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Stony Brook classes suffer racist remarks, pornographic images in “zoom bombing” incidents

Maya BrownNews Student LifeApril 3, 2020April 4, 2020

The Provost’s Office sent out a campus-wide email on Tuesday, March 31, to students, faculty and staff condemning “offensive and inappropriate content” in online classrooms after complaints.

Dartmouth professor discusses genocide and tourism under fascist Italy in Libya

Matthew YanNews Student LifeMarch 1, 2020March 2, 2020

Graziella Parati discussed that agenda and the reasons behind it in her lecture, “Concentration Camps, Architectural Projects and Tourism in Italo Balbo’s Libya” on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Stony Brook University.

Stony Brook professor tackles biracialism in Black History Month lecture

Matthew YanFaculty NewsFebruary 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Miletsky, who identifies as half-Jewish and half-black, hosted a lecture called “Interracialism: Biracials Learning About African American Culture” to tackle the storied history of what it means to be African American and biracial, Wednesday evening in the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library’s Central Reading Room.

University of Manchester Professor describes The Innocence Project

James BowenNews Student LifeFebruary 9, 2020February 9, 2020

Ian Burney, a history professor at the University of Manchester, visited the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University on Feb. 6 to raise awareness about the Innocence Project and “put our present-day understanding of the forensic pursuit of innocence in historical perspective.”

Bloomberg Businessweek editor examines campfire stories and emotion in ‘My Life As’ lecture

Ross O'KeefeNewsOctober 27, 2019October 27, 2019

Joel Weber, journalist and editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, spoke as part of the “My Life As” speaker series on Monday, Oct. 23. Weber graduated from the University of Oregon in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in magazine journalism

Rutgers Professor Carla Yanni discusses the history of women in co-ed dormitories

Alissa PabonNews Top StoryOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019

Rutgers professor Carla Yanni spoke to Stony Brook students regarding the history of women and co-ed housing.

Sufi Dances and Songs of Love returns to the Charles B. Wang Center

Patrick TuminskiArts FeaturedOctober 10, 2019October 11, 2019

The Amir Vahab Ensemble performed at Stony Brook University’s Charles B. Wang Center this past Wednesday, Oct. 2. The performance included traditional Iranian and Turkish folk music and the samâ, known to many in the West as the Whirling Dervish Dance.

Professor lectures on hostility towards immigrants

Fanni FranklNewsSeptember 27, 2019September 29, 2019

A professor of philosphy from Strasbourg University gave a lecture at Harriman Hall regarding the history of hostility aimed at immigrants.

Clarence Jones lectures on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Maya BrownNewsMay 4, 2019May 4, 2019

Dr. Clarence Jones, a scholar writer in residence at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute at Stanford University and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, spoke as part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 1.

Dr. Ram Raju gives commentary on America’s “two-tiered” healthcare system

Vincent SparagnaNewsSeptember 28, 2018

Senior Vice President and Community Health Investment Officer for Northwell Health, Dr. Ram Raju, spoke about the flaws in the United States’ health care system in a lecture at the Charles B. Wang Center Theater on Wednesday, Sept. 26