The Statesman

Stony Brook Foundation’s business practices called into question by State Comptroller

Rebecca Liebson • March 7, 2018

Two high level Stony Brook officials received $300,000 each in housing loans from The Stony Brook Foundation (SBF) that they were not required to pay back, according to a recent New York State Comptroller’s report.

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Dennis Assanis will step down as provost

Arielle Martinez • November 18, 2015

Dennis Assanis will step down from his positions at Stony Brook University to become the next president of the University of Delaware, both universities announced Wednesday.

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The Statesman’s top stories of 2015

The Statesman • May 12, 2015

The Statesman published more than 900 articles online and in print this academic year. Read the most popular stories, based on the number of views on sbstatesman.com.

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SoMAS talks nitrogen in Long Island waters with lieutenant governor

Kelly Saberi • April 14, 2015

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul visited SBU for a presentation about the impact of excessive nitrogen on Long Island and the solutions the SoMAS developed to battle the contamination.

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University owes nearly $4.2 million in misappropriated TAP funds

Arielle Martinez • January 9, 2015

Stony Brook University owes nearly $4.2 million in state-funded tuition aid that was awarded to ineligible students over three years, according to a report released on Friday, Jan. 9.

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Richard Leakey speaks about life off the grid

Elsie Boskamp • October 21, 2014

Richard Leakey, famed paleoanthropologist, Kenyan politician, environmentalist and professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University, spoke on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the Wang Center Theater.

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Provost Student Advisory Group unavailable to students

Denise De Sousa • April 1, 2014

Since the Provost Student Advisory Group sponsored its first lecture event last semester, called “Guns 4 Greatness,” nothing but an unresponsive provost, a neglected Facebook page and five shadowy PSAG members seem to be all that is left of a group lacking public presence.

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University to hire 25 new professors – Cluster hiring initiatives will hire 250 new faculty by 2020

Michael Shea • December 6, 2012

Stony Brook University announced that it will hire 25 new faculty members in the first of several cluster hiring initiatives that will add more than 250 new hires by 2020. The 25 new faculty members...

SBU prepares for re-accreditation

Nina Lin • December 6, 2012

As if budget cuts, multiple construction projects and a gen-ed overhaul were not enough, students and faculty at Stony Brook University have something new to worry about. Reaccreditation may only be...