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Roundtable Discussion Focuses on Crisis in the Caucasus
The Institute for International Communication , in cooperation with the Center for Global Business Stewardship at St. John’s University, hosted an academic-civic discussion roundtable, “The Crisis in...
St. John’s Professor a Tireless Advocate for Latin American Immigrants
Alina Camacho-Gingerich, Ph.D. , has never forgotten her Cuban roots. Forced to leave her home country twice, she settled in the US more than 50 years ago, and became a leading scholar of Latin...
Papal Infallibility Examined at Three Things Talk
As St. John’s marks its 150th anniversary this year, it can make a claim that few other institutions of higher education can assert: “Namely, we can say truthfully that the doctrine of papal...
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...