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Dean Sheldon R. Gelman, the Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, was recognized by the New York City Latino Social Work Task Force at its 7th Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on March 10th, 2011, with a “Special Recognition Award for His Dedication and Leadership…

Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg, associate professor at �ۿ۴�ý and spiritual leader of Congregation Beth-El in Edison, New Jersey, has published the Rosenberg Holocaust Siddur. “Experience has shown that without a framework for commemoration, remembrance will not long endure,” said ...

Pearl Berger, the Benjamin Gottesman Librarian and Dean of Libraries at �ۿ۴�ý, is the 2011 recipient of the Life Membership Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL). The Association of Jewish Libraries promotes Jewish literacy through enhancement of libraries and library ...

Dr. Eliezer Schnall, clinical assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, and Dr. David Pelcovitz, professor of education and psychology at Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, lectured at the conference of Nefesh: The International Network of Orthodox Mental ...

Dr. James R. Otteson, joint professor of philosophy and economics at Yeshiva College, is one of three principal professors to have constructed a curriculum for and will teach in a Tikvah-sponsored summer institute for undergraduates. Titled "Economics and the Human Good," the program will take…

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Dr. James R. Otteson, joint professor of philosophy and economics at Yeshiva College, has published a new book titled Adam Smith, (Continuum, 16, 20 Jan., 2011). The book is a part of a series entitled “Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers,” which aims to introduce these thinkers to a wider…

Dr. Linda M. Shires, professor and chair of English at Stern College for Women, has been named to the Advisory Board of Victorian Literature and Culture (Cambridge University Press). VLC "encourages high quality original work concerned with all areas of Victorian literature and culture, including…

Dr. Chaim Nissel, director of YU's Counseling Center and associate dean of students for health affairs, has been named to the board of “Elijah’s Journey,” a grassroots organization started to educate the Jewish community about mental health and suicide prevention. Elijah’s Journey recently…

Nearly half a century after Lyndon Johnson coined the phrase, America continues to fight the war on poverty, especially as such modern realities as the global economy, job outsourcing, and the recession contribute to the numbers of the unemployed and the working poor. As social welfare and reform…