In the History Department, you’ll use the past as a tool to understand the present moment. That means tracing today’s major themes— like nationalism, capitalism, or environmentalism— back to their...
What’s one thing prospective students/families shouldn’t miss on their tour? The third-floor tree houses in Owen D. Young Library. Studying above the distraction line helps our students focus and be...
Hamjambo! Explore the vibrant culture and histories of the second-largest continent in the world in our African studies program. You’ll draw connections to a variety of disciplines as you seize...
Our digital media and film program empowers you to think critically and creatively about the highly mediated world around you as you explore present-day society, global power structures, and representations...
Welcome to the center of academic life at St. Lawrence, where curiosities are pursued, problems are tackled, and new interests are uncovered. At St. Lawrence, you’ll explore a wide variety...
The Music Library is a departmental library that primarily houses recordings and scores. Most books about music are in the Owen D. Young Library. If you wish to request a...
At times, I feel I am a ship at sea navigating a tricky coastline. Every assignment I complete is a jagged rock narrowly avoided. Each essay a tumultuous wave forcing a change of direction. With so many obstacles, it seems unavoidable that I would eventually be overwhelmed.
St. Lawrence University’s Owen D. Young Library Special Collections received national attention in a recent Wall Street Journal article titled “The Ultimate American Summer Adventure: Exploring the Adirondacks by Canoe."
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.
During the fall of 2024, two St. Lawrence University students, Autumn Nealis ’25 and Sophia Roxo ’26, teamed up with Gallery Director Catherine Tedford and Curator of Special Collections Paul Doty to digitize and catalogue a collection of over 130 historical Adirondack photographs by Seneca Ray Stoddard housed at the Owen D. Young Library.