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Dr. Archishman Chakraborty, a new appointment at Sy Syms, is the Mel Harris Chair in Financial Risk and Insurance. He earned a PhD in economics from Princeton University, and previously taught at York University and Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. 1. What did you do before you joined…

Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, recently reinvigorated the national discussion on the work-life balance and women in professional leadership positions. Miriam Weiner ’92S, ’96C knows a lot about those challenges: after receiving a JD from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a…

Following their graduation from high school, most ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students spend a year in Israel studying at a yeshiva or seminary to immerse themselves in Jewish learning and Israeli culture. It is a year filled with introspection and growth, one where close friendships are formed and a sense of independence…

Teaneck, NJ, was a hub of activity this summer. The Women’s Learning Beit Midrash took place over a period of three weeks in July, and featured two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ scholars, Rabbi Allen Schwartz, Instructor in Bible and Raymond J. Greenwald Chair in Jewish Studies at Yeshiva College, and Mrs. CB Neugroschl,…

Small business owners are the backbone of the American economy: they create jobs, sell innovative products and display diligence, ambition and smarts to succeed in a tough marketplace. Many ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alumni belong to that group of captains of (small) industry, and we are proud to showcase…

Each summer, hundreds of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students choose to spend their summers on service missions sponsored by the Center for the Jewish Future, both in the United States and abroad, or working in internship programs that combine professional training and learning. As you will see from their stories, they ...

Weizmann Institute of Science. The Rockefeller University. Stanford University School of Medicine. These esteemed science institutes and academic programs can all claim David Kastner ’05YC, an MD/PhD candidate in neuroscience from Stanford University, as a student or researcher. Now the École ...

This year’s 25, 40, and 50-year reunion classes had a daylong event on May 30th that began with the undergraduate Commencement ceremony, continued with tours of the Wilf and Beren campuses and culminated in a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. View photos here. The theme of legacy…

After graduating ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Sy Syms School of Business, Los Angeles native Sharona Motkin ’08SB began working at Goldman Sachs, having accepted a full-time position as a financial analyst after a coveted yearlong internship. Three years into the job, Motkin realized her passions lay ...

Nearly 20 years ago, on a lazy, summer day, four bored teenagers spontaneously decided to ride their bikes through Pikesville, a Baltimore neighborhood, to play a series of basketball games. They called it Tour de Court. That idea became an annual tradition, as those players – and the many more who…