Richard Joel

Richard M. Joel (born September 9, 1950) is a Jewish scholar and former president of Yeshiva University (YU), a Modern Orthodox Jewish university in New York City. He has written on various topics, including Jewish leadership, the BDS movement on college campuses, and civil discourse. Joel received his BA and JD from New York University, where he was a Root-Tilden law scholar. He also served as an assistant district attorney and Deputy Chief of Appeals in the Bronx. Before his time at YU, Joel was the President and International Director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life from 1989 to 2003. He has received honorary doctorates from Boston Hebrew College and Gratz College.More