Dr. Jesse Curran of the English Department, and mentor for the Honors College, was selected for inclusion on Long Island's first Poetry Path. The Northport Village Poetry Path, located at the Northport Village Park, features poems paired with paintings inspired by their work. Curran’s poem, "Dove's...
Dr. Jessica Williams of the English Department presented her work "Gabba Gabba Hey: Joey Ramone, One of Us" at the Southwest Popular and American Culture Association Virtual Summer Salon. Her talk traced the presentation of "Othered" bodies (and its intersections with disability, freakishness, and...
Dr. Jacqueline Emery, an assistant professor in the English Department at SUNY Old Westbury, recently had her book “Recovering Native American Writings in the Boarding School Press” earn the 2018 Outstanding Academic Title award from the publishing unit of the Association of College & Research...
Dr. Jacqueline Emery, an assistant professor in the English Department at SUNY Old Westbury, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend award to undertake research in preparation for her new book on Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the American feminist author and...
Dr. Elizabeth Schmermund of the English Department wrote her first poetry book, " Alexander the Great," recently published by Finishing Line Press. Culminating seven years of writing, the book features poems that highlight the rise and ancient conquest of Alexander the Great, while tracing the...
Dr. Nicholas Powers, an Associate Professor from the English Department, recently wrote “ Thirst: The Rich are Vampires,” a political vampire novel that returns the horror genre back to its political roots published by Upset Publishing. “The idea for 'Thirst' for me began with Occupy Wall Street,”...
Dr. Christopher Z. Hobson, professor of English at SUNY Old Westbury, recently authored “James Baldwin and the Heavenly City: Prophecy, Apocalypse, and Doubt,” which provides new interpretations on the works of the famous American novelist and social critic. Hobson’s book focuses on Baldwin's six...
Writings by boarding school students and Native American public intellectuals in 19th and 20th century boarding school newspapers have lacked critical attention and remain unavailable to most scholars and students of Native American literature. Dr. Jacqueline Emery, assistant professor in SUNY Old...
The School of Business Center for Societal Impact presents "Entrepreneurship, Social Justice and Film: An Evening with Attika J. Torrence," a discussion with the two-time Emmy Award nominated producer, Television Academy Honors recipient, an award-winning director, an actor, screenplay writer...
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Ever wondered the history of our College's dedication to social justice and student activism? Three students in the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Pre-freshman Winter Program explored that very topic for their Community Learning assignment during Intersession. In a brief video, Gulam Abbas...
The SUNY Old Westbury Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) recently held its first Summer Convocation to celebrate the completion of the Pre-Freshman Summer Program. In the Maguire Theater on-campus, 43 students were recognized for their achievements by faculty, friends, and families. Dr. Jerrell W...
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