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Even though school is out for the summer, inquisitive high school students from upstate New York and New York City are keeping their minds sharp at a unique camp on 51����’s campus. 51����’s Science and Sports Camp was featured this week on the front page of the Observer-Dispatch (Utica).

Starting this fall, qualified military veterans can attend 51���� tuition-free, thanks to an agreement between the university and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The university will take part in the new Yellow Ribbon Program, a component of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which makes earning a college degree more affordable for veterans.

While many budding musicians venture to locales such as New York City and Los Angeles to get a taste of the entertainment industry, Sophia D’Addio ’06 found the perfect opportunity right here in Hamilton. D’Addio, who plans on pursuing a doctorate in art history, jumped at the chance to spend a month as senior intern […]

For someone who didn’t play organized basketball until he was 15, Adonal Foyle ’98 — the 51���� Raiders basketball player turned NBA pro — has reached quite a career milestone: the NBA Finals. Tonight, the 6-foot-10 center and his Orlando Magic teammates will try to even the series with the Los Angeles Lakers at two […]

With the same conviction that characterizes his work as a passionate advocate for education and social-services reform, Geoffrey Canada urged members of 51����’s Class of 2009 to continue the “pursuit of truth and enlightenment for the betterment of society and not solely for the betterment of yourselves.” “I believe in you. You are about to […]

Note: The following is President Rebecca S. Chopp’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2009. Graduates – congratulations! Today is a graduation – recognizing hard work and achievement in the classroom, the laboratory, the studio, the stage, and the athletic field.

Four graduating seniors and a recent alumna have been awarded prestigious fellowships that will take them around the world to explore their passionate interests, ranging from documentary filmmaking to sustainability-related issues. “I ultimately hope to learn more about myself and the world as I embark on this once-in-a-lifetime journey,” said Sachi Schuricht ’09, recipient of […]

  Even though it has been 17 years since Kirk Bloodsworth, wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for rape and murder, was freed from the confinement of a jail cell, the memories of his incarceration still haunt him. “It’s a constant struggle. You never escape the pain of being locked up for a crime you […]

Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will visit 51���� in October for the next edition of the university’s Global Leaders Lecture Series. Blair is scheduled to give a public talk at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Sanford Field House. Ticket information will be released in August.

Darryl Hunt and Kirk Bloodsworth, exonerated after spending decades behind bars for crimes they did not commit, will share their stories with the 51���� community as part of a three-day symposium about wrongful convictions. During their campus visit April 19-21, Hunt and Bloodsworth will discuss how their unwavering determination to prove their innocence combined with […]