About Us
- Scranton is a private Catholic and Jesuit institution that delivers a transformative education, grounded in the liberal arts.
  Scranton is a private Catholic and Jesuit institution that delivers a transformative education, grounded in the liberal arts.
Academics
- At The University of Scranton, our rigorous, in-depth education provides the field-specific knowledge and competencies needed for professional success.
  At The University of Scranton, our rigorous, in-depth education provides the field-specific knowledge and competencies needed for professional success.
Admissions
- Become a Royal! Scranton offers the perfect combination of academic environment, social experience, and personal support our students need to build successful lives and careers.
  Become a Royal! Scranton offers the perfect combination of academic environment, social experience, and personal support our students need to build successful lives and careers.
Student Life
- Student Life is vibrant and varied, from ministries-based programs and leadership initiatives to student-run activities, clubs and organizations.
  Student Life is vibrant and varied, from ministries-based programs and leadership initiatives to student-run activities, clubs and organizations.
Current Students
Alumni
- With more than 51,000 Scranton graduates out there, connecting with fellow alumni couldn't be easier, and we're here to help!
  With more than 51,000 Scranton graduates out there, connecting with fellow alumni couldn't be easier, and we're here to help!
Athletics
- Athletics
- Recreation and Intramurals

Lectures

Elie Wiesel, "Reconciliation: Is It Possible, Is It Desirable?". University of Scranton Judaic Studies lecture, Fall 1987

Norman Podhoretz, "Israel-Diaspora Relations". University of Scranton Judaic Studies lecture, April 25, 1995

Irving Greenberg, "A New Encounter of Judaism and Christianity"

Charles Silberman, "The Jews in America." University of Scranton Judaic Studies lecture, Spring 1986

David N. Myers, "Only in America? Religion, State and a Hasidic Town in Rural New York"

"Does the Hebrew Bible Have a Unique Philosophy?" - Dru Johnson, Ph.D.

Torture: Is It Always Immoral? - Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, Professor Stephen Casey, and Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

"From American Soldier to Nazi Slave Laborer" - Robert R. Max

"The New Anti-Semitism" by Alvin Rosenfeld

"Jews, American Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity," Dr. Matt Sienkiewicz

"Israel: Dangers and Opportunities in the Days Ahead" by Bret Stephens

“From Vienna to Omaha Beach” Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute Lecture - Edmund Rosenblum

The Church and the Jews: Fifty Years Since Vatican II - David Berger, Philip Cunningham

An American Soldier During the Holocaust - Abraham Plotkin

Isadore Twersky, "Rationality and Spirituality: Perspectives on Maimonides"

Julius Lester, "Black-Jewish Relations"

Shlomo Avineri, "Shifts in the Balance of Power in the Middle East and New Opportunities for Peace"

Deborah Lipstadt, "Holocaust Denial Theories"

Jack Bemporad: "Catholic-Jewish Relations in the Twentieth Century"

Susan Shapiro and David Tracy, "The Naming of God"

Dr. Zev Eleff, "Dyed in Crimson - Football, Faith, Antisemitism, and the American Dream"

Sholomo Levy, "Black Jews in America: Diversity and Identity"

Bernard Schanzer, M.D., and Henry Schanzer, J.D., "A Twin Tale of Survival in the Holocaust"

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody, “Jewish Ethical Perspectives on Civilian Casualties in War: A Tale of Two Sieges” with a Catholic Response by Dr. Patrick Clark

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