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About Richard Joel
- Richard M.
- Joel (born September 9, 1950) was the fourth president of Yeshiva University (YU), a Modern Orthodox Jewish university with some 7,000 students at its undergraduate and graduate divisions in New York City.
- President Joel is renowned as a charismatic leader and a captivating orator, and has traveled globally to dialogue with audiences on values-driven education, communal leadership, and Jewish identity.
- He has written on topics that include Jewish leadership, the dangers and challenges of BDS movement on college campuses and civil discourse.
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