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A book recently published by Dr. Cynthia Wachtell, director of the Stern College for Women S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program and research associate professor of American studies, has been named a non-fiction finalist in the 2011 Connecticut Book Awards. According to its Web site, the award is ...

Rabbi Mark Dratch, instructor of Jewish history, literature, and philosophy at Yeshiva College, published an article in the latest issue of Hakirah , The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Though t (Vol. 12), entitled, “ Honoring Abusive Parents.” The article deals with the religious obligations of…

Dr. Victor Schwartz, university dean of students at Yeshiva University, delivered a presentation entitled “Legal and Ethical Issues in College Mental Health” at a workshop of the same name hosted by the New York City Higher Education Taskforce on Student Wellness and Anti-Bullying. The workshop ...

Professor Ephraim Kanarfogel, the E. Billi Ivry Professor of Jewish History at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and at Stern College for Women, was honored in Jerusalem by Merkaz Zalman Shazar/The Israel Historical Society on the publication of a Hebrew translation of his book ...

Dr. Manfred Weidhorn, Abraham S. and Irene Guterman Chair in English Literature at Yeshiva University, has recently published a series of works over this academic year. They include “Is There An Afterlife—For Imaginary Persons?” in Otoliths’ Winter 2010 issue, “The Fall of 1941: A Meditation on ...

Peninnah Schram, professor of speech and drama at Stern College for Women, participated in Limmud Fest 2011 from August 25th-29th. Limmud Fest was held at Winchester’s Sparsholt College in England, attracting 700 participants from the British-Jewish community. Schram presented five sessions of ...

Dr. Nancy Beckerman, professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and Dr. Gary Stein, associate professor at Wurzweiler, have been selected for the 2011 Rose Dobrof Award for their article, “ Lesbian and Gay Elders and Long-Term Care: Identifying the Unique Psychosocial Perspectives and ...

Professor Peninnah Schram, of Stern College's Speech and Drama Department, attended the second NewCAJE conference for Jewish educators. This year, the conference was held at the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, NC on July 31-August 4, 2011. Schram presented two sessions: "The Live…

Dr. Victor Schwart z, Dean of Students, has been appointed co-chair of the UJA-Federation of New York’s Mental-Health Taskforce. The taskforce appropriates funding to agencies, organizations, mental health institutions and schools as well as programs geared toward children and families in the…