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Scholarship to Aid HANC Graduates Attend Yeshiva University A new, need-based scholarship has been created, allocated specifically to Hebrew Academy of Nassau County (HANC) graduates who are applying to Yeshiva University, in the amount of $80,500. The scholarship fortifies the relationship between…

Four Generations Commemorate the Memory of the Holocaust at Yeshiva University Yom HaShoah Ceremony Four generations of Holocaust survivors and their descendants took the podium at Yeshiva University’s Yom Hashoah commemoration ceremony on Monday, April 8, at a packed Lamport Auditorium on the Wilf…

President Richard M. Joel's Statement in Response to Student Journal of Conflict Resolution Advocate for Peace Award Selection The student-run Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution has invited former United States President Jimmy Carter to receive its Advocate for Peace Award. President Carter’s…

Dr. Lawrence Schiffman Leads Delegation to Vatican City Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, Yeshiva University’s vice provost for undergraduate education, recently led a delegation from the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC), as part of a wider Jewish delegation, to meet…

Rabbi Hyman and Ann Arbesfeld, Rabbi Hershel Schachter, and Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler to be Honored at May 1 Gala Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), an affiliate of Yeshiva University, will honor dedicated leaders and educators of the Jewish community at its Annual Gala Evening of ...

Sy Syms School of Business Awarded Prestigious Accreditation Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business has earned accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body…

More than 200 YU Students and Alumni Attend Career Center Fair; 95% of Graduates Employed or in Grad School Two hundred Yeshiva University students and alumni had an opportunity to connect with more than 45 employers in 17 industries, ranging from finance and technology to fashion and healthcare,…

Eruvin Exhibition and Lecture Add Context and Insight to Daf Yomi Study What purpose do eruvin [ritual enclosures] serve? Where can they be constructed? What makes them kosher? As Jews around the world delve into the subject of eruvin for daf yomi, the daily cycle of Talmud study, Yeshiva…