Four St. John’s Law Students Earn New York City Bar Diversity Fellowships
Four first-year St. John’s Law students have received New York City Bar Diversity Fellowships for Summer 2017.
John Q. Barrett on Trump Administration Investigating Itself
“It should be law enforcement done in a high spotlight, high stakes process,” said Professor John Q. Barrett of the Trump White House's investigation into the administration's ties to Russia.
Three SJU Undergrads Receive Prestigious Gilman Scholarship
“Being exposed to different ways of life— and different outlooks on life— is very important to anyone’s development,” observed Cammi Roberts ’18Ed while discussing her Study Abroad experience.
Students Respond to St. Vincent’s Call to Service
From Rome, Italy, to Elmhurst, Queens, more than 150 College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences faculty, students, administrators, and staff celebrated St. Vincent de Paul’s feast day in a way that would make him proud.
At Career Fair, SJU Students Prepare for a “Lifetime of Success”
Jason Huang ’17TCB was one of 837 students who gathered to meet potential employers in Taffner Field House for this year’s Spring Career Fair held on February 16.
Theology Alumna Works Toward Lasting Change in Haiti
Marie C. Fouché ‘11G moved permanently to the United States from her native Haiti in 1968, but she has spent a lifetime working to give back to her home country. Most recently, she developed a program, Renesansavo in collaboration with La Coalition Pour le Relèvement de L’Anse-à-Veau (CORA), to educate Haitian youth about community sustainable development and the Catholic faith. She is a member of the Ladies of Charity at SJU and serves as the Ladies of Charity International Representative (AIC) to the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative Commission.
High School Students Earn Scholarships at St. John’s Academic Tournament
Putting their command of classroom knowledge and SJU trivia to the test, students from 11 New York City high schools competed for scholarships at the second annual College Advantage Academic Bowl, held on February 11 at the Queens, NY, campus.
Special Investigator Alumna Calls SJU Profs Her “Windows to the World” of Crime-Fighting
A typical day of work is anything but typical for Deirdre Matthews ‘12G. It might entail conducting interviews, analyzing documents, testifying in court, or executing search and arrest warrants. Matthews is a Special Investigator with the City of New York, a position she has held since 2015. She is responsible for overseeing all city agencies and anyone who does business with the city to ensure integrity. She also conducts criminal investigations of city employees regarding allegation of corruption, fraud, and official misconduct and makes policy and procedure recommendations for these agencies.
English Professor Receives Prestigious Wilson Fellowship
Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English at St. John’s University, has won a 2017 Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The fellowship is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Wilson Foundation. It helps exceptional junior faculty achieve tenure by facilitating their scholarly research and writing during the fellowship period.
Top Students Take Their Place in St. John's Freshman Class
This fall, St. John’s enrolled the largest freshman class at any Catholic college or university in the nation.