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The University takes these concerns from its community members very seriously and believes it is morally imperative to investigate allegations of harassment, acts of racism, discrimination, and threats.

The Student Government Association at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ found it imperative to speak out against instances of racism after the events of the past few days.

I am so proud to honor the resilient Class of 2020! With your entire ¹û½´ÊÓƵ family, I am thrilled to celebrate you today—what would have been your Commencement Day.

Admission to ¹û½´ÊÓƵ will become 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.

Dena Gassner, PhD candidate, is quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting autistic individuals.

Due to this year's current pandemic, holding an in-person event was out of the question, said Arianna Livreri, but so was canceling or postponing Relay For Life.

In less than one week, we received more than 1,000 applications for assistance, totaling more than $3.4 million in requests.

As we look ahead, I'd like to give an update on our plans for the fall semester and share the important factors that will guide our University's decisions moving forward.

Every year, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ honors four exceptional employees with a President's Award for Excellence. One of the President's Awards for Excellence for 2020 was given to Samantha Bassford, Residence Hall Director of Waldo Hall.

If you are experiencing critical financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we invite you to apply here for support from the emergency fund.

Here are some of the ways that our ¹û½´ÊÓƵ family is helping to support each other, our first responders and neighbors during this unprecedented public health crisis.

The Learning and Writing Centers are now offering expanded services for students.

¹û½´ÊÓƵ students share what they have been doing to pass the time during quarantine in Newsday.

At a later date to be determined, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ will host an in-person, University-wide, traditional Commencement for the Class of 2020 as well as a Doctoral Hooding ceremony.

Take a look at the services the Center for Student Involvement is now offering online for Spring 2020!

¹û½´ÊÓƵ has been named one of 123 colleges and universities on Phi Theta Kappa's 2020 Transfer Honor Roll—and one of only three on the list from New York state.

Our nationally recognized Bridges to ¹û½´ÊÓƵ program quickly launched online support for students on the autism spectrum, offering consistency during this time of COVID-19 uncertainty.

In this Q and A, Josh Altman, MBA, PhD, and Erin Furey from ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s Student Counseling Center share their vision and the virtual ways they are successfully helping students cope with the pandemic.