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Greatest Generation Alumnus Recalls a Life Well Lived
Throughout his 98 years, Edward Toriello, Sr. ’44C has seen the best and the worst of life. Five months after graduating from St. John’s University in August of 1944, he found himself in the Ardennes...
St. John’s LL.M. Students Find It’s Just the Right Time to Become a Bankruptcy Lawyer
As COVID-19 upends the U.S. economy, bankruptcy filings are rising sharply. Businesses seeking protection include iconic retailers JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, J. Crew, and Brooks Brothers; dining and...
St. John’s Pharmacy Students Take Top Prizes at National Competition
A team of 26 students wielded their collaborative skills and knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry to claim national, first-place status in the 2019–20 Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) ’s...
Pitch Johnny Experience a Confidence Boost for Student Designer Despina Kotsis
Brooklyn, NY, native Despina Kotsis has always challenged the status quo. The Childhood Education major developed MINX NEW YORK , her own clothing line specializing in “streetwear,” a popular brand of...
Alumnus Hopes to Achieve Greater Artist Equity through Music Streaming Platform
Fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit and a love of music, Jervel Plaisir ’20GCCPS is working to provide developing artists and performers with a unique platform to present their music to the world. The...
St. John’s Professor Immortalized in Award-Winning Documentary
A new documentary film, Hold Your Fire , which chronicles the groundbreaking research and life work of Harvey Schlossberg, Ph.D., a veteran New York City Police Department (NYPD) psychologist—and a...
Law Review Symposium Commemorates 100 Years of the 19th Amendment
On October 23, 2020, the St. John’s Law Review brought legal scholars together to explore the past, present, and future of women’s rights in the United States during its 2020 symposium: Commemorating...
Student Success Metrics Steadily Rise
A review of the University’s latest student success metrics gives testimony to the fact that there is an improving trend of student success as evidenced by higher retention and graduation rates.
Forty Years of DC Alumni Networking Celebrated
For the last 40 years, the annual St. John’s University Alumni Insider’s View of the US Capital program has brought students and alumni together in Washington, DC, for a networking opportunity that...
St. John’s Launches First-Ever Fall Virtual Open House
Prospective students and their families were welcomed on Saturday, October 17, and on Sunday, October 18, to St. John’s Fall 2020 Virtual Open House, for two fully interactive, online experiences that...