Lauren Meeker, associate professor of anthropology at SUNY New Paltz, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) award of nearly $47,000 to undertake an ethnographic study of the relationship between […]
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IDMH launches new Advanced Certificate in Trauma and Disaster Mental Health
Certification program is designed for working professionals and graduate students, consists mainly of online courses that can be completed in just one year The Institute of Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) […]
Read moreCollege welcomes new faculty members
SUNY New Paltz proudly announces the appointment of 36 new full-time faculty for the 2015-16 academic year. “I am so pleased to welcome this group of highly qualified and talented scholars to […]
Read moreCompetitive poetry prize goes to digital media & journalism professor
The Americana institute for American studies and creative writing has announced that Howie Good, professor of digital media & journalism at SUNY New Paltz, has been awarded the 2015 Prize […]
Read moreFaculty member’s study of social mobility in Brazil to receive NSF funding
Benjamin Junge, associate professor in the departments of anthropology and Latin American and Caribbean studies, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $138,492 to fund a three-year […]
Read moreIn Archaeological Field School, students discover underground history of New Paltz
The SUNY New Paltz Archaeological Field School, under the instruction of Associate Professor of Anthropology Joseph Diamond, has been a summer tradition at New Paltz’s Historic Huguenot Street district for […]
Read moreAlumna wins big on “Wheel of Fortune”
When Jenny (Thayer) Riehl ’02 ’04g (Communication Disorders) was a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune” last December, she had no idea that she would eventually win $54,505 in cash and […]
Read moreAlumnus publishes “The Era of the Clipper Ships,” a history and tribute to his own ancestry
Donald Gunn Ross III ’93 (Journalism) has had an interest in American maritime history since he first learned he was related to naval officers and ship builders dating back to […]
Read moreMexican faculty visit SUNY New Paltz for language and cultural immersion
In 2013 President Barack Obama, working in collaboration with Mexican President Peña Nieto and other Latin American heads of state, launched “100,000 Strong in the Americas,” an initiative designed to […]
Read moreSociology faculty member’s new book examines the organic farming movement in the U.S.
Brian Obach, professor of sociology at SUNY New Paltz, has released “Organic Struggle,” a new publication from MIT Press that looks at the past, present and future of the push […]
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