Bernard Fryshman is a

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

professor at the

New York Institute of Technology The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a Private university, private research university, research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York (state), New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long I ...

since 1963 and the executive vice president of the

Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools The Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS) is a faith-based national accreditation association for Rabbinical and Talmudic schools. It is based in New York, NY and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accre ...

since 1973. He served two terms on the predecessor to the

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI, pronounced nah-SEEK-eeh) is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the U.S. secretary of education "on matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility a ...

, the body that advises U.S. Department of Education on issues related to

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and institutional eligibility for federal student aid programs.

Biography

Bernard Fryshman was born in

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, Canada. He earned his Ph.D. in physics at the

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

. He currently lives in

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2013 Paley Award Citation: Bernard Fryshman, Executive Vice President, Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fryshman, Bernard Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New York Institute of Technology faculty Academics from Montreal New York University alumni Scientists from Brooklyn Canadian emigrants to the United States