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English Literature Professor Manfred Weidhorn Reflects on 52 Year Career at Yeshiva University Since 1963, Yeshiva University students looking for an engaging encounter with English literature have been able to find courses taught by Dr. Manfred Weidhorn, the Abraham and Irene Guterman Chair in ...

Paul Glassman Will Serve as Director of YU Libraries After 20 Years of Teaching on Campus Paul Glassman has been named the new director of University Libraries at Yeshiva University. Glassman has a 20-year association with the University, having taught architectural history and design as an adjunct…

At Solidarity Gathering, International Students Share Insight into Situation in France Last week, Yeshiva University students received unique insight into the recent Paris attacks—and day-to-day life for the Jews of Europe—as their own fellow students shared their experiences as European natives ...

Stern College Volleyball Player Headed to Chile to Compete in Pan American Maccabi Games December and early January may be some of the coldest days of the year, but for Gavriela Colton, things will just be heating up: the Stern College for Women junior from Teaneck, New Jersey, will be headed to ...

RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Explores Modern Challenges of Lashon Hara in New Book The prohibition against lashon hara—derogatory speech—is an essential component of proper interpersonal conduct for religious Jews, but even for those with the best intentions, it can often be a struggle. How do you know when…

At ChampionsGate Fall Leadership Conference, Jewish Communal Leaders Gather to Confront Shared Challenges The Yeshiva University Museum was the setting for the ChampionsGate Fall Leadership Conference on November 8. Yeshiva University's The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), convened the…

Reception Honors Yeshiva University Employees Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries On Thursday, November 12, President Richard M. Joel and the Human Resources Department hosted a program and reception honoring YU employees on the Manhattan campuses who celebrated milestone anniversaries during 2015…

For Veterans in Wurzweiler’s Social Work With the Military Certificate Program, a Personal Mission to Help Comrades When Emanuel Alvarez decided to study social work practice with the military at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, it wasn’t just because he wanted to give back—it…

MTA LEAD Gives Teenage Entrepreneurs a Head Start MTA LEAD (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advisement and Development) is a unique program designed to provide Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA) students with lasting business and communal leadership skills…

Twenty Years After His Assassination, Academic Conference Hosted by Yeshiva University Reflects on Rabin's Lasting Impact On November 1, Yeshiva University's Center for Israel Studies (CIS) hosted an academic conference, titled "Yitzhak Rabin: Twenty Years After", on the Wilf Campus to commemorate…