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�鶹��Ʒ wide receiver Chris Looney capped an amazing senior season by being named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Football Team. Looney was selected for first-team honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It is �鶹��Ʒ’s first Academic All-America recipient since John Frieser in 2003.

Novels — good novels — can serve as windows to new worlds. A shared discussion of these novels enriches that exploration, and that is what alumni, parents, and friends said the �鶹��Ʒ LW Online program did this past semester. Nearly 200 people participated in the distance-learning program, which is an extension of a course for […]

“The scenic campus of �鶹��Ʒ in upstate New York is enjoying more than a fresh coat of paint these days.” So says the lead paragraph in a story from the Associated Press, headlined “Should Colleges Worry Over Plan to Cap Deductions?” �鶹��Ʒ’s Murray Decock ’80, vice president of institutional advancement, provided a strong counterpoint […]

It is not business as usual for two �鶹��Ʒ alumni — Stephen B. Burke ’80 and Daniel B. Hurwitz ‘86 — who were recognized for their roles as top executives. Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, was listed third on Fortune’s annual Businessperson of the Year ranking. He shared that spot with Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast. […]

If you are a foodie, then you know Zagat. If you are a �鶹��Ʒ alumnus, you know Slices (a k a New York Pizzeria), a longtime favorite eatery in the village of Hamilton. The two worlds combined this week when Zagat highighted Slices as one of the “10 pizza joints in the U.S. that are […]

There was a good-natured sibling rivalry on display at center court before the game and some competitive flashes on the court during the women’s basketball game between the �鶹��Ʒ Raiders and Connecticut Huskies on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn. �鶹��Ʒ President Jeffrey Herbst and his sister, Susan Herbst, who is president of the University […]

Experts from the �鶹��Ʒ Office of Admission hosted a livestream Q&A session Tuesday night, answering questions ranging from the importance of extra curricular activities to the intricacies of financial aid for prospective students and parents. A recording of the live session can be found on Youtube.

The �鶹��Ʒ volleyball team, the 2012 Patriot League champions, will be heading to Austin, Texas, to play No. 3 Texas  at 7 p.m. Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) released its 2010-2011 Open Doors data yesterday, and once again, �鶹��Ʒ appeared near the top of two lists for the number of students studying abroad. This news is important as President Jeffrey Herbst has placed a high priority on broadening the global awareness and experience of students and faculty since joining […]

Four �鶹��Ʒ alumni told students recently that a liberal arts education gave them the skills to work at Google, one of the most coveted employers on the planet. While some may assume all Google employees are computer science experts, alumni working on the business and sales side say they were able to land their jobs […]