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Additional Camera Installed Tracks SU-Sue and Otto’s New Nest on Bowne Hall
Viewers from around the world will once again have a bird’s-eye view of the red-tailed hawk pair, affectionately named SU-Sue and Otto, who have called the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus home since 2012. A 24/7 live feed hosted on the College…
‘I Am Home!’: Felisha Legette-Jack ’89 Excited to Lead Women’s Basketball Program
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has always been home for Felisha Legette-Jack ’89. Growing up in a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Housing Authority building, Legette-Jack dreamed of taking her basketball talents to only one place—ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ—following a decorated career at Nottingham High School. The University was…
Newhouse School Announces Winners of the 2022 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announced the winners of the 2022 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting late Monday during a pre-recorded ceremony featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Washington Post was the winner of the national…
Felisha Legette-Jack ’89 Named 7th Head Coach in Women’s Basketball Program History
Felisha Legette-Jack, a 1989 graduate of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and Orange All-American, is coming home. The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ native and 20-year collegiate head coach will take the reins of the Orange basketball program immediately. Legette-Jack is synonymous with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ women’s basketball success….
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to Hold First Reception for Post-Traditional Alumni
The College of Professional Studies is partnering with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in DC for…
The Present Family Legacy of Love: A Forever Orange Story
Just a few days after Jane Werner Present ’56 died, students at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ received a gift from her … in the form of a reading by New York Times bestselling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah G’16, the Jane and Daniel…
Arts and Sciences Faculty, Students and Alumni Take Fresh Look at Key Curricular Requirements
Think how much life has changed in the past few decades. Technology alone has evolved exponentially—flip phones and Myspace, anyone? To ensure the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) curriculum is reflecting and responding to this social and cultural transformation,…
A $2 Million Gift to the John A. Lally Athletics Complex to Strengthen the Student-Athlete Experience
Michael Bill ’58 was a top student-athlete at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, a center on the highly ranked football team that went to the Cotton Bowl. After graduation, he lost touch with his alma mater, but never lost the Orange spirit. In…
Stocks and Finance Immersion Offers A&S | Maxwell Students a Window Into Finance
When Jehan Muhialdain ’22 moved to the United States from Iraq five years ago, one of the major differences she noticed in her new country was the focus put on financial literacy and wealth management. She says living in Iraq,…
Design Professor Co-Authors Book on Design Thinking for a Regenerative Future
A new book about the importance of design thinking for a regenerative future grew from a conversation at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ between two like-minded visionaries. In September 2018, world-renowned futurist and thinker David Houle ’69, a graduate of the College of…