Palmer Alumni Earn ALA’s Library of the Year
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) named Syosset High School 2024 National School Library of the Year. The librarians in the Syosset High...
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....
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....
Head of Operations at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company named Lester Owens, '79, as Head of Operations. Owens joins Wells Fargo from Bank of New York Mellon, where he was...
Thriving Fashion Brand Partners with Brooklyn Nets
Nigeria Ealey ’15, ’18 is the co-founder of up-and-coming fashion brand TIER, which announced a partnership with the Brooklyn Nets to launch a limited...
Facebook Taps LIU Alumna for Vice President
Sandra Altiné (BA, ’86) was named Vice President, Workforce Diversity & Inclusion at Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, Altiné was the Managing Director of...
The Face of New York’s ‘40 Under 40’
For her remarkable career achievements and public service, LIU alumna Farah Louis (BA in Journalism, ’06) made the cover of City & State New...
Thrilling Win Propels Volleyball Rookie to Conference Honors
The Northeast Conference selected first-year women’s volleyball star Amaris Smith as its Rookie of the Week after she led the Sharks in kills during...
Student Recognized by New York Academy of Medicine
The New York Academy of Medicine awarded Doctorate of Social Work candidate Millicent Harry for her presentation of her doctoral research, titled: “The Experiences...
Alumnus Leads Pharmaceutical Company Board of Directors
Dieter Weinand ’87 was appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors at Umoja Biopharma, Inc., an immuno-oncology company that develops therapeutics to reprogram immune cells to treat cancer patients. Weinand...