Assistant Professor Phyllis Chen is a 2022 winner of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, one of the highest honors available to scholars, scientists and creative artists in the […]
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Category: People of SUNY New Paltz
A positive example: Airman finds balance taking New Paltz courses toward Community College of the Air Force degree
When Master Sgt. Jeffrey Mills ’23 (Liberal Studies) embarked on completing his associate’s degree through the New York Air National Guard Education Program at SUNY New Paltz, he expected it […]
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SUNY New Paltz will present honorary doctorate to Lily D. McNair at 2022 Commencement Ceremony
Update: Unfortunately, Lily D. McNair, Ph.D., is unable to travel to be with us at Commencement this year. The College will be awarding her honorary doctorate at a later date. […]
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Bringing Disability Studies into the classroom: Two critical approaches from Honors Program students
Given the importance of addressing issues related to race, gender, sexuality and culture in educational settings, it can sometimes feel like other aspects of identity, including disability status, get crowded […]
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We are not built for this: Interdisciplinary Honors Program thesis delves into the modern mind
The world is changing faster than ever before. Are our brains able to keep pace? That’s the question that New Paltz student Brianna McQuade ’22 (Psychology) of East Northport, New […]
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School leadership runs in the family: Three New Windsor sisters pursue careers in education administration together
Growing up in a home where both parents worked in education didn’t guarantee that the Herrera sisters would all become teachers, but it probably explains why they all […]
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Nov. 26 is Sojourner Truth Day in Ulster County. These SUNY New Paltz students helped make that happen.
SUNY New Paltz students Briana Gary ’23 (Geography) and Anayathsyn Castillo ’24 (Sociology) are part of a small team of Ulster County youth leaders who have been working for more […]
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Ceramics students take on history of Huguenot Street for Nov. 20 exhibition
Students in the SUNY New Paltz Ceramics Program will partner with Historic Huguenot Street for its “Insight on Site” exhibition on Nov. 20, 2021. The exhibition, which will be on […]
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Two from New Paltz selected as SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute fellows
Two SUNY New Paltz administrators will join eight other SUNY faculty and staff from six campuses as newly named 2022 fellows in SUNY’s Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI). Dante Cantú, Executive […]
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Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) alumna named ‘Teacher of the Year’
SUNY New Paltz alumna Elsa Batista ’00 (Spanish) ’03g (Multicultural Education) was recently named Newington’s Teacher of the Year for her ability to inspire student learning as well as her commitment, enthusiasm […]
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