Dance & Cheerleading Teams Win National Championship

LIU Dance and Cheerleading made program history by winning the Open Spirit Program Game Day competition at the 2023 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading...

Brooklyn Paramount Theater Reopening

Live Nation opened the Brooklyn Paramount theater on the Brooklyn campus with a performance by Damian & Stephen Marley. Brooklyn Paramount’s grand opening marks...

New York Times Profiles Iconic Entrepreneur and Trustee

The New York Times highlighted the extraordinary career of Byron Lewis ’53, a former member of the LIU Board of Trustees and the founder and chairman...

New York Public Library Publishes Student Article

Dr. Tamar Barzel, a graduate student in the Palmer School of Library and Information Studies, published an article for the New York Public Library....

Students Named Semi-Finalists for Prestigious Fulbright Awards

A pair of exceptional LIU students have been recognized for their international studies as semi-finalists for the 2021-22 Fulbright US Student Program Awards. Emma...

Alumnus Appointed COO of Leading Beverage Company

John A. Cosenza '95 was appointed COO of Iconic Brands Inc., a distributor of celebrity-branded alcoholic beverages. He previously served in management at Anheuser-Busch for 30 years,...

Non-Profit Executive Named Chief Financial Officer

Henry Estrada '84 serves as the chief financial officer of The Betty Griffin Center, a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Florida. He...

Alumna to Advise NYC Mayor on Education Policy

New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed alumna Anita Garcia to the Panel for Educational Policy. Garcia was formerly the principal of PS 329 in Coney Island. The...

Water Polo Sinks Villanova To Remain Undefeated

The LIU women’s water polo team moved to 3-0 with an impressive win over Villanova University, led by freshman Paola Dominguez’s six-goal performance. In...

LIU Basketball Legend Honored as Nation’s Best High School Coach

Tamika Dudley ’03 won the 2022 Naismith High School Girls Coach of the Year Award, considered the highest national honor in high school and...

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