Campus News

Welcome to  your source for the latest on the innovations and achievements of our students, faculty and institution.

News

SUNY Chancellor James Malatras and the SUNY Board of Trustees officially appointed Calvin O. Butts, III as President Emeritus of the State University of New York at Old Westbury, in recognition of his 20 years of distinguished service to the college. The appointment was made during the Board's…
Today, SUNY Old Westbury received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This marks the third consecutive year SUNY Old Westbury has been named as a HEED Award…
State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced today the appointments of officers-in-charge at SUNY’s Old Westbury and Empire State College campuses. Dr. Teresa A. Miller, SUNY Senior Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives and Chief Diversity Officer, will begin as officer-in-…
Three members of the academic team at the State University of New York at Old Westbury have been recognized by the State University of New York Board of Trustees with 2020 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence  in their respective fields.…
Ms. Ashley Alvarado, a recent graduate of SUNY Old Westbury, has been recognized as the 2020 recipient of The President’s Medal for Scholarship, the College’s highest student honor.“Ms. Alvarado's journey to academic excellence and her desire to help others shows the true spirit of this award,"…
Dr. Amanda Frisken, Professor in the American Studies/Media & Communications and Acting Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences recently published her latest book, "Graphic News: How Sensational Images Transformed Nineteenth-Century Journalism." The 292-page book, part of the University of…
March 2021... Continuing to prove its high-quality education at an affordable tuition, SUNY Old Westbury was ranked at number 32 in College Consensus’ Top 100 Best Value Colleges. The website reviewed rankings from various media outlets including Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, and the Wall…
Dr. Jasmine Mitchell, an assistant professor in the American Studies/Media & Communications Department, has released her first book "Imagining the Mulatta: Blackness in U.S. and Brazilian Media." , the 288-page book was published by the University of Illinois Press.In "Imagining the Mulatta,"…