Def Poetry Jam Co-Founder Honored for Career Achievements

Danny Simmons, Jr. ’85 was honored by the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Lurie...

Basketball Star Named to Home Town Hall of Fame

The Lee County (Florida) Athletic Conference inducted DeAngelique Waithe, ’18, into its 2021 Hall of Fame class. Waithe was a four-year letter winner for...

President Cline Named to the Long Island Press Power LIst

Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Cline, who was recently recognized by Schneps Media, the parent company of Long Island Press, for her commitment, impact and...

LIU Soccer Star Named Defensive Player of the Week

The Northeast Conference honored LIU women’s soccer goalie Kayla DeTreux as the Defensive Player of the Week after she made nine saves in the...

Celebrating the 75 Years of the George Polk Awards in Journalism

The 75th Anniversary of the George Polk Awards Ceremony celebrated the 2024 Polk Award winners and honored an additional sixteen outstanding journalists whose careers...

Strickland Honored During Knicks Homecoming Weekend

Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rod Strickland was honored during New York Knicks Homecoming Weekend, as one of more than forty alumni celebrated for their...

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....

Alumnus Bears Flag for Trinidad & Tobago at Winter Olympics

Andre Marcano ’09, ’12 served as the flag bearer for Trinidad & Tobago during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. A...

World Class Gymnast Joins Shark Nation

Freshman Mara Titarsolej discussed her gymnastics career in an article published in De Stentor, a Dutch newspaper. Titarsolej, a member of LIU’s gymnastics team, joined...

FDA Project for Affordable Skin Treatments

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded a $1 million grant to Dr. Grazia Stagni, Professor of Pharmacy. Dr. Stagni’s project will study methods...