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A July 11 New York Times op-ed, co-authored by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ President Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills, director of the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation, examines the World Bank’s diminishing role in Africa while encouraging the institution to steer away from investing in poorly run governments. Herbst and Mills last co-authored an op-ed in the Times on July […]

As events rapidly unfold in Egypt, experts at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ are discussing the groundswell of public dissatisfaction with that country’s democratically elected government, and how the Egyptian population now appears largely in favor of a military coup. Bruce Rutherford, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ associate professor of political science and director of Middle Eastern and Islamic civilization studies, is intimately […]

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ graduates have the benefit of a strong liberal arts education that incorporates great internships, student-faculty research, and access to a network of amazing alumni. A new nationwide survey shows they also have the distinction of being very successful. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ graduates are ranked 13 for highest mid-career salary, tied with Notre Dame, Dartmouth, and Harvard, […]

The nearly nonstop activity behind the window of 20 Utica Street in the village of Hamilton might give the impression that something exciting is afoot at the former Parry’s Hardware store. That impression would be correct. Thanks to the Entrepreneurs of New York Fund (ENY), six fledgling small businesses launched by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students and alumni […]

Final admission figures for the Class of 2017 show a record-breaking year for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, both in terms of academic strength and overall diversity of enrolled students. While achieving continued growth of a diverse and intellectually vibrant student body is an annual goal for the university, this class also broadens the socioeconomic makeup of campus. Thanks […]

Learn more about Andrea ‘Drea’ Finley ’13 in this video that is a window into her time on campus as a mentor, academic coach, public speaker, and respected member of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ community. Finley, who has been accepted to Princeton Theological Seminary, had worked with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Office of Undergraduate Studies,  interned with the Office of […]

Watch a wrap-up of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s 2013 commencement weekend in this short video capturing the enthusiasm of proud parents and joyful students. The May 19 ceremony marked the university’s 192nd commencement. A total of 685 students were eligible to graduate, and of those, more than half (51.8 percent) graduated with university honors. Commencement speaker Duncan L. […]

Few students in the nation have achieved the level of recognition and peer respect as has Maggie Dunne, the 2013 recipient of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s prestigious 1819 Award. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s highest honor not only recognizes academic achievement, but also determined spirit. These are the trademark characteristics of Dunne, who not only carried a high GPA, but also worked […]

Watch Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students Sebastian Sagramoso Haley ’15, Fareeza Islam ’14, Hugo Fausto Torres-Fetsco ’15, Sara DiMassimo ’14, and Saliha Moore ’14, put up drywall, spackle, paint, sand, and decorate an old barn, transforming it into a center of  discovery at a local day-care center in this short video documentary by Torres-Fetsco. The students, as part […]

Professor Anthony Aveni has a lot to celebrate. As students mark their last week of the spring semester, the Russell Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology and Native American Studies marks the conclusion of his 100th semester teaching at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.