On the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, Sigal Samuel presents a short story about what happens when the famous scientist can no longer be trusted. I had been dating Ben for two weeks, three days, eight hours, twenty-nine minutes and fifteen seconds when my best friend, Jay, got dumped. I biked to…
The news came like a one-two punch. In an email to staff, students and alumni, Yeshiva University President Richard Joel said on September 10 that Y.U. had finally sealed a deal relinquishing ownership of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, into the hands of the not-for-profit that owns Einstein’s teaching hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, in…
Yeshiva University has finalized an agreement to transfer the operations and finances of its medical school to the Montefiore Health System. Under the agreement, Montefiore will assume operational authority and responsibilty for Y.U.’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine, while Y.U. remains responsible for academic oversight, including the granting of degrees, the two institutions said in…
JTA) — Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, falls on April 23. In honor of the Jewish state’s 67th birthday, we present, in no particular order, 10 little-known aspects of its history. 1) El Al used to fly to Tehran. Iran and Israel enjoyed mostly good relations up until the Islamic revolution that overthrew the shah…
More than 2,500 employees at Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine will soon get notices from the school warning that they could be laid off this summer. The notices are being prepared as YU gets set to transfer much of its control over the medical school to Montefiore Health System. It is unclear how…
Ninety-two universities in North America have endowments of more than $1 billion. Yeshiva University’s was the only one that shrank in value last year. Y.U.’s endowment fell $90 million, from $1.18 billion to $1.09 billion, according to an annual survey by Commonfund and the National Association of College and University Business Officers. During the same…
Yeshiva University has shed the burden of its prestigious but money-losing medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, amid a financial crisis that has drained $90 million — or 8% — of its endowment in the past year, The university still faces grim financial challenges, as well as the task of reassuring a faculty…
Yeshiva University has revived a deal to offload its costly medical school. Students learned today that Montefiore Health System is close to finalizing the on-again off-gain agreement take over the operations and financial responsibility for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Einstein’s dean, Allen Spiegel, told 200 students a rally on Tuesday morning that the…
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