U.S. News & World Report: SUNY New Paltz remains one of Northeast’s best universities
The U.S. News & World Report has once again placed SUNY New Paltz in the top tier of universities in
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“Why Read Adam Smith?” Famed economist subject of 12th annual O’Keefe Lecture
The Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at SUNY New Paltz invite members of the community to a discussion of
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Introducing new SUNY New Paltz faculty for the 2018-19 academic year
SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of new full-time faculty members. Please join us in welcoming these
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Ground-penetrating radar enables new archaeological discovery at Historic Huguenot Street
SUNY New Paltz’s Archaeological Field School at Historic Huguenot Street literally broke new ground this year, thanks to a partnership
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SUNY New Paltz to welcome more than 2,000 first-year and transfer students
Nearly 1,200 first-year students and roughly 900 transfer students will join the SUNY New Paltz community this fall, as the
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Full text interview with Nathaniel Pickering ’18g, graduate assistant, Institute for Disaster Mental Health
In July 2018, the Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz led 29 SUNY students, including 14
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The Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz, in partnership with the Center for International Programs, is
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Next generation of Smiley Family leadership at Mohonk Mountain House includes New Paltz alumni
Fifth-generation Smiley Family members and SUNY New Paltz alumni Tom Smiley ’09g (Business) and Eric Gullickson ’00 (Journalism) have
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Journalism alumni, faculty lauded at NYS Associated Press awards
Three SUNY New Paltz alumni and one faculty member from the Department of Digital Media & Journalism were named among
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History professor talks British Empire and slavery on “The Academic Minute”
Professor of history Lou Roper was featured on the nationally-syndicated radio program, “The Academic Minute,” on June 21. Roper discussed
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EvoS Summer Institute returns to SUNY New Paltz, July 23-25
Registration is now open for the 2018 Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) Summer Institute at SUNY New Paltz, a professional development opportunity
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Chinese Dual Diploma program is subject of new publication by psychology faculty
Glenn Geher, professor of psychology at SUNY New Paltz, is the author of a new article describing his experiences and
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SUNY New Paltz will host International Association for Feminist Economics conference, June 19-21
The Economics Department and the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department will co-host the 27th annual conference of the International
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Faculty and staff awards, honors and publications
SUNY New Paltz congratulates faculty and staff on their notable awards, honors and publications. Do you have news to share
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Commencement Address: Salutatorian Julia Friedman (Saturday, May 19, 2018)
I thank and welcome you all, President Christian, faculty, staff, supporters, friends, family and fellow graduates. I am honored to
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Commencement Address: Janus Adams (Saturday, May 19, 2018)
Thank you Dr. Christian – for your generosity, your spirit, for welcoming me home to my alma mater. Faculty. Staff.
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Liberal Arts & Sciences graduates celebrate at Saturday Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences graduates in the SUNY New Paltz Class of 2018 joined in a tradition linking
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SUNY New Paltz confers nearly 600 advanced degrees at Graduate Commencement 2018
Hundreds of SUNY New Paltz’s newest graduate alumni celebrated with friends, family and faculty mentors as the College opened Commencement
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Minds @ Work on May the Fourth: Celebrating all forms of creativity and research
Students and faculty of diverse majors gathered at venues all over the SUNY New Paltz campus on May 4 to
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SUNY names New Paltz faculty and staff among Chancellor’s Awardees
The State University of New York has announced the recipients of the 2017-18 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, presented annually to
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Successful, inspiring alumnae return to campus for Women’s Summit 2018
The College welcomed 25 women back to campus on April 11, 2018 for the fourth Annual Women’s Leadership Summit, sponsored
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Class of 2018 Salutatorian: Julia Friedman
[View the transcript and video of Julia’s address] As Class of 2018 salutatorian, Julia Friedman ’17 (Communication Disorders) of Centerport,
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Ann Simmons shares tales and lessons from career in international journalism at Ottaway Q & A
Veteran foreign correspondent Ann Simmons, the 2018 James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism, introduced herself to the SUNY
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Ancestor’s Trail project maps evolutionary history onto Mohonk Preserve hiking trails
The Evolutionary Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz invites all members of the community to the Ancestor’s Trail, a unique
