Douglas Murray, a well-known British journalist and commentator on Israel, has joined Yeshiva University in New York City as the institution's first President's Professor of Practice. This new role is designed to bring influential public figures into the academic environment to share their perspectives. Murray will teach an honors course on poetry, emphasizing the importance of verse in shaping and sustaining civilizations. His appointment continues the university's tradition of recognizing non-Jewish supporters of Israel and engaging them in campus life.