, will draw on the school’s unique expertise to…

More Than 130 Newly-Ordained Rabbis Celebrate at Triennial Convocation The streets of Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus hummed with excitement as more than 130 new graduates of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) gathered to celebrate their ordination at the March 19 Chag…

Four Diplomatic Experts Explore the Perils and Possibilities at Schneier Program Event On Wednesday, March 15, four experts on American-Israeli politics—former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, former Israeli ambassador Danny Ayalon, former U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer ’71YC and former Israel ...

March 26 Discussion Features Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks will lead a discussion on “Pesach and the Future of Jewish Thought” on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Yeshiva University’s Lamport Auditorium at 2540…