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Mount Saint Mary College is offering a virtual Open House for all interested students on December 6 from 10 a.m. to noon, with optional morning and afternoon tracks as well.   The free event will take place via Zoom. You can register at www.msmc.edu/OpenHouse…

Local artist Manny Ofori recently discussed his techniques, inspirations, and career highlights during a virtual classroom visit to the students of Mount Saint Mary College.  Ofori, a hybrid artist, was a guest speaker in Mount instructor Anna Adler…

Mount Saint Mary College’s Dominican Scholars of Hope (DSH) recently continued their mission of service by donating $500 to the Academia San José in Puerto Rico, a fellow Dominican school.  Mount Criminology major Kim Uszacki of Staten Island, N.Y.,…

It’s an election year and political cartoons online and in newspapers are in full swing. But what makes these kinds of cartoons so popular and effective?  Eric Langstedt, associate professor of Communications at Mount Saint Mary College, examined this…

When students arrived at Mount Saint Mary College in August, they were greeted by a multitude of upgrades and renovations made over the summer.  While staff and faculty were preparing for the students’ return and implementing new health protocols for…

Author, poet, and educator James Finn Cotter, the longest-serving professor at Mount Saint Mary College, will be retiring from teaching at the college on Friday, August 7, after 57 years of dedication and outstanding service. In recognition of his contributions…

Local artists Rita Leduc and Vernon M. Byron recently discussed their techniques, inspirations, and career highlights during two virtual classroom visits to the students of Mount Saint Mary College. The pair were guest speakers in Art History instructor…

Jane Gangi, professor of Education at Mount Saint Mary College, discusses banned literature at the Banned Books Symposium. To her left are Kate Sprague-Hicks, middle school librarian at Arlington Central School, and Marie-Therese Sulit, an associate professor…

Mount students happy to serve, left to right: Victoria Veloz-Vicioso of Englewood, N.J.; Alicia Santiago of Endicott, N.Y.; Angelica Rolka of Poland, N.Y.; Molly Jensen of Bayport, N.Y; and Brother Peter, a Franciscan friar. For Mount Saint Mary College…

Patrons of Mount Saint Mary College’s CMA Gallery view the art of Rita Leduc during the opening reception of “Interconnected,” featuring the works of Leduc and Lynn McCarty. Mount Saint Mary College’s CMA Gallery recently kicked off its newest exhibition…