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Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff Support Israel at 70 Years On Sunday, June 3rd, over 1,200 students, alumni, faculty and staff of Yeshiva University proudly donned blue t-shirts and Israeli flags as they marched up Fifth Avenue, joining thousands marking Israel’s 70th year at the annual ...

Sarah Gulkowitz Awarded $2,500 Women in Technology Scholarship By Visionary Integration Professionals Stern College for Women junior Sarah Gulkowitz of Lawrence, New York, has been awarded the Women in Technology Scholarship by Visionary Integration Professionals, a company that provides management…

June 13 Event Will Honor Brooklyn's Arlene Fox at Metropolitan Opera House for Her Service The Yeshiva University Women’s Organization (YUWO) will hold its annual benefit gala on June 13, 2018. Participants will attend a luncheon at the Grand Tier at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center…

From Major League Baseball to Patient Advocacy, The Many Lives of Sy Syms Professor Bob Tufts As his students know, Sy Syms School of Business Adjunct Instructor in Management Bob Tufts is a big man with a big heart whose single lifetime has encompassed vastly different roles and careers. From ...

New Book Edited by Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock Convenes Senior Scholars to Discuss Evolution of the Field A new book edited by Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, curates the intriguing insights of 16 senior scholars of American Jewish history as…

Director of Yeshiva College Writing Program Will Teach Writing and Conduct Research in Kolkata, India Liesl Schwabe, lecturer in English at Yeshiva College, has been awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship. The seven-month grant will support Schwabe as she teaches…

Ambassador Danny Danon Urges Graduates to Stay Strong in Their of Support Israel On Wednesday, May 16, Yeshiva University’s Class of 2018 celebrated the University’s 87th Commencement along with friends and family at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel’s ...

Wurzweiler and The Telling Project Present May 29 Veterans’ Mental Health Event at Lincoln Center What does it mean to come home after military service? Does military service and war change the idea of home forever? “Telling Care Cafe: Veterans’ Journeys Home,” a program hosted by Yeshiva…

Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik and John Podhoretz Explore Cinematic Depictions of Moses During Straus Center Conversation In a pre-Shavuot event in a packed auditorium at the Yeshiva University Museum, Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western ...

Nine Yeshiva University Graduates Named Valedictorians for Outstanding Academic Achievements On May 16, hundreds of students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools will receive their degrees at YU’s 87th Commencement Exercises, held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Nine ...