Black Scholars Encounter Hurdles in Obtaining Funding for Research
Black scientists, particularly female social scientists, face a systemic funding gap in the awarding of federal research grants. This undercuts efforts to ease racial inequalities in the provision of...
President’s Society Members Reflect on College Experience: Part I
Špela Kunstelj Chemistry Minors in Biology and International Studies What is your proudest accomplishment over the past year? I took all of my courses last year online from my home in Slovenia, and I...
Professor Studies COVID-19 Outcomes in NYC and St. John’s Populations
Since the COVID-19 outbreak last year, many members of the St. John’s University faculty have devoted their considerable intellectual capital to studying the effects of the virus on both the...
St. John’s Professor Explains Enduring Importance of Laudato Si’
Michael A. Rizzo, Associate Professor, Division of Mass Communication, The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies, was a guest on CFN Live, speaking about Pope Francis’s...
Theologian Envisions a Future Where Black Lives Matter
The United States must face the idea that it was founded as a White supremacist nation, according to a keynote speaker for the third installment of “Women of Color in the Academy,” the 2020–21...
Vice Provost Research Award Recipient Announced
Rebeka Humbrecht, a senior Ozanam Scholar majoring in Communication Arts and English on the Staten Island, NY, campus of St. John’s University, was awarded the Vice Provost Research Award in Community...
Twinning at St. John’s
The students arrived at the designated meeting spot in pairs, which is only fitting for twins enrolled at St. John’s University when responding to an invitation to pose for a hastily arranged group...
Law School Symposium Explores Race and Law Enforcement
Saying their names aloud, one by one, Alain Massena ’00, president of the St. John’s Law Alumni Association’s Alumni of Color Chapter, evoked the memory of countless Black and Brown Americans who have...
Advertising and Marketing Students Share the (Brand) Love at NSAC
How do you get young people on the cusp of adulthood to do more with a dating app that is best known for hookups? That was the question facing a team of 21 St. John’s students at the annual National...
Collaboration Provides COVID-19 Vaccine for Students
From the earliest days of the COVID-19 global pandemic, interdepartmental collaboration across St. John’s University has been the guiding principle and driving force in efforts to protect the broader...