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Troy Record
April 27, 2018
Cohoes wrestler Reggie Poulin commits to Hofstra University. MIKE GWIZDALA - MGWIZDALA@DIGITALFIRSTMEDIA.COMCohoes senior wrestler and NYSPHSAA runner-up Reggie Poulin is all smiles after signing his National Letter of Intent to compete at Hofstra next year. By Mike GwizdalaÃâà...
The Hofstra Chronicle
April 17, 2018
The Gamma Gamma chapter of Sigma Delta Tau (SDT) at Hofstra University was temporarily suspended on March 9, 2018, due to allegations brought to Public Safety that sparked an investigation into the sorority. These allegations were brought to the attention of Public Safety by a former SDT memberÃâà...
News 12 Long Island
April 15, 2018
Teams of students from Long Island and all over the world gathered at Hofstra University Saturday to show off robots that they created in just six weeks. The school hosted the FIRST or "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology" Robotics Long Island Regional Competition. The teams haveÃâà...
Innovate Long Island
March 31, 2018
The finalists were selected by a panel of esteemed judges during the semifinal round of the annual business plan pitch-a-thon, held this week at the Hofstra University Center for Entrepreneurship's IdeaHUb, inside the university's Axinn Library. The contest, which this year will dole out a $42,000 first-placeÃâà...
WABC-TV
March 31, 2018
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Newsday
March 31, 2018
A historical debate over racism and oppression was renewed Friday on the campus of Hofstra University as dozens of students held dueling protests over whether to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson, a slaveholder and the nation's third president. Supporters and opponents of removing the statue held aÃâà...
TheGrio (blog)
March 30, 2018
Students at Hofstra University on Long Island, N.Y., are hotly debating as some protest for the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson, citing his ownership of slaves, while others are in favor of keeping it, citing the third U.S. president's historical importance. The students will converge in a planned protestÃâà...
Inside Higher Ed
March 29, 2018
Some student groups at Hofstra University plan a rally Friday to call for the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson, Newsday reported. Jefferson's ties to slavery are the rationale for those seeking to have the statue removed. They outline their views in an online petition. A counterpetition seeks to keep theÃâà...
Campus Reform
March 28, 2018
Hofstra University students are fighting back against a coalition of activist groups agitating for the school to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from campus.
TIME
March 28, 2018
In this Sept. 23, 2016 file photo taken at the Thomas Jefferson statue on the Hofstra University campus in Hempstead, N.Y., students assisting with an upcoming presidential debate pose with the statue, which some students at the school would now liked removed because Jefferson was a slave owner whoÃâà...
Newsday
March 27, 2018
And on July 1, the Emmy Award-winning NBC News executive will add the job of dean of Hofstra University's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication to his resume. The Westchester County resident's appointment was announced Tuesday by Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz, who said in a newsÃâà...
News 12 Long Island
March 27, 2018
A group of students wants a statue of Thomas Jefferson removed from campus at Hofstra University. The Founding Father owned about 200 slaves, and the students say that means his likeness should be removed from the entrance to the school's student center. "Slavery and rape and eugenics cannot beÃâà...
Campus Reform
March 26, 2018
Students at Hofstra University are demanding the removal of a Thomas Jefferson statue from campus because Jefferson owned slaves and has been "embraced as an icon" by white supremacists.
WTOP
March 21, 2018
If Weinstein does get charged criminally, “it's going to look like they bowed to pressure,” even if their case is solid, said Ellen Yaroshefsky, a legal ethics professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. “This smacks of pure politics in a primary election season,” Yaroshefsky said, notingÃâà...
The Hofstra Chronicle
March 21, 2018
Hofstra's Vice President of Student Affairs W. Houston Dougharty also attended the event. He applauded the students' efforts in assembling and organizing a platform to talk about such an important topic. “A university campus should be a marketplace for ideas,” Dougharty said. “It should be a place whereÃâà...
The Hofstra Chronicle
March 21, 2018
Former F.B.I agent and criminal profiler James R. Fitzgerald joined Hofstra University at a fully occupied Guthart Cultural Center Theater on Thursday afternoon for a talk on his life and involvement in the Unabomber case. He discussed his career and provided a condensed briefing on the Unabomber case,Ãâà...
