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SBU will decide fate of fall semester by the end of June

Administration NewsApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to rage through New York and the world, Stony Brook University will let its students know its plans for the upcoming fall semester by June 30.

SUNY distributes laptops to Stony Brook University students for online learning

Administration NewsApril 22, 2020

“As of early last week, SUNY had shipped to Stony Brook 200 plus computers, as a result of students that indicated that they were without access,” Barnett said.

‘Professor? Can you hear me?’: Universities adapt to online learning

Administration News Student LifeApril 13, 2020April 14, 2020

“Zoomiversity” — an SBU-student run Instagram account — documents student antics during online classes and demonstrates some of the unique circumstances that have come with moving most of the country’s universities online.

Stony Brook University medical students will graduate April 8

Administration News Student LifeApril 7, 2020April 7, 2020

Stony Brook University is allowing Renaissance School of Medicine students to graduate early to work in hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Seniors call virtual commencement a ‘slap in the face’

Administration News Student LifeApril 4, 2020April 5, 2020

“It was like a slap in the face that they took our money for four years and can’t even make an effort to tell us that they plan on rescheduling it,” she said.

How the CARES Act affects students and higher education

Administration Long Island News Student Life Top StoryApril 3, 2020April 4, 2020

A student who lost their job because of the coronavirus epidemic, however, may qualify for unemployment under the CARES Act.

University advisors discuss pass/no credit policy guidelines

Administration NewsApril 3, 2020April 4, 2020

The Division of Undergraduate Education discussed the university’s new pass/no credit (PNC) grading guidelines during a Zoom webinar on April 1.

SBU is moving summer classes online

Administration NewsApril 2, 2020April 3, 2020

Stony Brook University is moving almost all summer classes online, Interim Provost Minghua Zhang confirmed in a campus-wide email on April 2.

Maurie McInnis is the sixth president at SBU

Administration News Top StoryMarch 26, 2020March 27, 2020

Stony Brook University announced its sixth president on March 26 after a nearly year-long presidential search, according to a campus-wide email from State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Kristina Johnson.

Stony Brook University cancels summer study abroad programs

Administration News Student LifeMarch 24, 2020

The International Academics Programs (IAP) noted that the U.S. Department of State declared all international travel to be a “Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel.”

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Three SBU fraternities suspended after allegations of sexual assault emerge on social media

School of Medicine aims to increase hospital security