Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University
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The Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University, located on Yeshiva University
’s Wilf Campus in New York’s Washington Heights
neighborhood, fosters research on ethical issues and the integration of discourse on ethics into the curriculum among Yeshiva University’s schools. The Center seeks to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among Yeshiva University’s schools.
Adrienne Asch, PhD, the center’s director, is the Edward and Robin Milstein Professor of Bioethics at Wurzweiler School of Social Work
and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
, both Yeshiva University graduate professional schools
The Center’s activities include:
The Center also hosts the Leonard and Tobee Kaplan Scholar-in-Residence program, designed to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among Yeshiva University's schools. In 2007, Michael Walzer
served as the Center's inaugural scholar-in-residence. In 2008, Onora O'Neill will serve as scholar-in-residence.
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
’s Wilf Campus in New York’s Washington Heights
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
neighborhood, fosters research on ethical issues and the integration of discourse on ethics into the curriculum among Yeshiva University’s schools. The Center seeks to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among Yeshiva University’s schools.
Adrienne Asch, PhD, the center’s director, is the Edward and Robin Milstein Professor of Bioethics at Wurzweiler School of Social Work
Wurzweiler School of Social Work
The Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University was founded in 1957. It is a methods-based institution offering concentrations in clinical casework, social group work, and community social work. Fieldwork is an integral part of the curriculum...
and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
, both Yeshiva University graduate professional schools
The Center’s activities include:
- the creation of new courses and curricular materials for undergraduate and professional education
- lectures, workshops, and conferences with leading international scholars and experts from across the spectrum of Jewish thinking
- faculty seminars examining particular themes and topics, resulting in the publication of original research
The Center also hosts the Leonard and Tobee Kaplan Scholar-in-Residence program, designed to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among Yeshiva University's schools. In 2007, Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is a prominent American political philosopher and public intellectual. A professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, he is co-editor of Dissent, an intellectual magazine that he has been affiliated with since his years as an undergraduate at...
served as the Center's inaugural scholar-in-residence. In 2008, Onora O'Neill will serve as scholar-in-residence.
External links
- Yeshiva University (official site)
- The Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University (official site)