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Five New Paltz students among 2018 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards winners
State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson presented 249 SUNY students from across the state with the 2018
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“Without Limits” series returns with conversation on monuments and history
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at SUNY New Paltz will host a timely panel titled “Contested Memory: Global
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Center for International Programs joins New York higher ed delegation at NAFSA Advocacy Day
Two SUNY New Paltz students and one staff member joined more than 200 members of the NAFSA: Association of International
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Animation Celebration will bring former Hanna-Barbera president to New Paltz
The Department of Digital Media & Journalism will host a two-day “Animation and Design Celebration” on April 13 and 14,
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Alumnus donates funds to support lecture series
The College is pleased to announce the establishment of The Benjamin Center’s Gary King Visiting Lecturer in Applied Social Research
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Assemblymember Cahill, alum, returns to campus to speak with students
State Assemblymember Kevin Cahill ’77 (Political Science) returned to campus to discuss a carbon tax in New York at a
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Journalism students publish interviews with “Golden Age of New Paltz” artists
SUNY New Paltz students in “Feature Writing,” an upper-level journalism class taught by Associate Professor Lisa Phillips, collaborated this semester
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University of Cambridge faculty will bring talk on sustainability and economic development to New Paltz
Nazia Mintz-Habib, Ph.D., the Research Director of the Resilience and Sustainable Development Programme (RSDP) at the University of Cambridge, will visit SUNY New Paltz on
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Benjamin Center’s 19th discussion brief examines veterans’ services at state and local level
The Benjamin Center for Public Policy at SUNY New Paltz has released its 19th discussion brief, “State and Local Veteran’s
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SUNY New Paltz celebrates full renovation and expansion of Speech-Language and Hearing Center
The SUNY New Paltz community and special guests gathered on March 15, 2018, for an open house and ribbon-cutting celebrating
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Faculty and staff awards, honors and publications
SUNY New Paltz congratulates faculty and staff on their notable awards, honors and publications. Do you have news to share
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Liberal Arts & Sciences students, abroad in the home of international diplomacy
A delegation of SUNY New Paltz students participated in the SUNY Model European Union (EU) Simulation and Study Mission in
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NBC News, Snapchat transport young alumna to South Korea for Olympic Winter Games
Many SUNY New Paltz alumni remember their first business trip as young professionals, but few can relate to the intense
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New Paltz receives grant to train peer SUNY institutions on care for veteran & military students
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has awarded a grant to SUNY New Paltz to support development of a
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Library will observe Sojourner Truth Day with panel and exhibition
The Sojourner Truth Library at SUNY New Paltz announces a new celebration of the life and legacy of its namesake,
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Congratulating faculty authors at the Sojourner Truth Library
Members of the SUNY New Paltz community of scholars, educators and learners extended a favorite tradition at the College this
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Education major’s evolutionary research inspires new approaches to teaching
In order to develop new and effective approaches to teaching, doesn’t it make sense to study how children learn? It
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Zoinks! Student/Faculty film team takes home BEA Award of Excellence
Hanna Barbera at the Rockwell Museum with Fred Seibert from Bray Productions on Vimeo. A new documentary short film from
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SUNY New Paltz will present honorary doctorate to James H. Ottaway Jr. at May Commencement
[The College will present two honorary degrees at the May 2018 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies. Use this link to read about
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Author talks Cuba and international diplomacy with New Paltz students
SUNY New Paltz was pleased to welcome to campus Herman Portocarero, a Belgian-born writer who has served internationally as a
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Faculty and staff awards, honors and publications
SUNY New Paltz congratulates faculty and staff on their notable awards, honors and publications. Do you have news to share
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Family, friends and faculty gather to recognize fall 2017 Outstanding Graduates
SUNY New Paltz continued its long-standing tradition of honoring the most exemplary members of each semester’s graduating class at the
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Ann Simmons, LA Times global development writer/editor, named 2018 Ottaway Visiting Professor
SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce that veteran foreign correspondent Ann Simmons has been named the 2018 James H.
