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Elana Loeffler Grauer ’11S was majoring in English communications, with a focus in public relations, at Stern College for Women when she and her friend realized there was no official public relations club. “We decided then and there to found one,” says Loeffler. “There’s no reason why students ...

The Institute for University-School Partnership recently hosted an inaugural conference on high school gemara entitled “G21: Gemara for the 21st Century Classroom” in June at YU’s Wilf Campus. YU convened leading gemara educators from 15 schools from four states to develop new curricular models and…

This article was written by guest contributor Adam Berman ’11YC, who recently helped lead a humanitarian program to Haiti sponsored by YU’s Center for the Jewish Future. Below, he writes of his experience in visiting the country that is still recovering from the massive earthquake in 2010 and is ...

Yeshiva University’s Undergraduate Alumni Council (UAC) was established in 2010 to create a vehicle for alumni to take a more active role in enhancing university life and to provide valuable input on University initiatives. The UAC, an invitation-only leadership group, currently has 25 members who…

YU’s Career Development Center (CDC) hosted an inaugural appreciation reception on June 4th at the Ivry Center in the Schottenstein Residence Hall on the Beren Campus to show gratitude to the many employers and alumni who provided internships, full-time positions, or career advice and mentoring to…

We are now in the final month of the fiscal year and EVERY GIFT made before June 30th will help us reach our goals and sustain YU’s excellence. If another 330 alumni make a contribution IN ANY AMOUNT this month, we will have a banner year in which more alumni than ever support YU. Every…

Bruno Galantucci received a PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Padua and a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Connecticut. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology of Yeshiva University, where he directs the Laboratory of Experimental ...

While we usually highlight one alum or alumna of YU in this space, in honor of the recent Commencement that took place just a couple of weeks ago, we thought we’d introduce you to some of our newest alumni: those who just graduated. Read below as Perel Skier ’09S, writer for YU News, profiles some…

Yeshiva University recently had a flurry of well-known and dynamic personalities who came to campus to speak and inspire YU faculty, students, friends, and, of course, alumni. On May 2nd, Dr. Edward Glaeser, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, headlined the annual Alexander Brody Memorial…

On May 16th, Yeshiva University High Schools celebrated its annual Dinner of Tribute at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, NJ. Honorees included Harvey and Deena Wrubel, YU Benefactors and pillars of the Teaneck Jewish community; Rabbi Tanchum Cohen, a popular maggid shiur at YUHSB and the ...