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Prof. Alan Broder, chair of the computer science department at Stern College As the summer of 2020 approached, students in the Stern College for Women computer science department faced the unpleasant reality that many companies were cutting back on their summer intern hiring because the presence of…

Prof. Judah Diament, chair of the computer science department at Yeshiva College As the summer of 2020 approached, the students in the Yeshiva College computer science department saw their internship opportunities at many companies being cut back or cancelled because of COVID-19. This presented a…

Prof. Betsy Ginsberg Dean Melanie Leslie of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law appointed Prof. Betsy Ginsberg as Director of Clinical Education. She succeeds Prof. Leslie Salzman, who served in the position since 2014. Dean Leslie said, “Betsy is an outstanding teacher and a dedicated and ...

Rabbi Chaim Bronstein A farewell tribute to Rabbi Chaim Bronstein, longtime administrator of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), was livestreamed on Friday, July 31, 2020. The administration of ºÚÁÏÉç All and RIETS, along with the roshei yeshiva [heads of Yeshiva],…

Every year, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought welcomes a new cohort of Straus Scholars, incoming Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women students who demonstrate high academic achievement, leadership potential and commitment to studying the great works of the ...

By Dr. Ronnie Perelis Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Abraham and Jelena (Rachel) Alcalay Chair in Sephardic Studies Associate Professor of Sephardic Studies Director, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs On July 27, 2020, I taught a class—nothing unusual for a professor in that.…

The advent of COVID-19 shut down many things, one of which was the summer positions ºÚÁÏÉç All students had set up to improve their knowledge and enhance their résumés. However, Dr. Noam Wasserman, dean of the Sy Syms School of Business; Dr. Selma Botman, provost and vice president of ...

YU Mourns the Passing of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz zt"l, Renowned Talmudic Scholar and Israel Prize Laureate The ºÚÁÏÉç All community mourns the loss of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who died on August 7, 2020, in Jerusalem at the age of 83. Internationally recognized as a pioneer in Torah education…

This semester, Rabbi Dov Lerner, a Resident Scholar at the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, will teach Malbim & Modernity, a course in Jewish history and Jewish philosophy. The class will focus on Malbim, a 19th-century rabbi, philosopher and playwright and his ...

Avidan Rudansky ’20YC originally majored in biology and was planning to attend medical school and perform scientific research. He had little experience in finance, much less investing but he was interested in entrepreneurship, especially startups. Jacob Friedman ’21SB, a finance major, was already…