Dr. Cynthia Wachtell, the Director of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program, earned her doctoral degree in the History of American Studies at Harvard University. She also holds a master's degree and a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Yale University in American Studies. Her academic field of expertise is American literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In addition to teaching at Yeshiva University, she has taught at Harvard University, The New School for Social Research, and Fordham University.
Faculty Committee
| Dean Karen Bacon, The Dr. Monique C. Katz Dean |
| Ethel Orlian, Associate Dean |
| Cynthia Wachtell, Director of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program |
| Harvey Babich, Professor of Biology |
| Joshua Bacon, Associate Professor of Psychology |
| Lea Blau, Professor of Chemistry |
| Jeffrey Freedman, Associate Professor of History |
| Miriam Grosof, Professor Emerita of Math/Department of Education |
| Laurel Hatvary, Assistant Professor of English, Chair of Curriculum Committee |
| Ephraim Kanarfogel, Professor of Jewish History, Chair, Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies |
| Hadassa Kosak, Associate Professor of History, Chair, Academic Standards Committee |
| Richard Nochimson, Professor of English |
| Ellen Schrecker, Professor of History |
| David Shatz, Professor of Philosophy, Mentor of DSP |
| Carole Silver, Professor of English, Chair of Humanities Division |
