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Super Bowl Champion Appointed Special Deputy

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office appointed Perry Williams, director of the sports management program at LIU, as a special deputy to serve as a...

Alumna Awarded Fellowship From New York Governor Hochul

New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Chelsea De Jesus ’20 as an Empire State Fellow. This full-time leadership training program recognizes rising talent in...

Smithsonian Displays Alumnus’ Collection

Byron Lewis '53 has been called the "original king of Black media" by the New York Times. After founding UniWorld in 1969, Lewis' company...

Acclaimed Presidential Historian Speaks at Roosevelt School Event

Author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley recently spoke on campus about his latest book, Silent Spring Revolution. Representative Steve Israel sat down with Brinkley to discuss...

LIU Global Graduate Serves as United Nations Delegate

Susie Faria ’20 was a delegate for the United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, representing the Episcopal Church of the USA. During the...

Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Opens Private Practice

After working for local providers for several years, Dr. Tia Knight-Forbes ‘14 recently opened her own private practice, ITAV-NP Family Health, in Amityville. In...

Using History to Inform Policy

Axios featured the historical insight of Dr. Yafeng Xia, Professor of History, in an article examining the national discourse surrounding China and how it...

Accounting Expert Appointed as Esports CFO

Roy Anderson ’81 was named chief financial officer of Allied Esports Entertainment Inc., a global network of esports properties and content production facilities. He...

Tweed Roosevelt Makes Case for Civics Education in Newsday Op-Ed

n his Newsday guest essay, published to coincide with National Civics Day on October 27th, Tweed Roosevelt, great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt and the founder and...

Student Thesis Gains National Attention

The work of Paige Bonavito, ’20, garnered discussion on the popular crime podcast Crimeficionados. The show cited her honor's thesis "Exploring the Scott Peterson...

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