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Sytner Publishes Article on Social Work and Pastoral Counseling

By On January 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Rabbi Ari Sytner, director of community initiatives at the Center for the Jewish Future and a PhD candidate at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, published an article in the most recent issue of Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought on the interaction of social work […]

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Wozniak Attends Annual Nefesh Conference

By On January 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Danielle Wozniak, The Dorothy and David Schachne Dean of Wurzweiler School of Social Work, attended the 21st Annual Nefesh Conference accompanied by Rabbi Ari Sytner, from the Center for Jewish Future at Yeshiva University. Rabbi Sytner is also a doctoral student at Wurzweiler.

Nefesh is the International Network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals. The […]

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Wurzweiler Team a Presence at SSWR Conference

By On January 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment

A team of educators and students from YU’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work (WSSW) presented at this year’s Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference. The SSWR annual meeting is the leading research conference for social work.  This year’s event included more than 500 symposia, workshops, roundtables, paper and poster presentations. It was held […]

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Steinhauer Speaks to Trends in Genetics

By On January 17, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Josefa Steinhauer, associate professor of biology, was one of a panel of researchers and educators quoted in an article in the January issue of Trends in Genetics.

One question posed to the group was, “Why is genetics education so important?” Steinhauer’s reply, in part, pointed to the ubiquity of genetics topics in […]

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Russell Appears in “Soon By You”

By On January 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Reuven Russell, instructor of speech and drama at Stern College for Women has become a familiar face to those who have never taken his classes, through his recurring role in a former student’s web series.

Soon By You, created by Leah Gottfried ’14S, is about a group of friends navigating the […]

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Shires Delivers Two Lectures at the MLA

By On January 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Linda Shires, David and Ruth Gottesman Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Stern College for Women, delivered two talks at the January 4-7 Modern Language Association Conference in New York City.

She spoke on “Travelling into the Unexpected with J.M.W. Turner and William Thackeray” for […]

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Fuld to Illuminate Tax Reform in Lecture at The Hebrew University

By On January 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Leonard Fuld, director of the masters in taxation program at Sy Syms School of Business, will deliver a lecture on “Tax Principles” at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Fuld will provide an overview of basic U.S. tax laws and the current political and business climate in the U.S., including the possible impact of […]

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Miller is First Leon Charney Visiting Scholar

By On January 9, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Stuart S. Miller, professor of Hebrew, history and Judaic studies and a member of the classics and Mediterranean studies section of the Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, will be the first Leon Charney Visiting Scholar at YU’s Center for […]

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Rabbi Penner To Deliver Rudoff Memorial Lecture

By On January 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Rabbi Menachem Penner, The Max and Marion Grill Dean at Rabbi Issac Elchanan Theological Seminary, will deliver The Sheldon Rudoff Memorial Lecture, sponsored by The Beth Din of America and the Orthodox Union. The lecture, titled “The Meaning of Miracles: A Divine Game of Hide and Seek,” is scheduled for Wednesday, January […]

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Berger Publishes Article on Moyshe Levin

By On January 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Shulamith Z. Berger, curator of special collections and Hebraica-Judaica at the Yeshiva University Libraries, published an article about children’s book author, Moyshe Levin (pen name Ber Sarin), in Judaica Librarianship, the peer-reviewed journal of the Association of Jewish Libraries.

In her introduction, Berger notes that “despite a difficult early life and impaired […]

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