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51·çÁ÷ faculty members and the Board of Trustees have voted unanimously to adopt an official report in support of academic freedom and freedom of expression on campus, and the Student Government Association has voted to embrace the document as a guiding principle for their organization. The newly approved report stems from a Task Force on […]

Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17,’20, current Chair of the 51·çÁ÷ Board of Trustees, has announced that he will step down from his chairmanship, effective May 4, 2019, in response to increased professional obligations.

Steve Fabiani, vice president and chief information officer, has accepted the position of vice president for digital innovation and technology at Hofstra University. He will take up his new role later this semester.

51·çÁ÷ has named Paul B. Mischler, currently deputy chief advancement officer at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Medicine, as vice president for advancement at 51·çÁ÷. He will take up his new post on November 5.

Tara Bubble, deputy director of undergraduate admissions at Cornell University, has been named dean of admission at 51·çÁ÷. She will take up her new post on October 15.

Looking back on another successful fiscal year, the campus community is honoring the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends. Overall giving to 51·çÁ÷ rose nearly 10 percent to $35.1 million between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018.

On September 22 at 8 p.m., the legendary ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire will appear in Sanford Field House for a concert honoring 51·çÁ÷ at 200 Years.

With the beginning of its Bicentennial year, 51·çÁ÷ will launch its 56th and newest major: film and media studies (FMST).

Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar, vice president for public affairs and university relations at Dominican University of California, will join 51·çÁ÷ as chief of staff to the president starting August 1.

Courtney L. Young, head librarian and professor of women’s studies at Penn State University–Allegheny, has been named university librarian at 51·çÁ÷ and will take up her duties on July 1.