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On Labor Day Break, YU Students Travel to Baton Rouge to Fight Flood Damage For most college students, Labor Day is a last chance to relax and unwind before the fall semester’s barrage of classes, exams and research papers. But for a group of Yeshiva University students, the break was an…

Fully Subscribed in Its First Year, Program Receives Accreditation Candidacy Yeshiva University’s Master of Science degree program in speech-language pathology (SLP) has received accreditation candidacy status from the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (…

Rabbi Larry Rothwachs Brings Extensive Experience in Jewish Education and Communal Service to Position Rabbi Larry Rothwachs of Teaneck, New Jersey has been appointed director of professional rabbinics at Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). The position…

Opening Ceremony at Jacob and Dreizel Glueck Center for Jewish Study Sets the Tone for Year of Spiritual Growth Ahead This week, as YU undergraduates kicked off another promising semester, hundreds of students filled the Jacob and Dreizel Glueck Center for Jewish Study to hear words of Torah and ...

New Students From Around the World Begin Unique Journey at Undergraduate Orientation Each year, Yeshiva University welcomes hundreds of young men and women from around the country and across the globe who are drawn to its New York campuses by a shared dream: to lead bold, meaningful lives that…

Danielle Wozniak Brings 20 Years of Higher Ed Expertise to Role Danielle Wozniak has been appointed the new dean of Wurzweiler School of Social Work. “Danielle is a talented and imaginative administrator who has an inspired vision for the future of social work education,” said Dr. Selma Botman ...

YU Real Estate Executive Circle Established to Create High-Level Connections In its ongoing campaign to create rewarding networking opportunities for Yeshiva University alumni, the Office of Alumni Affairs has established the YU Real Estate Executive Circle. The group is an outgrowth of the YU Real…

RIETS - Ferkauf Joint Program in Pastoral Counseling Imbues Future Rabbis With Skills to Care for Constituents’ Mental Wellbeing Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology have announced a joint pilot program in ...

James Vasquez Named as Chief Information Officer On August 1, James (Jim) Vasquez was appointed as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Yeshiva University; he had been serving on an interim basis. Vasquez joins YU from Ellucian, a leading provider of software and services to higher ed institutions ...

Holocaust Survivor Left Lasting Legacy at Yeshiva University Yeshiva University mourns the death of Joseph Wilf z”l, who passed away on August 3, 2016. Wilf was a generous benefactor, a beloved trustee and a supporter of numerous Jewish causes. Joseph Wilf Wilf’s early life was surrounded with the…