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Lamport Auditorium Filled with Graduates Along with Their Friends and Family On Thursday, May 16, 2019, the walls of the storied Lamport Auditorium on the Wilf campus of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ rung with cheers, words of wisdom and applause as the Wurzweiler School of Social Work conferred degrees upon…

Interdisciplinary New Volume on the Biblical Book of Ruth Offers Informative and Inspiring Range of Reflections In Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth, Rabbi Dr. Stuart W. Halpern, senior advisor to the provost, in his 15th-edited work of Jewish scholarship, has assembled an international all-star…

Leah Adler, Head Librarian, Mendel Gottesman Library The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Library mourns the passing of our colleague Leah Adler, who served as Head Librarian of Hebraica and Judaica at the Mendel Gottesman Library for over thirty years. She was a scholar's librarian who ushered the library into…

Dr. Maria Blekher is a Director of YU Innovation Lab and an Academic Program Director for the Master in Marketing. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Digital Strategies, teaching at the Sy Syms School of Business. Upon joining ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, Dr. Blekher developed the unique course…

Five Women in Leadership Positions at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Speak ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Their Accomplishments, Challenges and Visions Dr. Selma Botman Dr. Karen Bacon Dean Melanie Leslie Dr. Danielle Wozniak Dr. Rona Novick Dr. Selma Botman Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs For Dr. Selma Botman, a ...

Golda Meir at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, November 1963. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Archives Israeli stateswoman Golda Meir’s first documented connection with ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ was in June 1948, only two weeks after the founding of the State of Israel, an event which the students of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ celebrated and ...

The school shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, happened 20 years ago, on April 20, 1999. YU faculty members note how, even two decades later, the event has not taught us the lessons we should have learned and can still attract young people, provoke fear and re-ignite trauma.…

Coffee for Passover: The Maxwell House Haggadah in the American Jewish Home, 1932 and Beyond Collection of Shulamith Z. Berger Make way for Mrs. Maisel! This year brings a new special edition of the Maxwell House Haggadah, one of the most popular Passover Haggadahs ever published in the United ...

Dr. Hanni Flaherty, clinical assistant professor in the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has been recognized by the National Association of Social Workers—NYC Chapter as a Sapphire Leader for her exemplary service and contributions to the social work profession. She received her award at the 12th…

Matt Miller, Associate Professor of English at Stern College for Women, provided insights to his book Collage of Myself: Walt Whitman and the Making of “Leaves of Grass." Based on Miller's hands-on examination of Whitman’s original notebooks, the book stems from a breakthrough in dating sections of…