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Wurzweiler to Train Social Workers to Run for Elected Office at November 2-3 Campaign School ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work will host a Campaign School for Social Workers with The Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work on Thursday and Friday, November 2-3,…

Four-Year Training Grant From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Will Support Student Work With High-Risk NYC Adolescents Faculty at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work recently received a four-year $1.9 million training grant from the United States Department of Health…

From Student to Revered Faculty Member, Perlman Retires After Six Decades at YU After an academic career at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ of more than 60 years, Dr. Marcel Perlman, professor of psychology and former chair of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences, retired this September. Born in 1934…

YU’s Center for Israel Studies and YU Museum to Host October 29 Symposium The Arch of Titus, built to commemorate Roman triumph in the Jewish War of 66-74 CE, has stood as a touchstone of Western civilization for nearly 2,000 years. Yet, the meaning and significance of the monument – for the ...

Rap, Rock, Judaism and Israel Motivate Etan Goldman to Sing to the World Etan G The Jewish Rapper In the heart of Etan Goldman ’92YC, known to the world as Etan G The Jewish Rapper, beats a music composed of Judaic values, rock ’n’ roll, and rap. "I am not a Jewish rapper but The Jewish Rapper," he…

Author Daniel Gordis to Discuss Centennial of Landmark Statement on Jewish Statehood at October 30 Robbins-Wilf Lecture Dr. Daniel Gordis As the centennial of the Balfour Declaration—a public statement issued by the British government during World War I announcing support for the establishment of a…

Celebrated Journalist Lesley Stahl to Keynote Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Gala Event October 22 Lesley Stahl (photo by Eric Engberg) On October 22, the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology will celebrate its 60th anniversary at a gala event featuring Lesley Stahl, acclaimed American ...

October 28 YU Student Hackathon Focuses on Giving Back to Jewish Communal Organizations ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students will host their fourth annual hackathon from Saturday night, October 28 at 8:30 p.m. to Sunday night, October 29 at 8:30 p.m. in the Heights Lounge on the Wilf Campus, 515 West 185th…

YU Community Delves Into 18 Hours of Continuous Learning and Prayer During Tishrei Yom Iyun Today, in preparation for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students and members of the community are immersing themselves in 18 hours of continuous Torah learning and ...

Study Will Fill Critical Gap in School Safety Literature and Improve Targeted Interventions in Inner City School Systems Dr. Matthew J. Cuellar, assistant professor of social work at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has been awarded a three-year $1 million grant from the ...