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An article, written by Wurzweiler professor Daniel Pollack, JD and recently published in an issue of Policy & Practice, deals with the important issue of Sexual assault of minors in rural areas. From Professor Pollack: "I've been involved in nearly seventy-five expert witness cases around the…

"We listen to people’s pain. We try to relate to it, no matter how insane." Ariel Mozeson, MSW WSSW '15 On May 11th, 2015 Wurzweiler School of Social Work congratulated fifty MSW and PhD graduates as they completed their Wurzweiler experience and began their careers as professional social workers…

“Pursuing the mission, vision and values of this privileged and humble profession is critical to achieving a just and compassionate society.” Athena Motal, PhD WSSW '15 On May 11th, 2015 Wurzweiler School of Social Work congratulated fifty MSW and PhD graduates as they completed their Wurzweiler ...

“They say that it takes a special type of person to be a social worker; someone who has a vision of change.” Temimah Zucker, MSW, WSSW '15 On May 11th, 2015 Wurzweiler School of Social Work congratulated fifty MSW and PhD graduates as they completed their Wurzweiler experience and began their ...

“Every one of us has the ability to save the world, one person at a time, one agency at a time, or one community at a time.” Ted Alter, WSSW PhD, '15 On May 11th, 2015 Wurzweiler School of Social Work congratulated fifty MSW and PhD graduates as they completed their Wurzweiler experience and began…

Mr. Leonard Grunstein, a member of Revel’s Board of Overseers, published a new article in the Fall/Winter 2014 edition of the Real Estate Finance Journal entitled “The Origin of Non- Recourse Mortgage Financing: How Ancient Is This Seemingly Modern Financing Technique and Is It Perhaps Sha‘ariah…

On Thursday, April 30, the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies hosted “Shifting Jewish Identities and Ideologies From the Dawn of the 20th Century Until the Shoah,” a discussion focusing on two recently-published books by Revel faculty: Dr. Jess Olson’s Nathan Birnbaum and Jewish ...

On May 25, 1925, a few days before Shavuot, 1200 men and women attended a $1000 a plate dinner celebrating the groundbreaking of the new buildings of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the planned Yeshiva College (YC). The Million Dollar Dinner, as it was known, took place in…

Join us on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 4pm in the Sky Cafe (Belfer Hall-12th floor, 2495 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10033) for camaraderie and socializing with students, faculty, and administration as we celebrate the graduating class of 2014/2015, and welcome incoming students: Welcome and ...

Akiva Covitz is the Executive Director for Strategy of YU Global. He holds advanced degrees in political science from the University of Pennsylvania and law from Yale Law School. Covitz served as a tenure-track professor of political science, prior to being appointed associate dean at Harvard Law…