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Rabbi J. David Bleich, the Herbert and Florence Tenzer Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics at Yeshiva University, recently delivered two lectures on family law and human life at conferences in Chicago and Doha, Qatar. The first, “Duties vs. Rights: Differing Models of Family Law,” was given at the ...

A new book by Hugh Sheehy, lecturer-in-writing at Yeshiva University’s Yeshiva College and Stern College, has been named a Flannery O’Conner Award for Short Fiction winner. The award is an important proving ground for writers and a showcase for the talent and promise that have brought about a ...

Dr. Peninnah Schram, professor of speech and drama at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, was the inaugural recipient of the Kavod Le’Morah Prize for an outstanding educator who has made a lasting contribution to the field of Jewish education at the NewCAJE conference, which was held at…

The family of Dr. Moses Pava, dean of Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business, will be honored at the Anti-Defamation League's 2012 Greater Torch of Liberty Award Reception on October 3 in West Hartford, Connecticut. The Torch of Liberty Award celebrates families who carry on a tradition of…

Justin Hughes, professor of law at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and Daniel Ravicher, lecturer-in-law at Cardozo, were recently named to the Managing Intellectual Property list of “ The 50 Most Influential People in IP.” Hughes and Ravicher were two of only three…

Dr. Scott Goldberg, director of Yeshiva University’s Institute for University-School Partnership, will serve as scholar-in-residence during an educational weekend at the Hampton Synagogue, from August 24-25. Other speakers will include Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of ...

A new album by Dr. David Glaser, associate professor of music at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, will be reviewed in the September/October issue of Fanfare Magazine. The album, Kinesis (Albany Records), features chamber works in the spirit of New York concert-music performers, their…

Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, will release a new book in the series City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York (New York University Press). Titled Jews in Gotham: New York Jews in a Changing City (1920-2010), the book focuses…

Dr. Elias C. Grivoyannis, associate professor of economics at Yeshiva College, recently published two books in the field. He is the editor of The New Chinese Economy: Dynamic Transitions into the Future (Palgrave Macmillan), which provides a comprehensive look at Chinese economics in an…

New York City native Dr. Tamar Avnet, associate professor of marketing at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business, was recently invited to serve a one-year term on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Consumer Research. The invitation was based on her stature in the field, the high…