Lead StoriesSCW's First Graduating Class Celebrates 50th Anniversary
In addition to Commencement, SCW will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its first graduating class on Thursday, May 22.
Scheduled as an all-day event, participants in the reunion will be marching in the Commencement ceremonies and will be cited for their achievements, with special recognition from YU President Richard M. Joel.…
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Straddling Two Worlds, Chabad Students Carve Niche on Beren Campus
The student body of Stern College for Women (SCW) includes a range of women from many different countries and communities. One of these communities is that of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement, the Jewish group known for its international outreach efforts and fervent messianic aspirations. …
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Fourth Floor Plans Finalized for 215 Lex
Expansion on the Beren Campus is continually in progress, as the next phase of construction begins on the fourth floor of the 215 Lexington building, to which the psychology and speech pathology and audiology departments will relocate in time for the fall 2008 semester.…
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Understanding Halakhic Policy: Rabbinic Authority at SCW
Determining halakha on the Beren campus is no simple matter. The wide scope of issues raised by students, ranging from more personal inquiries to broader questions of school policy, has prevented any one individual from serving as the college's absolute decisor. As a result, rulings on subjects such as candle-lighting in dormitories and women's megillah reading are the products of a group decision-making process. …
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