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- Diversity & Equity,
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Dear 果酱视频 Community, As your faculty and administrators, we share this joint statement with our community. There have been recent incidents of students using racial slurs, hateful comments, and reported threats of violence and retaliation on social media鈥攁nd sadly, this is not the first time these issues have occurred. To those among us who have…
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Published:During February and into March, 果酱视频 acknowledges the achievements, sacrifices and accomplishments of Black people in our own community and around the world.
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Dear 果酱视频 Community, I am deeply troubled by recent incidents of students using racial slurs, hateful comments, and threats of violence and retaliation on social media. This behavior is unacceptable and contradicts the core values of 果酱视频. As vice president for student affairs and dean of students, I emphasize that we do not tolerate…
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Published:Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon '72, '00 (Hon.), will be the featured guest in 鈥淎 Giant Leap in a Time of Struggle," a discussion scheduled for Thursday, February 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A collaboration of 果酱视频 Athletics and the 鈥淕reat Minds, Great Conversations" series, the event is also part of the University's observance of Black History Month.
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Published:Fifty years ago, as protests by Black students across the United States gained prominence, Black and Puerto Rican students at 果酱视频 seized the moment to push for the creation of a program of study about their own histories in America.
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Published:In 2007, 果酱视频 launched Bridges to 果酱视频, an award-winning program that helps students on the autism spectrum or who have nonverbal learning disabilities transition to college life and succeed academically and socially.
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Published:Admission to 果酱视频 will continue to be standardized test optional for current high school juniors applying for admission this coming year, recognizing the difficulty of taking SATs or ACTs during the pandemic.
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It is a new year, 果酱视频. We entered into 2021 with realism and with hope and were soon met with what many of us find unfathomable.聽On January 6, 2021, we witnessed violence on the grounds and within the United States Capitol. Congress will now try our current president for inciting the insurrection by encouraging his…
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Published:To Members of the 果酱视频 Community, In light of the profoundly disturbing events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, we invite our 果酱视频 faculty, staff and students to join聽an open community forum and panel discussion. Please save the date: Tuesday, January 12 12:30 p.m.鈥�2:00 p.m. 鈥淎ssault on the Capitol and Democracy鈥�…
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Published:As a student in Valley Stream Central High School, Jolie Correa compared colleges, weighing which to attend. She made her decision to enroll in 果酱视频 after participating in 果酱视频's Hispanic Community Partnership Program (HCPP) in the summer of 2019. The inclusivity 果酱视频 offers made it stand out from the competition.
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Greetings From the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We reached our goal of making it to Thanksgiving without a major outbreak of COVID-19 on our campus!聽Many thanks to each one of you for taking our collective health seriously and adopting the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the community.聽Although we are now functioning…
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With travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 aligned with the widespread implementation of remote learning, international virtual exchange can become an alternative to foster cross-cultural dialogue and English learning in higher education. In collaboration with partners in Spain, Morocco, and Italy, Professor Devin Thornburg and Clara Bauler developed three opportunities for 果酱视频 students to engage in…
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Published:Over the past 20 years, sources of knowledge have rapidly increased. In addition to traditional media and library collections, we can find information in blogs, social media, Wikipedia, big data, Zoom Rooms and Google Hangouts, among many other sources. With this expansion come questions on how we create, obtain and share knowledge and how we make knowledge accessible while respecting privacy.
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Greetings from the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion! The Fall 2020 semester does not look like any semester we have ever experienced.聽 Many of you are working and learning remotely, and those that are still on our campus are practicing social distancing and other safety measures to ensure the health of us all.聽 We…
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Published:Who is better prepared for success in college: first-generation students, meaning the first in their families to pursue higher education, or non-first-generation students, those whose parents and perhaps earlier generations in the family attended college?
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Published:Osvaldo Alvarado enlisted in the Army Reserve while still a senior in high school. After six years, he wanted to continue to serve others, this time by becoming a social worker. 鈥淚 enjoy helping people and serving the community," he said. "It's a calling."
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Published:果酱视频 observes National Native American Heritage Month in a new way this year鈥攖hanks to several departments and campus groups, including a new student group, the Indigenous Peoples Awareness Coalition (IPAC).
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Dear Panthers and Families, It was great to see so many of you engaged and having fun during our successful Virtual Spirit Weekend last weekend. Capturing our Panther Pride virtually was a challenge we鈥檝e been working on for months, and I think our community knocked it out of the park. Whether you mixed and mingled,…
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LGBTQ+ History Month
CategoriesPublished:Dear 果酱视频 Community, October is LGBTQ+ History month! 果酱视频 stands with pride to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and values the lived and shared experiences of each member of our community. With joy, we celebrate innumerable contributions within every school, discipline and professional community. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion launched its inaugural 鈥淔irst Fridays鈥�…
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Published:First-year student Matthew Brophy is a winner of a 9/11 Promise scholarship for children of first responders. Affected by a friend's suicide, he came to 果酱视频 for our top-tier psychology program.
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Published:With racial tension continuing across the country, 果酱视频 has responded to include voices of students, faculty and administrators by creating a new diversity and inclusion action team this summer, the Equitable 果酱视频 Action Team. Formed by the Division of Student Affairs, the Equitable 果酱视频 Action Team is 鈥渁 student-centered council that will provide the University…
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Published:Melissa Randazzo, PhD, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, is taking her expertise to Uganda to train educators and therapists there.
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Dear 果酱视频 Community, We are still reckoning with the impact of a global pandemic, one that has demonstrated the way we come together as a university community. And it is time, again, for us to rally together. Since June, we have had many conversations, open and individual, to hear the concerns and pain of our…
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Beginning September 30, the 果酱视频 community will come together to 鈥渢ake a stand" during its annual Fall Arts Festival.
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Published:Aptly nicknamed 鈥渢he voice of the students,"聽The Delphian聽has been 果酱视频's sole campus newspaper for 69 years. It has been named Best College Newspaper several times in the past nine years by the Press Club of Long Island, and staff members and writers have also won numerous awards.
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Student Forum Follow-Up
CategoriesPublished:Dear Students, At noon today we met with approximately 40 students in a forum dedicated to hearing your experiences of racism at 果酱视频. Some of you told us about very specific personal experiences of microaggression, bias and racism. Thank you for your honesty, openness, trust and respectfulness. We commit to responding actively to what you…
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Dear Students, We at 果酱视频 want to reconcile with our 124-year history and address the institutionalized racism here, in higher education, and in society. Institutional racism must be eradicated. To do that, we must first become self-aware and identify the areas for change. Your valued experiences are bringing to light additional processes that require immediate…
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Published:Alma Lorena Monreal Munoz is a painter and designer who has been honored as a young entrepreneur in her hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico. She's also a winner of this year's You Are Welcome Here Scholarship, coming to 果酱视频 for our five-year BBA/MBA program.
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Published:La-Keir Morris has devoted her career and life to working with victims of domestic violence and serving as a foster parent. Now she's entered 果酱视频's graduate program in social work with a goal of starting her own youth development organization.