Two History Faculty Members Receive NEH Summer Stipends
Two faculty members in the Department of History are recipients of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends for research. Associate Professor Kristin M. Szylvian, Ph.D. , and...
R.C.I.A. Offers a Life of Faith
Thirteen members of the St. John’s University community made their commitment to a life of faith by receiving the Sacraments of Initiation at St. Thomas More Church on Sunday, September 20, an...
Tobin Student Pursuing Graduate Degree in Sports Management
Joseph Kotler ‘20TCB is just your everyday, ordinary student – everyday and ordinary, that is, for someone with a 3.87 GPA, a winning personality, and an unwillingness to give up. When he graduated...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Icon of Women’s Rights and Social Justice, Dies at 87, Leaving Behind a Legacy of Inspiration and Greatness
The following, re-published in full with permission and without editing, is an obituary for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg written by the editorial board of the Law School’s student...
Rising to the Challenge: St. John’s Community Faithful to the Mission during Pandemic
It is often noted that humanity’s goodness is most evident during difficult times. When the global pandemic threw the world into turmoil in the spring, members of the St. John’s community rose to the...
NSF ADVANCE Award Supports “Gender Equity in STEM”
Several faculty members and administrators across St. John’s University have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant in the amount of $300,000 for the project, “ ACE-IT...
Summer Teaching Assistants Work to Build a More Diverse and Inclusive Legal Profession
Things came full circle for Ashley Williams ’21 as she settled in front of her computer for the opening of this year’s Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program for College Students , the award-winning...
COVID-19 Presents New Challenges for Covenant House
Like so many other organizations that serve disaffected populations, Covenant House International grappled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the homeless youth to whom they minister. They...
St. John’s University Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
In the just-released Best Colleges 2021 Guidebook by U.S. News & World Report, St. John’s University advanced to #170 on the list of National Universities (up from #179 in 2020) and garnered accolades for “Best Undergraduate Business Program,” “Top Performers on Social Mobility,” “Best Value Schools,” and “Best Colleges for Veterans.”
Kappa Sigma’s Rho-Sigma Chapter at St. John’s Wins The Founders’ Award of Chapter Excellence
Kappa Sigma Fraternity at St. John’s University-Staten Island Campus has been honored with a prestigious national award. The Rho-Sigma chapter has been recognized as one of the top chapters in North...