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James Finn Cotters sons and daughter (front row, left to right: Jim, Anne, and John Cotter) attended the memorial service at the Mount and discussed the impact their father had on them and the surrounding community.    Members of the Mount Saint Mary…

Mount Saint Mary College will honor the life and legacy of longtime professor James Finn Cotter on Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. Cotter passed away on January 8, 2022, at the age of 92.  The event will celebrate Cotter’s life and accomplishments with readings…

The cast and crew of Hope Stories at Mount Saint Mary College, left to right: Tod Weaver of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Kylie Dragonetti of Massapequa, N.Y.; Jessica Romaniello of Waterbury, Conn.; Sierra Caban of Beacon, N.Y.; Jennifer Bready, professor of Mathematics…

COVID-19 ushered in a new era of online teaching, and as many colleges and universities continue to use these mixed-modality models, professors must find “a unified hybrid teaching identity,” explained Victor Azuaje, professor of Hispanic Studies at Mount…

Mount Saint Mary College will present “Ethical and Spiritual Considerations in Caring for the Dying,” a talk by guest speaker Fr. Basil Cole, OP, on Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public and will take place in the Dominican…

For Olivia Valdes of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., heading back to college at the age of 27 enabled her to pursue an exciting new career as an educator. “Going to the Mount to pursue an English degree, without a doubt, has been one of the best decisions I’ve made…

Victor Azuaje, professor of Hispanic Studies at Mount Saint Mary College, will continue this semester's Investigating Research on Campus (iROC) series with "Hybrid Teaching is Not a Limbo nor a Multiverse: Engaging Students by Building a Hybrid Teaching…

Charles Zola, director of Mount Saint Mary College's Catholic and Dominican Institute, assistant to the President for Mission Integration, and associate professor of Philosophy, presented "Faith and Reason in American Higher Education" on Monday, March…

Charles Zola, director of Mount Saint Mary College's Catholic and Dominican Institute, assistant to the President for Mission Integration, and associate professor of Philosophy, will continue this semester's Investigating Research on Campus (iROC) series…

Sarah Maple, assistant professor of Religious Studies at Mount Saint Mary College, recently presented "Imagination, Intuition, and the Beautiful," part of the college's Investigating Research on Campus (iROC) series. Elizabeth Anscombe was a 20th-century…