Assistant Professor of American Studies at SUNY Old Westbury Llana Barber’s new book “Latino City: Immigration and Urban Crisis in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1945-2000” explores the history of the first Latino-majority city in New England, and the transformation and challenges it faced in the late...
SUNY Old Westbury Associate Professor of American Studies Llana Barber has received the 2017 Kenneth Jackson Award for Best Book in North American Urban History from the Urban History Association. Presented at the Association’s Biennial Conference in Columbia, South Carolina, Barber earned the award...
Dr. Jasmine Mitchell, associate professor in the American Studies/ Media and Communications Department, recently received the Oliver Scholars Inaugural Alumni Award at the organization's gala. Mitchell was one of three alumni honored for excelling at Oliver's core pillars of scholarship, leadership...
Dr. Carol Quirke, a professor in the American Studies Department at SUNY Old Westbury, recently authored her second book, “Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and Twentieth-Century America: Reinventing Self and Nation.” Published by Routledge, the biography highlights the life of one of the...
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 Illinois...
Assistant Professor Lisa Payton of the American Studies/Media & Communications Department recently wrote two episodes for the current season of " Truth Be Told," an Apple TV+ show starring Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer. The NAACP Image Award-winning drama follows investigative reporter turned true...
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," Dr...
Dr. Llana Barber of the American Studies Department was recently announced as the co-winner or the Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize by the New England American Studies Association. The Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize is given to the best academic book in American Studies written by a New England scholar or...
Associate Professors Laura Chipley and Samara Smith of the American Studies/Media & Communications Department received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to create a prototype of their immersive virtual reality project, "Virtual Aquapolis." The $100,000 grant, one of 10 awarded...
Associate Professor of American Studies/Media and Communications John Friedman discussed "Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part One)," the new film on which he served as a producer, during an interview on February 19, 2025, on FOX5 NY's "Good Day New York." The interview came in...
Bring a chair, mat, or towel to sit on, and warm clothing to get cozy. Learn how to read the night sky and observe its patterns. You’ll have the opportunity to look through a telescope at the stars and moon, while learning about rewarding careers in astronomy. Tea, coffee, and snacks will be...
Date:
to
Dr. Kyle Anderson from the History and Philosophy Department recently presented his research on the Egyptian Labor Corps at The First World War in The Middle East - Aftermath and Legacies international conference held at the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, Belgium. This three-day conference...