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...
Alicia Garner ‘26 is one of 49 student recipients across the SUNY system to be awarded a 2026 Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for Equal Opportunity Program Student Excellence in Albany. The award, established in 2019, is named for Norman R. McConney Jr. (1946–2016), a former assistant dean for special...
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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Jacqueline Emery, chair and associate professor in the English Department, has co-authored a photo book about Flaco the owl, a Eurasian eagle-owl who in 2023 was released from his long-time enclosure at the Central Park Zoo in New York City and for the next year resided in and around Central Park...
Long known as part of the industrial underbelly of New York City, Long Island City in the borough of Queens is today recognized for its rapid and ongoing residential growth, its waterfront parks, and its thriving arts community. Students from the Honors College of SUNY Old Westbury spent last Friday...
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. The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching has been...
Featuring presentations by SUNY Old Westbury faculty from diverse disciplines on how they teach and students learn with open educational resources in their courses. The presentations will be made by Jennie D’Ambroise (Math), Veronika Dolar (PEL), John Estes (Physics), and Ashlee Lien (Psychology). A...
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Three SUNY Old Westbury faculty, professional staff and classified service members will receive the prestigious State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. The Chancellor’s Awards provide systemwide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and meant to...