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Dr. Eliezer Schnall, professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, lectured at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion on Sunday, October 31, 2010 in Baltimore, MD. His presentation, "Psychological and Social Characteristics Associated with Religiosity: The Women's…

Dr. Shmuel Schneider, former chair of the Department of Hebrew language and literature at Yeshiva College, has published a new book titled Existence and Memory in the Writings of Aharon Appelfeld, Yosef Chaim Brenner and Other Writings (Carmel, 2010). The anthology is a collection of essays, book…

Prof. Harlan Protass Adjunct Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Insider trading inquiry widens San Bernardino Sun, Nov. 27, 2010 Rabbi Kenneth Brander David Mitzner Dean, Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future Rabbi Kenneth Brander on tragedy The Jewish Star, Nov. 24, 2010 Dr…

Dr. Martin Leibowitz, the Joseph Kerzner Chair of Accounting at Sy Syms School of Business, has won the Lawler award for 2009's best article in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) Journal of Accountancy. Leibowitz co-authored “Help for Solving CPAs’ Ethical Dilemmas,” ...

The NYC AOD Consortium held its first meeting of the fall 2010 semester on Friday, October 15, at The New York Institute of Technology. The topic, "Research Trends in Substance Use & Implications for Treatment of College Students" was paneled by Efrem Nulman, PhD, director of Wellness &…

Dr. Jeffrey Glanz, Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration and senior fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, has co-authored a book titled Revisiting Dewey: Best Practices for ...

Dr. Karen Bacon will receive the Torah Chesed Award from Yeshiva University Women’s Organization and the Future Builders Young Leadership at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on Saturday, November 13, 2010. The award will be presented at their 28th Après Dinner Gala, after a performance of ...

Yeshiva University socio-linguist, Dr. Joshua A. Fishman, received an honorary certificate of membership to the Euskaltzaindia, or Royal Academy of the Basque Language, for his contribution to the struggle on behalf of “minoritized” languages on Octoober 3. A Distinguished University Research ...

Prof. Edith Lubetski, head librarian at Hedi Steinberg Library of Stern College for Women, presented a lecture titled “The Art and Science of a Biblical Bibliography,” at the Ninth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS), held in Ravenna, Italy, on July 2010. The lecture ...

How has religious belief shaped American history? What role have religious ideas and spiritual experience played in shaping the social, political and cultural life of what has become the world's most religiously diverse nation? Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, the Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History…