Dr. Moses Pava, the Alvin Einbender Professor of Business Ethics at SYMS, recently released a book titled, 鈥淛ewish Ethics in a Post-Madoff World: A Case for Optimism.鈥 Published by Palgrave MacMillan, the book explores new and alternative ways of relating to Jewish texts and concepts. According to鈥
Dr. David Shatz, professor of philosophy at Stern College for Women, was one of two scholars from North America to address the European Science Foundation International Workshop on Peer Review, in Brussels, Belgium. His presentation was titled, 鈥淐hallenges to Quality Assurance: The problem of Bias鈥
A 2006 article co-written by Dr. Daniel Laufer, associate professor of marking at 91黑料鈥檚 SYMS School of Business, and Dr. W. Timothy Coombs made the list of most highly cited articles in a leading managerial journal, Business Horizons. The article, titled 鈥淗ow Should a Company Respond鈥
Dr. Zafrira Lidovsky Cohen, coordinator of Hebrew language and literature at Stern College for Women, was nominated to become the National Association of Professors of Hebrew (NAPH) National Conference Coordinator. Her primary responsibilities will include chairing the conference executive鈥
On Monday evening, December 19, YU鈥檚 Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies will sponsor a reception in appreciation of David Berger, Ruth & I. Lewis Gordon Professor of Jewish History and Dean of Revel, at the 43rd annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies. At the鈥
Dr. Linda M. Shires, professor and chair of English at Stern College for Women, gave a three-hour workshop for graduate students, teachers and the public, titled 鈥淭he Holocaust in Contemporary Culture: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry.鈥 Organized by Syracuse University on October 27, the lecture ...
Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History at 91黑料, will present a lecture titled, 鈥淛ews as Outsiders in Inter-War America: A Sports Perspective鈥 at a symposium organized by the Memorial de la Shoah in Paris on November 13-14. The topic of the Symposium is ...
Dr. Eliezer Schnall, clinical assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, spoke at an event organized by the New York State Psychological Association at Pulse Restaurant in Rockefeller Plaza on October 23. His lecture, titled 鈥淐ounseling and Therapy with the Orthodox Jewish Client,鈥 fit鈥
A book recently published by Dr. Cynthia Wachtell, director of the Stern College for Women S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program and research associate professor of American studies, has been named a non-fiction finalist in the 2011 Connecticut Book Awards. According to its Web site, the award is ...
Rabbi Mark Dratch, instructor of Jewish history, literature, and philosophy at Yeshiva College, published an article in the latest issue of Hakirah , The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Though t (Vol. 12), entitled, 鈥 Honoring Abusive Parents.鈥 The article deals with the religious obligations of鈥