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Diverse Faiths Focus on Shared Humanity at Interfaith Dialogue
The convergence of the Christian season of Lent and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, coupled with the coming Jewish celebration of Passover, was the ideal inspiration for discussing interfaith values at St. John’s University.
St. John’s Professor Awarded Prestigious Grant to Study South Asian Enclaves in Queens
Shahla Hussain, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a prestigious Presidential Grant by the Russell Sage Foundation (RSF), co-funded with the Carnegie Corporation of New York, that will allow her to create an oral history project about the South Asian immigrant community in Queens, NY.
Pilgrimage to Rome Helps Catholic Scholars Grow in Faith
A recent pilgrimage to the seat of the Roman Catholic faith brought members of St. John’s University’s Catholic Scholars program closer to God and each other. Six Catholic Scholars—four from the...
Physics Minor Earns First-Place Poster Award at National Conference
A St. John’s University student who minors in Physics recently won a top prize at a poster competition held during the 2023 National Society of Black Physicists Conference at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN.
Alumnus’ Endowment to Support Chemistry Instrument Acquisitions
A new endowment established in memory of James G. Connery ’67Ph.D. will enable current and future generations of St. John’s University students to have the most up-to-date research equipment available for their chemistry and biochemistry research.
New Student Convocation Offers Inspiring Message to Incoming Students
The convocation is a symbolic rite of passage for incoming first-year and transfer students that heralds their entrance into college life with an enthusiastic welcome reminiscent of their eventual Commencement in four years.
Professor Honored with Career Achievement Award from American Psychological Association
Her four-decade career has included significant professional recognition, but few honors meant more to Beverly Greene, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, than the Lifetime Career Achievement Award bestowed on her recently by the American Psychological Association (APA).
D’Angelo Lecture Highlights Divisive Times for the United States
“I’ve never lived in angrier times than right now.” That was the observation made by Owen Flanagan, Ph.D., the 2023 Peter P. and Margaret A. D’Angelo Chair in the Humanities at St. John’s University, during the annual lecture held on April 3 in the D’Angelo Center on the Queens, NY, campus.
History Major Selected as St. John’s University’s First Henry Luce Foundation Scholar
Senior Reem Nemmassi has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Luce Scholars Program. This nationally competitive fellowship is awarded annually to 18 graduating seniors and young alumni...
Student Curators Produce Virtual Art Exhibit on Victorian Photographer
Student curators recently hosted a live, walk-through tour of a virtual art exhibition they created on the website of St. John’s University’s Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery . The exhibit marks the...