St. John’s Mourns the Loss of Jack Kaiser
A foundational figure in the history of St. John's University and American intercollegiate athletics, Jack Kaiser passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. The patriarch of the Red Storm athletic...
Elisabeth Fondren
Journalism Professor Wins Covert Award
Elisabeth Fondren, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism, Division of Mass Communication, was recently named the winner of the 38th annual Covert Award for best mass communication history published...
Law School Celebrates Commencement 2022
In August 2019, the Law School's newest J.D. students marked the start of their legal studies by posing for a group selfie with Dean Michael A. Simons at St. John's D'Angelo Center. Last Sunday, one...
St. John’s Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Create Inhalable COVID-19 Vaccine
A faculty member in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at St. John’s University recently received a $492,000 federal grant to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that will be self-administered by...
Students Recall Challenges and Triumphs during Commencement Exercises
Bright sunshine and unseasonable heat may have brought a drop of sweat to the brow, but they did nothing to dampen the spirits of graduates and their families gathered on the Great Lawn during St...
Vice Provost and Interim Chief Diversity Officer André McKenzie, Ed.D., to address St. John’s University Class of 2022
St. John’s University Vice Provost and Interim Chief Diversity Officer André McKenzie, Ed.D., will serve as the distinguished speaker and honoree at St. John’s University’s undergraduate Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 22, at 10 a.m., the University announced today.
University President Hosts Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of the 1619 Project
Nikole Hannah-Jones was a 16-year-old high school student when the seed was planted for what would lead her to become the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project– The New York Times...
Beloved Coach Returns to St. John’s University—Ready to Teach
Ed Blankmeyer, the winningest coach in the history of St. John’s Baseball and the BIG EAST has announced that he will return to the University in the fall as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the...
St. John’s University Breaks Ground on Health Sciences Center
A ceremonial groundbreaking for the construction of a Health Sciences Center at St. John’s University took place on Thursday, May 12, on the Queens, NY, campus, ushering in a new era and a planned...
Criminal Justice Majors Work with Wrongfully Convicted and Recently Freed
Jeffrey Deskovic has made it his life’s mission to overturn the cases of wrongfully convicted individuals and ease their transition to life outside prison, often after decades of incarceration.