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Oct 11, 2007 -- The Office of Alumni Affairs, Career Development Center, and Sy Syms School of Business Student Council brought some of Yeshiva University’s most senior and successful alumni in the financial sector back to campus on Oct. 9 for a panel discussion and networking event, entitled “What…

Oct 9, 2007 -- Ten faculty members at Albert Einstein College of Medicine were honored at a special academic convocation Oct. 9, during which they were invested in newly endowed, named professorships made possible by major philanthropic contributions to the college of medicine. Richard M. Joel ...

Oct 5, 2006 -- This year marks the 50th anniversaries of two YU graduate schools: Wurzweiler School of Social Work and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, which share a birthplace and date but have grown into distinct entities with unique contributions to their respective specializations. For ...

Oct 3, 2007 -- Over 100 students from three Long Island yeshivot (Jewish religious schools) prepared for the yamim noraim (days of awe) in a special way. They got a taste of Yeshiva University’s (YU) vibrant beit midrash (study hall) experience when they visited YU’s uptown Wilf Campus and midtown…

Oct 3, 2007 -- Nearly 350 students from six New Jersey yeshivot (Jewish religious schools) prepared for the yamim noraim (days of awe) in a special way. They got a taste of Yeshiva University’s (YU) vibrant beit midrash (study hall) experience when they visited YU’s uptown Wilf Campus and midtown…

Sep 26, 2006 -- Former YU chairman of the board and New York City industrialist Ronald P. Stanton has announced a gift of $100 million to Yeshiva University. The largest single gift ever in North America in support of Jewish education and Jewish life, Mr. Stanton’s contribution affirms his ...

Sep 26, 2007 -- When Columbia University announced that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was invited to speak on its Morningside Heights campus, Yeshiva University students immediately began organizing their protest. Despite being on vacation, at least 30 Yeshiva University students made their…

Sep 26, 2007 -- Jeffrey Glanz, Ed.D, has been appointed the inaugural occupant of the Stanley and Raine Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values in Jewish Education at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University (YU). Dr. Glanz recently joined…

Sep 25, 2007 -- Yeshiva University brought the public health systems of India and the United States closer together last week when President Richard M. Joel signed a historic memo of understanding with his counterpart from the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) at a conference, “Diversity and…

Sep 24, 2007 -- Some came to read favorite pieces of literature – John Donne’s sonnet, Death Be Not Proud, the George Herbert poem, Life – some came to read tehilim (Psalms). Some held back tears; others gave vent to their emotions. They all came to reflect on the life of Dr. Lana Schwebel, a dear…