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October 26: Take a Stand/Walk with Me for Domestic Violence Awareness

The Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO) will be hosting Stony Brook University’s annual Take a Stand/Walk with Me domestic violence awareness event on Wednesday, October 26. The event starts on the SAC Plaza at 1...

October 24, 2016

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Arts & Entertainment Diversity Featured Story

The Guerrilla Girls Bring Interactive Art and Social Activism to Campus

The Guerrilla Girls, a group of provocative, anonymous female artists on a mission to fight sexism and racism in the art world drew a crowd of more than 200 people to Stony Brook University on Thursday, October 13 for...

October 20, 2016

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Diversity Global Main University News Highlights President Stony Brook Matters

SBU Panel to Share HeForShe Lessons at SXSW

A panel from Stony Brook University, led by President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, will deliver a presentation outlining the University’s experience with the UN HeForShe initiative at the SXSWedu Conference, taking place...

October 19, 2016

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Arts & Entertainment Diversity Events Main University On Campus Stony Brook Matters

October 13 Provost’s Lecture with The Guerrilla Girls

Guerrilla Girls: Not Ready to Make Nice The Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous collective of feminist activist artists. Appearing only in gorilla masks and assuming the names of dead women artists, the group has remained...

October 4, 2016

2 min read

Community Diversity Medicine Social Sciences Wellness

School of Social Welfare Offering 3-Part Series on Transgender Issues

The School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University is presenting a three-part educational series, “What Ought to Be: Cultural Proficiency and Trans Care Across the Lifespan: Trans 101, Client Engagement and CBT.”...

September 23, 2016

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Diversity Featured Story Global Main University President Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook University is Front and Center at HeForShe 2nd Anniversary Celebration

Highlighting its commitment to achieving gender equality on campus and across the globe, Stony Brook University co-hosted the UN Women’s HeForShe second anniversary event, welcoming world leaders, activists, change...

September 21, 2016

4 min read

Diversity Global Main University President Stony Brook Matters

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Discusses Gender Equality

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD welcomed Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, to deliver a timely and provocative Presidential Lecture on...

September 14, 2016

1 min read

Arts & Entertainment Diversity Events On Campus

Guerilla Girls Art Exhibit Comes to Zuccaire Gallery This Fall

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond will be on display at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery in Staller Center from September 13 through October 22. Not Ready to Make Nice, a major presentation...

August 26, 2016

3 min read

Diversity Faculty/Staff SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters

SBU’s Magdalene Brandeis Cohosts Event for Women’s Equality Day

Fresh from her visit to the White House as a juror for the March on Washington Film Festival, Associate Director of the Stony Brook Southampton MFA in Film program Magdalene Brandeis will be cohosting a panel on...

August 25, 2016

2 min read

Diversity Events Main University On Campus Stony Brook Matters

Executive Director of UN Women to Discuss Gender Equality

Stony Brook University welcomes Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, for a Presidential Lecture on Monday, September 12, at the Staller Center for the...

August 22, 2016

3 min read

Diversity Events Main University President Stony Brook Matters

Vote for SBU and Help Champion Gender Equality

President Stanley and students Bridget Foley and Tayisha R. Saint Vil are ready to share Stony Brook’s experiences in advancing gender equality at one of the biggest, most innovative education conferences in the world —...

August 11, 2016

1 min read

Alumni News Awards and Honors Diversity News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Alum Ruchi Shah Takes on Gender Equality at White House Summit

Before graduating from Stony Brook University in May, Ruchi Shah ’16 invented an all-natural mosquito repellent, became the CEO of her own company, made the American Association for Cancer Research’s top ten...

June 16, 2016

2 min read

Faculty/Staff Main University Research Stony Brook Matters

Business Professor Julia Bear Analyzes Gender Differences in Editing

The free online encyclopedia Wikipedia is mostly run by men, and the number of editors for the site has been shrinking. Julia Bear, an assistant professor in Stony Brook University’s College of Business, and colleague...

June 9, 2016

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Main University News Highlights Research Social Sciences Stony Brook Matters

What Your Facebook Posts Reveal About Your Gender

Women used warmer, more agreeable language in their Facebook status updates compared to men, a computational analysis of 10 million messages revealed. Additionally, algorithms of language use predicted one’s gender on...

May 30, 2016

4 min read

Main University On Campus Stony Brook Matters

SBU Ranked a Top 50 LGBTQ-Friendly School

Stony Brook University made the 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities 2016 list. The ranking was compiled by College Choice, an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families...

May 5, 2016

1 min read

President University

President Praises UN HeForShe Program in Huffington Post

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, drew attention to UN Women’s HeForShe program, a global initiative in support of gender equality, in a Huffington Post op-ed published April 12, 2016. President Stanley is one of...

April 13, 2016

1 min read

Featured Story Global President

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Stanley Renews SBU Commitment to HeForShe, Gender Equality

Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD made time for a selfie with actress Emma Watson on Friday, January 22 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, during a UN Women event promoting...

January 22, 2016

3 min read

Tag: Gender Equality

October 26: Take a Stand/Walk with Me for Domestic Violence Awareness

The Guerrilla Girls Bring Interactive Art and Social Activism to Campus

SBU Panel to Share HeForShe Lessons at SXSW

October 13 Provost’s Lecture with The Guerrilla Girls

Stony Brook University is Front and Center at HeForShe 2nd Anniversary Celebration

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Discusses Gender Equality

Guerilla Girls Art Exhibit Comes to Zuccaire Gallery This Fall

SBU’s Magdalene Brandeis Cohosts Event for Women’s Equality Day

Executive Director of UN Women to Discuss Gender Equality

Vote for SBU and Help Champion Gender Equality

Alum Ruchi Shah Takes on Gender Equality at White House Summit

Business Professor Julia Bear Analyzes Gender Differences in Editing

SBU Ranked a Top 50 LGBTQ-Friendly School

President Praises UN HeForShe Program in Huffington Post

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Stanley Renews SBU Commitment to HeForShe, Gender Equality

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