By GREGORY ZELLER // Two leading Long Island universities are spending their summer vacations upping their computer-science game. The summer months might not be known for educational innovations, but don’t…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale State College has its first-ever Distinguished Professor. Department of History, Politics and Geography Professor Robert Saunders has been awarded the prestigious rank by the State…
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies has bid farewell to its founding dean and welcomed a rising star. Registered Nurse Kathleen Gallo,…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Suffolk County Community College has officially opened its Renewable Energy STEM Center, with a host of scientific disciplines and innovative workforce-development initiatives in play. Dedicated to…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another excellent Long Island college is stepping up to “university” status. Following Rockville Centre-based Molloy University and Patchogue-based St. Joseph’s University – which earned their stripes…
By GREGORY ZELLER // A large U.S. Department of Education grant will supersize SUNY Old Westbury’s Panther Pantry – and open compassionate doors to a wider community in need. The…
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most dynamic museums is partnering with some of rock ‘n’ roll’s biggest names to promote music education throughout this region and beyond….
By GREGORY ZELLER // A stronghold of higher-ed science is sharing its genius with Long Island’s littlest learners, with the help of some educational masters. A dozen representatives of the…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Greater New York’s only veterinary-medicine college program is in beast mode. Virtually, at least: On Friday, Long Island University formally introduced its hands-on Veterinary Medicine Learning…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nassau Community College has collected one of Long Island’s first wins from a proposed Uniondale casino. The multibillion-dollar hotel-casino pitched by Las Vegas Sands for the…
By GREGORY ZELLER // A state-of-the-art computer center will open at Farmingdale State College by 2025 – almost a full decade after the SUNY school began lobbying for such a…
By GREGORY ZELLER // A highly caffeinated Farmingdale State College sponsorship will add rocket fuel to Rocket League and fresh dash to Super Smash Bros. Hauppauge-based G FUEL, a circa-2008…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Add another Nobel Prize laureate to Stony Brook University’s impressive roster. The co-flagship institution of the State University of New York system has recruited world-renowned experimental…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island higher-education forces have combined once again, creating new opportunities for would-be social workers. Adelphi University has partnered with Suffolk County Community College to expand…
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Syosset-based civil rights organization is blasting “unequal resources” in Long Island school districts with different racial makeups – predictably, shortchanging districts with predominantly non-White populations….