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A SUNY Old Westbury Media and Communications professor is among 14 statewide selected to develop new programs to address news deserts and struggling news outlets through the new SUNY Institute for Local News.Announced on October 22, 2024, Assistant Professor Ӧzgür Akgün will serve as a faculty “…
SUNY Old Westbury President Timothy Sams was included for the four consecutive year among the "Long Island Power 100" by City & State magazine. Dr. Sams moved up to 53 on 2024 the list, from 61 in 2023. City & State’s "Long Island Power 100" highlights the leaders who the…
Graduates of SUNY Old Westbury’s Bachelor of Science program in Public Health have a new pathway for graduate study through a new admissions agreement leading to the Master of Public Health program at Stony Brook University.Under this agreement, up to four Old Westbury Public Health graduates who…
SUNY Old Westbury has earned the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.As a recipient of the HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities…
The University at Buffalo School of Law and SUNY Old Westbury have announced the signing of an agreement for a 3+3 joint degree program that will give Old Westbury students the opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree and a law degree in six rather than seven years.In this accelerated degree…
Old Westbury Web Radio, the campus radio station of SUNY Old Westbury, joined with more than 700 college radio stations from around the country and world to mark the 14th World College Radio Day on October 4, 2024.“World College Radio Day celebrates the power of this medium to share ideas and…
SUNY Old Westbury has again been feted for the impact and commitment it has for the social mobility of its students, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 America’s Best Colleges rankings.For the second consecutive year, SUNY Old Westbury ranked No. 9 among Universities in the Northeast…
Liam Dall, a senior from Glen Cove, New York, recently received the inaugural Skyline Conference "Elite 19 Award" during the conference's 2024 golf championships. The Skyline's Elite 19 Award, modeled off of the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, is presented to the student-athlete with the highest…
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