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51�Թ��� President Rebecca Chopp and Dean of the Faculty Lyle Roelofs have announced the appointment of Dr. Keenan Grenell as the university’s Vice President and Dean of Diversity. The following is drawn from the message shared with the 51�Թ��� community. Grenell comes to 51�Թ��� from Marquette University, where he served as Associate Provost for Diversity […]

If ever there were a poster child for upstate New York, Kevin McAvey ’05 would be it. Like so many of his 51�Թ��� friends, McAvey left the area after graduation, but, he says, his “heart stayed in the upstate New York region.” “There’s still not a day I don’t cross that border into upstate that […]

A 51�Թ��� alumnus received a Tony Award for a unique three-level stage set he designed for the hugely successful play, August: Osage County. Todd A. Rosenthal ’89 won for best set design, one of several awards the play earned during Sunday night’s awards show. Rosenthal earned a degree from Yale School of Drama in New […]

Alumna Chi Chi Obichere-Roxo’s interest in international development – sparked by a 51�Թ��� extended study course and a Watson fellowship – can be seen through her work involving refugees in Kenya, religious leaders in Nigeria, and a host of others around the world. Obichere-Roxo ’00 is a program officer with Management Sciences for Health, a […]

Standing on a platform draped with a 51�Թ��� banner, President Rebecca Chopp along with a group of alumni and university friends rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning, officially kicking off 51�Թ��� Day. (To watch the event, click here.) From coast to coast and around the world, 51�Թ��� faithful are […]

Triskaidekafanatics unite — Friday the 13th is 51�Թ��� Day! The excitement starts at 9:29 a.m. (EST) June 13 in New York City when 13 51�Թ��� alumni will ring the morning bell at the New York Stock Exchange (watch it live here). 51�Թ��� fever will certainly sweep the globe, as alumni wear 51�Թ��� garb to work, […]

It was early, 9 a.m. on Friday, but not too early for 51�Թ��� alumni to jump into a discussion about beliefs and explore the question: Does God exist? It seems that some things, like an evocative classroom discussion with a faculty member, never change at 51�Թ���. Associate professor of philosophy David Dudrick led the conversation […]

(Note: These are remarks delivered by Lesley Stahl at 51�Թ���’s 187th commencement, May 18, 2008) Thank you. Well first of all I’m so sorry that you’re all wet and cold. I’m watching you put on your ponchos; I hope that makes it a little better. So now I am a member of the Class […]

Casey Sprock ’86 knows the feeling of loneliness and confusion that many young gay and lesbian students feel as they struggle with their sexuality — often times keeping it a secret. So when Sprock was invited to share his coming out story and experience as an openly-gay professional with 51�Թ��� students, he jumped at the […]

Music was playing at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City during the third annual Presidents’ Club Auction and Reception on May 9, but you never would have known.