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New Paltz student takes NYSCEEA internship award
SUNY New Paltz senior Ada Bellantoni 18 (Geography) has received the 2017 Student of the Year award from the New
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Three New Paltz films win big at SUNYWide Film Festival
SUNY New Paltz student filmmakers were among the prizewinners at the eighth annual SUNYWide Film Festival, which took place from
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IDMH students, faculty perform field response following apartment fire
SUNY New Paltz students studying in the Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) had an opportunity to apply their emergency
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Without Limits: Liberal Arts & Sciences faculty lead “uncomfortable conversations” about citizenship
Adapted from an article by Despina Williams Parker – read the full text in the LA&S Newsletter. The SUNY New
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SUNY New Paltz and Red Cross partner on hurricane relief discussion, Nov. 16
The Institute of Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz and the American Red Cross of the Mid-Hudson Valley will
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Plow ahead! Registration open for fully-online Winter Session
SUNY New Paltz students can register now to earn eight credits in three weeks during the Winter Session between the
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Faculty and staff awards, honors and publications
SUNY New Paltz congratulates faculty and staff on their notable awards, honors and publications. Do you have news to share
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New Paltz geography students win regional competition, advance to nationals
Six students representing the SUNY New Paltz Geography Department took home top honors at the American Association of Geographers (AAG)
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Healthy growth: Student manager nurtures thriving campus farmers market
If you’ve been on campus on a Thursday, you probably know about the SUNY New Paltz Farmers Market, where local
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At Woodstock Film Festival, New Paltz students star as video producers
SUNY New Paltz’s presence at the annual Woodstock Film Festival has grown steadily over the last decade, and that trend
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Liberal Arts & Sciences series returns to explore theme of “Citizenship”
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences proudly presents the return of the Without Limits speaker series, a year-long sequence
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International Relations / Asian Studies student joins elite ranks of Boren Scholarship recipients
Jeremy Luna ’19 (Asian Studies, International Relations) is one of just 194 U.S. undergraduate students who will receive financial support
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Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz brings expertise to Haiti as part of a statewide partnership
The State University of New York today announced a statewide collaboration involving SUNY New Paltz, nine other SUNY campuses and
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Faculty awards, honors and publications
SUNY New Paltz congratulates faculty and staff on their notable awards, honors and publications. Do you have news to share
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Students abroad in 2017 add to growing list of College’s Gilman Scholars
Seven SUNY New Paltz students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad, a highly competitive,
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Stories from the Shawangunk frontier: New Paltz will host talk on vanished pioneers
Local historian, author and SUNY New Paltz alumna Robi Josephson ’87 ’90g (English) will return to campus to offer an
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College welcomes new faculty members for 2017-18 academic year
SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of new full-time faculty in advance of the fall 2017 semester.
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College to welcome more than 2,000 first-year and transfer students
Incoming class will be among largest in New Paltz history Nearly 1,150 first-year students and more than 900 transfer students
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Beyond rankings: SUNY New Paltz named a College of Distinction
SUNY New Paltz has earned recognition from Colleges of Distinction, a unique evaluator in the world of higher education that
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40 Under Forty event celebrates alumni achievements
SUNY New Paltz celebrated the 40 Under Forty awards recognition program on Friday, June 9, at Novella’s in New Paltz. The
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New Paltz has top 50 anthropology program, says College Values
The Department of Anthropology at SUNY New Paltz earned high marks in the 2017 “Best Value” rankings of bachelor degree
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Star-studded journalists’ roundtable talks past, present and future of Ottaway Visiting Professorship
A distinguished group of award-winning journalists met with SUNY New Paltz faculty and administrators at the New York Times building
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2017 journalism grad reports for NPR member station
Nicholas Tantillo ’17 (Journalism) wasted little time after graduating at SUNY New Paltz Commencement 2017 before sharing his work with
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences honors faculty excellence
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences announced the recipients of its annual Excellence Awards at an end-of-semester gathering hosted
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Faculty and staff awards, honors and publications
SUNY New Paltz congratulates faculty and staff on their notable awards, honors and publications. Do you have news to share
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New Liberal Arts & Sciences grads celebrate at Saturday Commencement Ceremony
At the culmination of their undergraduate careers, SUNY New Paltz’s newest Liberal Arts & Sciences graduates received their degrees before
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Students receive advanced degrees at 2017 Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Hundreds of SUNY New Paltz graduate students reached new heights of academic and professional mastery at the Graduate Commencement Ceremony,
