YU News

New Graduates Will Soar in High-Flying Worlds of Finance and Technology Many college students flock to New York each year hoping to line up a dream job in the city’s signature industries of finance and technology after graduation. However, in a highly competitive and often saturated market, landing…

Straus Center May 31 Conference Features Prominent Political Commentators, Academics and Writers Yeshiva University’s Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, in partnership with Mosaic and the Tikvah Find, will present a conference, titled “What America Owes the Jews, What…

Sy Syms School of Business Joins Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society; 29 Students Inducted On May 4, 29 students at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business were joined by their parents and faculty in Belfer Hall to celebrate their induction into the school’s inaugural chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma…

YU Summer Program Open to Students From Any Institution; Online Courses Available For the first time, Yeshiva University is making its unique and expanded catalog of more than 40 summer courses available to students from any institution. Offering fully online as well as traditional and blended ...

Philanthropist Harold Grinspoon Receives Humanitarian Award at Business School Gala Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business celebrated its 28th anniversary, faculty and the graduating class of 2015 at its annual Gala Awards Dinner on April 30 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. “The dinner is…

Ruth Wisse to Deliver Keynote; Peter Frates, Martin Greenfield and Dean Pearl Berger to be Honored Dr. Ruth Wisse, Yiddish scholar and literary and social critic, will deliver the keynote address at Yeshiva University’s 84th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 12 p.m. at the Prudential…

Moshael J. Straus Elected Chairman of Yeshiva University Board of Trustees Yeshiva University’s Board of Trustees has elected Moshael J. Straus ’70YUHS, ’74YC as its next chairman. Straus, an accomplished investment executive and YU alumnus, will begin his term on July 1. He succeeds Dr. Henry ...

Students Gather to Commemorate and Celebrate Israel's Memorial and Independence Days Yeshiva University’s annual Tekes Ma’avar, the roller coaster commemoration of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s somber Memorial Day, transforming at night into a joyous celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence…

May 12 Gala will Honor Community Leaders and Dedicated Faculty Yeshiva University High Schools (YUHS) will host their Annual Dinner on Tuesday, May 12, at the Marina Del Rey in the Bronx, New York. Faculty honorees include Ruth Fried, chairperson of the science department and director of the…