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St. Lawrence Elects New Member to Board of Trustees
St. Lawrence University’s Board of Trustees has elected Timothy J. Simpson, Class of 1980, for a six-year term beginning July 1.
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Students Awarded Davis UWC Projects for Peace
Two St. Lawrence University students have been selected to receive funding this summer for their Davis UWC Projects for Peace 2016 proposals.
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Recent Alumna Awarded Fulbright to Teach in Kenya
A recent St. Lawrence University graduate and Kenya Semester Program participant has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant, allowing her to teach in Kenya.
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Endowment Gift to Name Professorship in Government
St. Lawrence University received an extraordinary gift from a loyal Laurentian couple with the purpose of endowing a permanent teaching position in the Department of Government. Michael Ranger ’80 and his wife, Virginia, have established the Michael W. Ranger ’80 and Virginia R. Ranger P’17 Professorship in Government.
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Major Gift Will Endow Professorship in Psychology
An extraordinarily generous gift from a loyal Laurentian will endow a permanent teaching position by honoring longtime psychology professor James R. Wallace for his 40-year impact on students, children and teachers.
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First Person: How Chocolate Milk Changed My Life
JAKE ST. PIERREWhen people ask me why I picked St. Lawrence University, I look them dead in the eye, smile, and don’t miss a beat. “I came for the chocolate milk and stayed for the people.” This usually elicits some...
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Donation Leads to Renovation of Historic Herring Library
Two years after Cole Reading Room was renovated into a quiet study space with attention paid to restoring the original woodwork, the second half of St. Lawrence University’s historic Herring-Cole Hall will receive renovations of its own, thanks to a generous donation last month by a Laurentian couple.
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Llorente Named as Associate Dean of CIIS
St. Lawrence University has announced that Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Marina Llorente will become the next Associate Dean for International and Intercultural Education.
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Grant Awarded For Student-Faculty Research in South Africa
In October 2015, students rallied outside government buildings across South Africa against proposed hikes in university fees. Earlier that year, using the social media hashtags #FeesMustFall and #RhodesMustFall, students protested against the statue of industrialist Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town, which had become a symbol of that nation’s colonial past and racial oppression.
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Kirk and Anne Douglas Further Endow Scholarship Fund
Film legend and author Kirk Douglas ‘39 and his wife, Anne, will give $2 million to St. Lawrence University to further endow student scholarships and maintain operation of the residence hall named after Douglas. Through the Douglas Foundation, the couple has donated a total of $7 million to the University since 2012.