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Minds @ Work: Undergraduates’ creativity and research on display at year-end celebration
As the spring 2017 semester wound to a close, students and faculty set aside the afternoon and evening of Friday,
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Exceptional faculty and staff awarded SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
The State University of New York has announced the recipients of the 2016-17 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. The Awards
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Digital Media class drops in on CBS News Studios
Assistant Professor William Hong led 18 SUNY New Paltz Digital Media & Journalism students on a trip to the CBS
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College getting ready to celebrate Commencement
SUNY New Paltz will hold its 2017 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, on the
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College announces student speakers for Undergraduate Commencement
Salutatorian Jonathan Baez ’17 (Communication Disorders) will address his peers as the Student Speaker at the Saturday Undergraduate Commencement
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Associate Dean Lynn Spangler to retire after 34 years at SUNY New Paltz
Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Lynn Spangler has announced that she will retire at the
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“Without Limits” Speaker Series presents keynote on food security
The 2016-17 edition of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ “Without Limits: Interdisciplinary Conversations in the Liberal Arts” speaker
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Ottaway Visiting Professor gives address on free trade and financial reporting
Financial journalist and editorial entrepreneur Rob Cox, SUNY New Paltz’s 2017 James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism, addressed
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Get ahead this summer! Registration open for Summer Session at New Paltz
What are your plans for summer? Summer Session at SUNY New Paltz gives you the chance to accelerate toward your
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English majors represent New Paltz at Mount Saint Vincent undergraduate conference
SUNY New Paltz students Andrea Bialosuknia ’19 (English) and Gabriella Pomata ’18 (English, Communication Studies) presented original research at the
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Colleagues gather in new STL space to honor faculty publications
The Sojourner Truth Library opened the doors of its new Faculty & Staff Quiet Study Room to host its annual
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Alumna Jessica Faieta, UN assistant secretary-general, to speak at Saturday Undergraduate Commencement ceremony
Watch Jessica’s speech and view the speech transcript here SUNY New Paltz alumna Jessica Faieta ’85 (Economics/Business Administration) will share
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Women’s Leadership Summit brings alumnae, professional leaders to campus
In what was both an inspiring and empowering event, the College welcomed 25 women scholars and business leaders, 19 of
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Five New Paltz students bring home SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
The State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence are presented each spring to SUNY students who have
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Ottaway Visiting Professor will talk free trade at April 4 address
Financial journalist and editorial entrepreneur Rob Cox, SUNY New Paltz’s 2017 James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism, will
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Two student teams win BEA film festival awards
Students and recent graduates from the SUNY New Paltz Department of Digital Media & Journalism will be recognized for their
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April 3 panel will examine intersection of Jewish & LGBTQ identities
The SUNY New Paltz Foundation and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will present “Jewish & Queer: A panel
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Faculty and staff awards, honors and publications
SUNY New Paltz congratulates faculty and staff on their notable awards, honors and publications. Do you have news to share
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Benjamin Center to cohost women’s suffrage centennial conference, April 21 & 22
Registration is now open for “Women in Politics: Past, Present & Future,” a conference commemorating the centennial of women’s suffrage
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Irish lecture honors legacy of late advising dean Quinlan
On Thursday, March 16, SUNY New Paltz will host esteemed scholar of Irish history Ruan O’Donnell, from the University of
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Without Limits speaker series brings “Food and the Liberal Arts” panel to campus March 9
An interdisciplinary panel of College of Liberal Arts & Sciences faculty will discuss how their research addresses food in an
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“Newtown” documentary screening and panel, March 7 at SUNY New Paltz
A screening of the documentary “Newtown” will be held at SUNY New Paltz at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7,
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Latest Benjamin Center discussion brief touts strong volunteerism in Ulster County
The Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz has released its latest discussion brief, “The Who-What-Where-When-Why of
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Political Science faculty host Roundtable on the Trump Presidency
More than 200 students, faculty, staff and community members attended a Feb. 7 panel discussion, organized by the Department of
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“The story the numbers tell”: Ottaway professor Rob Cox talks financial journalism at Q & A
Financial journalist and editorial entrepreneur Rob Cox, this year’s James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism, introduced himself to New
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College helps commemorate centennial year of women’s suffrage in New York
SUNY New Paltz will take part in a statewide conference on the past, present, and future of women in politics
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