YU News

Rabbi Dr. Berman Appoints Julie Schreier to Chief of Staff Yeshiva University President Dr. Ari Berman has announced the appointment of Julie Schreier ’86YUHS, ’89S as chief of staff in the Office of the President. Schreier will support the President and senior leadership of the University on a…

Risk Managers Watch the Games Differently By Andrew Boyarsky and Prakash Vanguri, the Katz School As the world’s eyes turn to Pyeongchang, Korea for the Winter Olympics, enterprise risk managers will look for more than feats of athleticism. They have been tasked with ensuring that the games go as…

Cognitive Complexity Subject of Katz School Talk “Computer programs aren’t brilliant. Programmers are brilliant.” That was the message presented by Dr. Viktor Dorfler, senior lecturer in information and knowledge management at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland in his February 5 presentation…

Two Stern College Graduates Work at Walt Disney World as Part of the Disney College Program Last year, two alumnae of Stern College for Women, Ariela Greengart ’17S and Miriam Rosenblum ’17S, spent their summers working at Walt Disney World in Florida as part of the Disney College Program. For both…

Alumni Practitioners Bolster YU Academic Experience as Members of the Faculty A number of Yeshiva University alumni who have achieved success in their respective fields are giving back to YU as members of the faculty. These accomplished professionals enrich the academic curriculum with their real…

Annual Competition to Convene Over 400 High School Student Delegates February 11−13 From February 11−13, over 400 student delegates from 47 yeshiva high schools and community day schools in three countries will gather at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Stamford, Connecticut, to ...

Revel Alum Will Work on a Critical Edition of Ashkenazic Liturgical Poetry Dr. Gabriel Wasserman ’16BR, who earned his PhD at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, specially designated in the name of the late Prof. Yonah…

Jewish Education Community to Meet at First Azrieli HUB February 26-27 The Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration will preface the annual Jewish Job Fair, happening this year on the evening of February 27 at YU's Wilf Campus, with the first ever “Azrieli HUB: Reconnect ...

Real Estate Executive Circle Shares Professional Interests While Supporting YU (l-r): Ari Hirt, Ben Blumenthal The Yeshiva University Real Estate Executive Circle, an exclusive networking group created by the Office of Alumni Affairs and co-chaired by Ari Hirt ’88YC and Ben Blumenthal ’12SB, held a…