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Dr. Selma Botman, provost and vice president of academic affairs, welcomed the newest cohort of faculty at their orientation in August with hearty words of praise and inspiration for their new endeavors. The Office of the Provost also announced a number of tenures and promotions in recognition of…

(l-r): Van Kelly, Patricia Medina, Avraham Leff and Judah Diament This past August, four Yeshiva College computer science instructors—Dr. Van Kelly, Dr. Patricia Medina, Dr. Avraham Leff and Judah Diament, chair of the department—were invited by Gedaliah Friedenberg to visit Facebook. Friedenberg…

They may not wear capes, but the graduates of the Wurzweiler School of Social Work-Sara Schenirer program are true heroes. That’s because they’ve dedicated the past two years of their lives studying to become outstanding social workers and are now ready to apply their training and skills to help…

Emil Fish (photo courtesy of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad) Yeshiva University announced the creation of the Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The Center’s consequential mission will be to train both school and university ...

Continuing a successful partnership that began last summer, Yeshiva University faculty and staff once again joined the list of top educators who delivered sessions at the Yemei Iyun B’Tanakh [Bible study days] at Herzog College in Alon Shvut, Israel, from August 4-8, 2019. The five-day conference…

To Dr. Ari Bergmann, the Talmud and the Marketplace are Perfect Fits Dr. Ari Bergmann Dr. Ari Bergmann is the founder and Managing Principal of Penso Advisors, LLC, a New York-based global macro and advisory boutique specializing in high convexity strategies. Penso manages high convexity global ...

From August 20 to August 25, 2019, YU buzzed with excitement as students new and old arrived on campus to start the next phase of their academic journeys. As they made their way through selecting courses, schlepping suitcases into dorm rooms and navigating the rules and regulations of the…

Integrity, generosity, grit and joy were the guiding themes of Dean Melanie Leslie’s welcome to Cardozo Law School’s Class of 2022 for their first day of orientation. Dean of Admissions David Martinidez kicked off the day in the newly renovated Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, highlighting the ...

In an inspiring kickoff to a new year of fruitful learning at Yeshiva University, students in the batei midrash [Jewish study halls] spent much of the morning of August 28 learning b’chavrusa [small study groups] as part of the One Yeshiva program. Following that, deans, rebbeim [rabbis], faculty…

The Career Center was pleased to host the Fall 2019 Finance, Fintech & Accounting Fair on September 4, 2019, on the Wilf Campus. The Fair featured 20 employers, nearly 150 students and plenty of networking focused on full-time job and internship opportunities. Among the organizations…