Category - Diversity

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Building a Pathway for Diversity in STEM Education

Increasing diversity in engineering and technology is a key initiative at Stony Brook University. Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, highlighted these efforts during his recent...

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Crystal Fleming Featured on C-SPAN

A provocative new book by Crystal Fleming, Stony Brook associate professor of sociology and Africana Studies, How to Be Less Stupid About Race, is being featured on C-SPAN’s Authors Week. The weeklong series...

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Happy Holidays from the Stanley Family

…and all of us at Stony Brook University, where our diversity is our greatest gift to one another.

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Stony Brook Holds Campuswide Seminar On Implicit Bias and Sexual Misconduct

Thousands of University faculty, staff and administrators gathered recently in the Island Federal Arena for more than two hours of communal training in recognizing and responding to implicit bias, bullying and sexual...

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Homecoming Court Adopts All-Gender Approach

Stony Brook University is ditching the gender binary titles of “king” and “queen” for this year’s homecoming celebrations and will elect three students, regardless of gender, as Stony Brook Royals. Since the crowning of...

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President Stanley Urges Continued Work for Gender Parity at HeForShe Summit

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. took the University’s mission to create a safe, empowered and equitable campus culture for all to an international level on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Since 2015, President Stanley has served...

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President Stanley to Represent Stony Brook at UN HeForShe Event

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, will represent Stony Brook University at the United Nations 2018 HeForShe IMPACT Summit, taking place in New York City September 26. President Stanley will join other university...

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Stony Brook Receives 2018 HEED Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

Stony Brook University received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and...

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Stony Brook Jumps 12 Places in Wall Street Journal Ranking

The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education College Rankings 2019 rated Stony Brook University at No. 135 nationally, moving up from No. 147 last year. The University is ranked No. 30 nationwide among public...

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Crystal Fleming’s Book on Racism Earns Starred Kirkus Review

How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy and the Racial Divide, the latest book by Stony Brook University Associate Professor Crystal M. Fleming, has earned a starred Kirkus review, awarded to...

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University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

Before she started her first corporate job, Anna Goldberg ’09, ’12 said she didn’t recall experiencing gender bias. All that changed when at age 24 she participated in a meeting with predominantly male co-workers and...

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Stony Brook participates in the NYC Pride March

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SBU Participates in 2018 NYC Pride March

Diversity and inclusion were the themes on Sunday, June 24, for the 49th Annual New York City LGBTQ* Pride March, and Stony Brook representation was in full force for the festivities. This was the third time Stony Brook...

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Celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at Inaugural Mixer June 21

The Stony Brook community is invited to celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at the university’s inaugural Pride Mixer on Thursday, June 21, 2018. The LGBTQ* community and its friends, allies and supporters will share...

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2018 How Class Works Conference Features Speaker Rhonda Williams

Rhonda Y. Williams, Professor of History, John L. Seigenthaler Chair in American History at Vanderbilt University, will discuss “The Things That Divide Us: Meditations” as part of the 2018 How Class Works...

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Graduating Senior Makes Impact on Local Community Club with College Thursdays

Mackenzie Deng, a graduating senior receiving his degree in Business Management, developed and implemented College Thursdays, a post-secondary education and preparation program for the Boys and Girls Club of Bellport...

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Symposium Explores Women’s Leadership and Empowerment

Florence DiStefano Hudson knows what it’s like to be in the minority. For decades, she’s worked her way to the top in a variety of STEM positions traditionally held by men. Hudson, an entrepreneur, aerospace engineer...

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NAFSA Recognizes Stony Brook for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

Stony Brook University has been awarded a prestigious 2018 Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Named after the late Senator Paul Simon of Illinois, the...

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Michael Kimmel Honored by UN Women as Champion of Change

As International Women’s Day is celebrated at UN headquarters in New York City today, leading expert on men and masculinities Michael Kimmel, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook...

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Category - Diversity

Building a Pathway for Diversity in STEM Education

Crystal Fleming Featured on C-SPAN

Happy Holidays from the Stanley Family

Stony Brook Holds Campuswide Seminar On Implicit Bias and Sexual Misconduct

Homecoming Court Adopts All-Gender Approach

President Stanley Urges Continued Work for Gender Parity at HeForShe Summit

President Stanley to Represent Stony Brook at UN HeForShe Event

Stony Brook Receives 2018 HEED Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

Stony Brook Jumps 12 Places in Wall Street Journal Ranking

Crystal Fleming’s Book on Racism Earns Starred Kirkus Review

University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

SBU Participates in 2018 NYC Pride March

Celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at Inaugural Mixer June 21

2018 How Class Works Conference Features Speaker Rhonda Williams

Symposium Explores Women’s Leadership and Empowerment

NAFSA Recognizes Stony Brook for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

Michael Kimmel Honored by UN Women as Champion of Change

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