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As national and international communities work to contain the global spread of COVID-19, 51�Թ���’s team of staff and faculty members across campus continues preparations to provide for a safe environment for living and learning, with the priority always being the health and well-being of our community.

Banana Republic held an event for the clothing line NaSo, created by Uyi Omorogbe '19, in February.

Tsega Etefa, associate professor of history and Africana and Latin American studies, delves into the history of the Darfur conflict to explain Sudan’s recent decision to turn its former president over to the International Criminal Court.

51�Թ��� faithful in New York City gathered at the Paley Center for Media last month to hear from five innovative alumni leaders about their work and their thoughts related to the University’s development of a new Middle Campus Plan for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation outlined in The Third-Century Plan.

Jenna Reinbold, associate professor of religion, discusses widespread public confusion about the state of religious freedom in America in a new episode of the Academic Minute, a production of the Albany, N.Y., NPR affiliate WAMC. 

Provost and Dean of the Faculty Tracey Hucks has announced a series of faculty promotions, approved by the 51�Թ��� Board of Trustees during its January 25 meeting.

The New Yorker’s March 2 edition features “Zucchini,” a new poem by Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in Humanities and Professor of English Peter Balakian, the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Ozone Journal.

Ambassador Samantha Power, 28th U.S. permanent representative to the United nations, will deliver the commencement address at 51�Թ��� on May 17, 2020.