The Island Now (blog)
March 20, 2018
Simply because Hofstra alumnus Richard Marks (I am proud to note that he was my student) proposed our university as the regional center when he was a beginning teacher. Early on, the program was modest (a few schools, 50 students); almost all the event judges were members of the Hofstra HistoryÃâà...
Long Island Press
March 14, 2018
Hundreds of attendees are expected to turn out for The International Women's Conference for a thought-provoking day of networking, learning and showcasing products at Hofstra University this weekend. The lineup of 11 speakers range in backgrounds from business to entertainment, including recordingÃâà...
So Md News
March 8, 2018
There's no doubt St. Mary's Ryken High School senior JaKayla Brown has lofty aspirations after recently signing her national letter of Intent to play women's basketball at Hofstra University. “I want to start my freshman year, get [Colonial Athletic Association] rookie of the year, and all-conference mentions,”Ãâà...
The Hofstra Chronicle
March 6, 2018
It is long past time we acknowledged that, in spite of Hofstra's already exorbitant price tag, you are actively dedicated to cheating your students and capitalizing on their basic needs. Hofstra University has consistently skimped on providing necessary student services whenever and wherever it can in orderÃâà...
East Rockaway Herald
February 28, 2018
Please contact Jim Sheehan, Senior Sports Information Director at Hofstra University, for media credentials at (516) 463-6764. Here is the 2018 EIWA Championships preview, written by EIWA Sports Information Director John Aadland. The nation's oldest college wrestling tournament convenes for the firstÃâà...
liherald.com
February 27, 2018
Please contact Jim Sheehan, Senior Sports Information Director at Hofstra University, for media credentials at (516) 463-6764. Here is the 2018 EIWA Championships preview, written by EIWA Sports Information Director John Aadland. The nation's oldest college wrestling tournament convenes for the firstÃâà...
Newsday
February 16, 2018
A truck hit a pedestrian bridge over Hempstead Turnpike at Hofstra University Friday morning, officials said. There were no reported injuries in the crash, which occurred at 8:18 a.m. just west of California Avenue on the border between Hempstead and Uniondale, Nassau County police said. The bridgeÃâà...
framinghamsource.com
March 19, 2014
... NY – Gina Ray of Framingham achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Fall 2017 semester, earning a spot on the Provost's List at Hofstra University. *** ... Community Service Honor Roll, and the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates, Hofstra University is a dynamic community ofÃâà...
LifeZette
December 31, 1999
The anti-Jefferson students demanded to be able to record any future meeting they have with administrators and complained about the president's allotment of only three minutes per speaker, said the Daily Caller. LifeZette reached out to Hofstra University but did not receive a response by publication time.
HPU Panthers
December 31, 1999
High Point at Hofstra Date/Time: April 26 | 7 p.m.. Place: Hempstead, N.Y. | Shuart Stadium All-Time Series: First meeting. Live Video: Click here. Live Stats: Click here. HIGH POINT, N.C.—The No. 17/19 High Point University women's lacrosse team concludes the regular season Thursday night (April 26) atÃâà...
Campus Reform
December 31, 1999
A Thomas Jefferson statue at Hofstra University has been repeatedly vandalized in the wake of dueling student demonstrations over whether it should be removed from campus. On April 2, students protested for and against the removal of the statue outside the Hofstra student center. Some students held theÃâà...
The Daily Pennsylvanian
December 31, 1999
Students at Hofstra University are demanding the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson because of his ties to slavery. A petition calling on administrators to remove the statue has collected over 1,100 signatures. The statue, placed at the front entrance of Hofstra's Student Center, has been under fireÃâà...
Newsday
December 31, 1999
Hofstra University is hosting a healthcare entrepreneurship competition with $25,000 in prize money for business ideas that improve healthcare in metropolitan area communities. The Healthcare Entrepreneurship Community Challenge is accepting proposals for products and services that strengthen theÃâà...
HamletHub
December 31, 1999
Music education major, Andrea Stock, a senior at Hofstra University, performed a vocal recital on Saturday, April 7, at The Helene Fortunoff Theater. Featured artists included vocalist Karen Fernandez '18, percussionists Connor Martin '18 and Dylan Newshan '18, violinist Paula Chirinos '20, clarinetist KyleÃâà...
