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Chronicle of Higher Education Highlights SBU’s Success in Social Mobility

At Stony Brook University, a committed community of scholars, administrators and students is achieving exceptional results in the area of social mobility — the ability to rise from a low-income background to a more...

October 19, 2017

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President Stanley Champions Progress, Excellence In State of the University Address

Showcasing 60 years of innovation and bold achievement as the driving force behind Stony Brook University, President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. delivered his eighth State of the University Address on Wednesday, September 27...

September 28, 2017

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Kellon Belfon Finds His Way from Grenada to Prestigious Fellowship

Kellon Belfon has always loved science, but the wet-lab experience was not for him. Stony Brook University provides an alternative — computational research — and that research takes place at the Laufer Center for...

August 29, 2017

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Education For All: President Stanley Speaks at G7 University Conference

With a background in biomedical research, Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. is keen on evidence-based practices. So naturally, when he learned of an opportunity to attend the G7 University...

August 4, 2017

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Money Magazine’s Best Colleges Listing Places Stony Brook Among Top

In Money magazine’s annual list of the Best Colleges for Your Money, Stony Brook University ranked #54 overall and #32 among public universities in the nation. With the goal of identifying schools that provide the best...

July 11, 2017

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University Receives $1 Million to Support Diversity, Inclusion in STEM Education

Stony Brook University has received a five-year, $1 million grant to support diversity and inclusion in STEM education. The funding will be used to create faculty learning communities focused on developing inclusive...

June 21, 2017

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Freedom School Today, College Tomorrow

The summer enrichment program is opening doors to higher education for children from low-income families — and their parents Stony Brook University’s Freedom School will be back in session for the fifth summer next...

June 12, 2017

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Alumni Spotlight Community Diversity Featured Story Stony Brook Matters University

Climbing the Ladder, With a Boost from Stony Brook

Bergre Escorbores ‘00, ‘01 went to a tough high school in Queens, New York. While Bergre earned good grades and played varsity football, many of his classmates joined gangs, sold drugs and ended up in jail. Perhaps out...

March 20, 2017

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Academics Alumni Chapters & Groups Black/Latino Group Diversity Featured Story Main University Stony Brook Matters University

Social Mobility Means Success

How Stony Brook Pays Off its Promise to Transform Lives Finding ways to enable upward income mobility, one of the defining issues of our time, is a pinnacle of achievement for many institutions of higher learning...

February 13, 2017

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Stony Brook Partners With K-12 Schools to Guide STEM Outreach

A team at Stony Brook University, led by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), has developed a comprehensive program to work with school districts on Long Island to better prepare students for careers...

January 27, 2017

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Stanford Study: Stony Brook Creates Upward Income Mobility For Students

A Stony Brook University education provides a proven path toward upward mobility for students from low-income households, according to a new study led by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Entitled...

January 23, 2017

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Programs for Success

At Stony Brook University, one of 62 research universities in the American Association of Universities, we’ve focused on attracting and supporting economically disadvantaged students who have great potential but who may...

January 23, 2017

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