Oscar-winning director and long-time friend of LIU, along with Emmy-winning actor Keith David screened Clockers on the Brooklyn campus in honor of the film’s 30th anniversary. Following the film, they sat down for a Q&A with students in the MFA in writing and producing for television. David, one of the stars of the film, is an Artist-in-Residence for LIU‘s School of Film and Digital Media. Lee’s long history with LIU began when a dedicated screening room was created for him, enabling him to run dailies during the early years of his career.

The Sharks will be swimming down to “The Swamp” to kickoff the 2025 football season when LIU takes on the University of Florida Gators. Following the matchup with the three-time NCAA national champions, the Sharks will travel to Ypsilanti Michigan to take on Eastern Michigan Swoop before the home opener at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium on September 13. See the full schedule here.

Over 300 high school seniors visited the White House Experience and Museum of Democracy at Roosevelt School. The White House Experience includes a life-size replica of the White House with an Oval Office, Situation Room, and Press Briefing Room. Roosevelt School is home to over a million pieces of presidential history, including the largest collection of political campaign memorabilia in the U.S.

Research.com, a leading academic platform, included LIU on its list of “Best Colleges.” The rankings feature colleges and universities across the country that provide their students with the most beneficial combination of affordability, quality of education, and projected alumni salary. The detailed analysis evaluates more than 400 metrics from credible sources such as Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and College Scorecard. Read more.

Richard Hagen Jr. ’91, was named CEO of TSA Financial LLC, a fintech securities firm with the largest data-driven investment platform in South Korea. Hagen has over 30 years of leadership experience in the industry, most recently as the CEO of PayPal Invest. Prior to that he served as President of Ally Invest, where he led Ally’s digital investing and investment advisory services.

The School of Nursing at LIU Post earned the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice® endorsement from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL). LIU is one of only 48 institutions to achieve the distinction, which recognizes healthcare institutions and practices that have demonstrated excellence in applying all the four standards of Prebriefing, Facilitation, Professional Integrity and Debriefing.

The men’s and women’s swimming teams combined to win 21 medals at the Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, including 9 gold medals. The men’s team won eight event championships and finished third in the final team standings, while the women’s team won 6 medals and finished in fifth place in the final team standings.

The Conversation, a popular online news outlet that publishes insightful academic research, highlighted a new paper co-authored by Or Dagan, Professor of Clinical Psychology. The research, published in the Journal of Developmental Psychology, found that children with difficult temperaments, are only slightly more likely than other children to have insecure attachment relationships with one or both of their parents. Read more.

The latest black hole research from Physics Professor Steve Liebling was published in Universe. The study simulated plausible gravitational wave (GW) signatures in two exotic scenarios: black hole emission and black hole absorption. Liebling, winner of the prestigious Buchalter Cosmology Prize, has worked alongside members of LIGO, the world’s largest gravitational wave observatory.