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SUNY, CUNY classes going remote after March 19

by Brianne LeddaBreaking News Top StoryMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) schools will be going remote for the rest of the Spring 2020 semester starting March 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a press conference on March 11.

Erin Mosier opens up about her lawsuit against SBU

by Rebecca LiebsonFeatured News Top StoryAugust 26, 2018November 24, 2018

“I almost did drop out. What really kept me going was my family. And I always wanted to be a teacher and nothing was going to stop me. I wasn’t going to let this one person kill my dream.”

Stony Brook U. awarded $180K in SUNY High Needs program

by Elsie BoskampFeatured News Top StorySeptember 15, 2014

As part of the State University of New York High Needs Program, Gov. Andrew Cuomo allocated $7 million in awards to support development of areas considered to be of high need in today’s workforce.

Tragic death of former professor shocks SBU community

by Ryan WolfFeatured News Top StorySeptember 26, 2013October 10, 2013

Stony Brook alumnus and former creative writing and African literature professor Dr. Kofi Awoonor, 78, was killed during the Westgate Mall shooting in Nairobi, Kenya by members of the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab, which left at least 70 people dead.