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In the academic year 2023-2024, the Straus Center has been convening an extracurricular seminar series, “Writing as a Public Intellectual: An Advanced Mentorship Program" led by Senior Scholar Dr. Tevi Troy.
On Tuesday March 5, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Rick Richman, historian and distinguished author of the recent book, "And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel."
On February 28, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Melissa Weiss, Executive Editor of Jewish Insider.
On February 22nd, 2024, Straus Center Resident Scholar Dr. Shaina Trapedo took her students to The Morgan Library & Museum for a guided tour of its exhibit, “Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality.”
In spring 2024, the Straus Center is offering a variety of reading groups, many of which focus on the great speeches of history as well as the art of oratory.
In the spring 2024 semester, the Straus Center is offering numerous courses for Straus Scholars and Yeshiva University undergraduate students to study the great texts and traditions of Judaism and the West.
On February 5th, 2024, the Straus Center hosted renowned author Dr. Dara Horn for a lecture co-sponsored by the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program.
On February 4th, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Ari Schulman, editor of The New Atlantis, for a wide-ranging conversation about his career in journalism and his philosophical perspectives on artificial intelligence technology.
From December 2023 to January 2024, faculty, staff, and students at the Straus Center have contributed numerous articles in a variety of venues.
On December 13, 2023, the Straus Center hosted Jack Miles for a virtual talk about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book God: A Biography, which was the focus of a Straus Scholars fall reading group led by Rabbi Dr. Dov Lerner and Dr. Shaina Trapedo.
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