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Dr. Erica Brown On Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020—a week before Chanukah—the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought hosted a tour de force talk for undergraduate students by Dr. Erica Brown ’88S, prolific scholar, author and director of the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and…

On Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Care Café of Wurzweiler School of Social Work held two events: a Chanukah celebration and a substance abuse prevention workshop facilitated by Dr. Debbie Akerman, adjunct professor of social work and associate director of the field/block program.…

Yeshiva University mourns the passing of a true Eishet Chayil [woman of valor], Marilyn Belz z”l. Marilyn was beloved and admired by all who knew her. She and her husband Jack A. have been universally recognized as builders of the city of Memphis and generous philanthropists to the arts and Jewish…

In December, Abigail (Abby) Klein Leichman ’81S and Cheryl Ruben Vogel ’80S reached out to the Office of Alumni Affairs to tell the inspiring story of their friendship while students at Stern College for Women and how their dedication to learning Torah together was rekindled after 40 years. Cheryl…

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law announces a new initiative called the E. Nathaniel Gates Scholars Program to support students from underrepresented backgrounds throughout their law school years. Cardozo Law has designed an inter-departmental, multifaceted program with new opportunities ...

Melinda Wenner Moyer, a contributing editor at Scientific American, cited vital research done by Ferkauf professors and students in an article she wrote for the journal on Dec. 21, 2020, “You Can Get through This Dark Pandemic Winter Using Tips from Disaster Psychology: Deaths are surging, and ...

Dr. Akiva Perlman, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and Dr. Donna Wang (Springfield College) co-wrote “In their own words: Orthodox Jewish social workers integration of religion and values into practice” for the Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought (…

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid The weekly faculty seminars at Sy Syms School of Business, organized for the past seven years by Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, have presented a variety of national and international scholars in all business disciplines, including finance, marketing strategy, entrepreneurship,…

Dear YU Community, We have much to celebrate during this holiday season. In a year of unprecedented challenges and opportunities, we were able to successfully reimagine our approach to University life. We’re proud of how we’ve all come together to support one another and, in the process, create a…

Articles Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor of finance and chair of the finance department, and Dr. Shu Han, associate professor of management information systems, both at Sy Syms School of Business, co-published a paper in the Management Science, considered a top journal in all business disciplines…