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  Sarah Silkey, professor of history and social economic justice at Lycoming College of Pennsylvania, shared her research about the life of American civil rights advocate and investigative journalist Ida B. Wells at Mount Saint Mary College on Thursday…

In honor of Black History Month, the Mount Saint Mary College community experienced Black joy through art, music, poetry, history, sports, and more on Wednesday, February 8. The college’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the Kaplan…

Left to right: Joshua Keizer of Beacon, N.Y.; and Grace Vazquez, coordinator of CSTEP; Kelsey Cueto of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; Yonara Espinal of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Dianna Gonzalez of Newburgh, N.Y.; Victoria Lopez of Mahopac, N.Y.; Ingrid Taveras, director…

More than a dozen members of the Mount Saint Mary College community made presentations at the Dominican Higher Education Colloquium, held virtually from June 8 to 10.  The colloquium was coordinated by the Dominican Higher Education Council and the Mount's…

Mount Saint Mary College is proud to announce that Jenifer Lee-Gonyea, professor of Criminology, has been named assistant vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Chief Diversity Officer. She will begin the position on July 1, in…

Mount Saint Mary College's Investigating Research on Campus (iROC) series has explored a wide variety of topics this fall, from examining business sustainability to delving into the lesser known works of Edith Wharton. R. Scott Russell, assistant professor…

Fr. Anthony Alaba Akinwale, OP, professor of Theology and Vice Chancellor at the Dominican University in Ibadan, Nigeria, recently presented "Addressing Racial Discrimination: What our Dominican Tradition Can Contribute," to Mount Saint Mary College students…

Through the combined efforts of Mount Saint Mary College's Dominican Scholars of Hope and the Writing Center, the Mount community gathered virtually to reflect on the sin of racism and discover ways to cultivate unity. "Visio Divina and Reconciling Race:…

Kevin Gannon, director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, recently discussed the roots of racism and how to combat it during a series of talks at Mount Saint…

Like many professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hanna Sheppard of Brookhaven, N.Y. wakes up each morning and goes to work virtually – in her case, as a Client Services associate for Morgan Stanley.   But Sheppard, a 2016 graduate of Mount Saint…