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Insurance Agent Promoted to Chief Strategic Relations Officer

SterlingRisk Insurance, one of the nation’s top independently owned insurance brokerages, announced the promotion of Robert F. Larocca, ’90, to chief strategic relations officer....

Emerging Film Writer Earns Prestigious Fellowship

Tumelo Tladi ’20 was named one of 30 fellows for Film Independent’s Project Involve, its signature diversity and mentoring program that has produced award-winning...

LIU at The View

LIU students were part of the live studio audience for ABC’s “The View,” one of television’s most popular daytime talk shows. The University’s Employer...

Record-Breaking Winning Streak for Defending Champions

The women’s tennis team sits atop the Northeast Conference standings once again after winning a school record 13 straight matches. The Sharks have won four consecutive...

Two-Time National Champ Kelly Nash to Coach Women’s Hockey

Kelly Nash was named head coach of the Sharks women's ice hockey program after serving as associate head coach and head scout for the...

Palmer School Alumna Published in Academic Journal

Palmer School alumna Amanda Raquel Dorval’s piece, “The Cultural Genocide of the Iraqi Archives and the Iraqi Jewish Archive and International Responsibility,” was published...

Decorated National Security Official Nominated as U.S. Secretary

President Joe Biden announced Frank Kendall ’80 as his nominee to serve as Secretary of the Air Force in the Department of Defense. Kendall...

Alumnus’ Novel Wins Prestigious Book Award

Michael Okon (BS, ’00; MBA ’03), an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres, won a 2020 Feathered Quill Book Awards for his novel Monsterland....

Women’s Ice Hockey Players to Compete in World University Games

Three Long Island University women’s ice hockey players, Mikayla Lantto, Alexa Hartje and Jeannie Wallner, were named to the U.S. Delegation for the upcoming...

Ambitious Entrepreneur Joins Nonprofit Hunger Relief Organization

Feeding Westchester, Westchester County's largest nonprofit hunger-relief organization, announced the addition of Kecia Palmer-Cousins, ‘97, to its board of directors. Palmer-Cousins is a wellness...

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