Through Words and Sketches, LGBTQIA+ Artist Details a Life of Struggle for Acceptance
For decades, artist Linda Stein lived in fear of revealing her sexual identity in a society where many considered this truth of her existence to be a mental illness. She found escape through art and...
In-Person Relay For Life a Spectacular Success
After two years of being held virtually, the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life made a bold return on April 22 to St. John’s Carnesecca Arena, as 634 members of the University community walked...
Vincentian Chair Lecturer Discusses Hope in the Midst of “Apocalypse”
Third World populations, many of which emit zero carbon, consistently suffer as a result of the harmful effects of climate change resulting from the careless practices of First World nations. That was...
St. John’s University Welcomes Incoming President’s Society Members
Membership in the President’s Society is the highest honor a St. John’s University student can achieve. As student ambassadors, who support Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., President of St. John’s, at...
Ahoy! Intern Gains Real-World Experience Aboard Yacht
When Kate Smith, an International Hospitality Management major in The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies, graduates in May with her master’s degree, she will include an...
Remembering UH Law Professor Michael Olivas
The St. John’s Law faculty joins the larger community of U.S. and international legal educators, scholars, and practitioners in mourning the death of University of Houston Law Center Professor...
St. John’s Tutoring Program Offers Students Valuable Academic Assistance
Charles C. Pizzo ’96CBA, ’99MBA, ’06PD, ’10Ed.D., Director of the University Learning Commons (ULC) and Associate Director of the University Freshman Center, likens St. John’s University tutors to...
Biblical Scholar and St. John’s Theology Professor Discusses New Book
Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, helped fuel the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Italian explorer Christopher Columbus cited the book to justify his actions, believing it would...
Christmas Business Competition Returns to Live Action in 2022
After two years of operating virtually, the annual James and Eileen Christmas Business Plan Competition and Pitch Event returned to a live format on April 7, with 80 spectators in attendance. This...
St. John’s Rolls out First In-Person Accepted Student Day since 2019
For the first time since the start of the pandemic two years ago, more than 1,600 prospective students set foot on St. John’s campus in Queens, NY, on Saturday, April 9, for Accepted Student Day to celebrate their admittance to the University for the Fall 2022 semester.