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Hofstra University's primary mission is to provide a quality education to its students in an environment that encourages, nurtures, and supports learning. At Hofstra, new ideas take shape through collaboration, engagement, and interaction. Hofstra students create their success with small classes and dedicated faculty, alongside a beautiful campus, plus all the opportunities of New York City within easy reach.

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Hofstra University's primary mission is to provide a quality education to its students in an environment that encourages, nurtures, and supports learning. At Hofstra, new ideas take shape through collaboration, engagement, and interaction. Hofstra students create their success with small classes and dedicated faculty, alongside a beautiful campus, plus all the opportunities of New York City within easy reach.

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Hofstra University recently inducted 49 students into its chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Hofstra University Inducts Students Into Phi Beta Kappa

The Omega of New York Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Hofstra University welcomed 49 new members from the Classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028 at an induction ceremony on May 13, 2026.
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Hofstra Doctoral Student Awarded the Prestigious Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship for Mental Health Research in Ghana

A doctoral student in Hofstra's School-Community PsyD program is the first at the University to be awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health. The fellowship will take Gladys Adusei of the Bronx, New York, to the West African country of Ghana, for six to nine months beginning this August 2026, where will explore how school-based mental health programs can serve as a public health strategy to support the emotional and psychological well-being of children and adolescents.
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Scholarship - May 27

Adrian Chen Awarded National AHA Scholarships For Heart Research

The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell is proud to announce that Adrian Chen, a dedicated medical student, has been awarded both the American Heart Association's (AHA) Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke and the prestigious Howard S. Silverman Scholar Award, which recognizes Chen as the top-scoring applicant nationally in a highly competitive field of aspiring physician-scientists. These honors provide Chen with a total of $3,000 to support his research into giant cell myocarditis (GCM), a rare and often fatal inflammatory heart disease.
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Enrollment - May 22
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra Student Photographer Celebrates His Own Win on the Basketball Court'.

Hofstra Student Photographer Celebrates His Own Win on the Basketball Court

Hofstra journalism major Joe Orovitz '27, who frequently covers Hofstra Men's Basketball for the Office of Marketing and Communications (Marcomm), is making a name for himself behind the lens. His photo of the team celebrating last week's historic CAA Tournament win over Monmouth was splashed on the back page of Newsday on March 11. Orovitz's photos have been featured throughout Newsday's coverage and in media outlets nationwide. Now Orovitz is heading to Tampa with the team as it makes its first NCAA Championship appearance in 25 years to face Alabama this Friday, March 20, at Benchmark International Arena.
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Achievement (Other) - Mar 18
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Students Explore Engineering Across Disciplines at Brookhaven National Laboratory Mini-Semester

Trading winter break downtime for soldering irons, microcontrollers, and interdisciplinary collaboration, two Hofstra mechanical engineering students spent their January inside one of the nation's leading research laboratories, gaining practical experience that sharpened their career focus and expanded their professional horizons.
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Experiential Learning - Feb 16
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra in Silicon Valley Program '.

Hofstra in Silicon Valley Program

From Silicon Valley boardrooms to behind-the-scenes conversations with tech leaders, computer science and engineering students from Hofstra University's Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science spent winter break exploring how innovation, talent, and ambition converge in northern California. Students met with engineers, project managers, and senior leaders at companies such as Meta, Google, CrowdStrike, Apple, and Oracle, while experiencing the region's broader innovation ecosystem at the seventh annual Hofstra in Silicon Valley program.
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Experiential Learning - Feb 16

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2025 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to release the fall 2025 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Provost's List - Jan 14

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2025 Dean's List Students

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the fall 2025 Dean's List for their outstanding academic achievements. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean's List.
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Dean's List - Jan 14
Representation of the achievement named 'Zucker School of Medicine Student Shines at GSA with Award-Winning Geriatric Research'.

Zucker School of Medicine Student Shines at GSA with Award-Winning Geriatric Research

Justin W. Lam, a second-year medical student at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, was recognized for his geriatrics research at the 2025 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting held in Boston. Lam received both the Emerging Scholar Poster Award (ESPO) and the TJ McCallum Memorial Student Travel Award for outstanding research in technology and aging, titled "Privacy, Proficiency, and the Promise of Wearables: Insights from Focus Groups with Older Adults."
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Enrollment - Feb 4
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra Engineering Students Earn National Recognition in Prestigious NIH Biomedical Design Challenge'.

Hofstra Engineering Students Earn National Recognition in Prestigious NIH Biomedical Design Challenge

A team of Hofstra engineering students from the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science earned an honorable mention and a $1,000 prize in the 2025 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge, sponsored by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell.
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Academic competition - 2025 Oct 30
Representation of the achievement named 'Marketing Students Partner with Pride Pantry to Promote Campus Food Security'.

Marketing Students Partner with Pride Pantry to Promote Campus Food Security

At the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, students enrolled in the Advertising Management course are learning firsthand how strategic communication can create positive change by designing marketing campaigns for Hofstra's Pride Pantry, an on-campus resource that helps students facing food insecurity. The project challenges students to apply classroom concepts in a practical way, creating campaigns that both raise awareness of the Pride Pantry and help reduce the stigma often associated with seeking assistance.
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Experiential Learning - 2025 Oct 20
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra Student Wins U.S. State Department Language Scholarship'.

Hofstra Student Wins U.S. State Department Language Scholarship

Bryanna Sykes, a dance and English major at Hofstra, was recently awarded the highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Spark, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The CLS Spark program provides American undergraduate students with immersive online language instruction in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Russian, led by native speakers at international host institutions.
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Scholarship - 2025 Oct 16
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra Students Support Special Olympics Athletes Through FUNfitness Event'.

Hofstra Students Support Special Olympics Athletes Through FUNfitness Event

Hofstra School of Health Sciences students from the Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Exercise Physiology programs volunteered their time and expertise at the Special Olympics New York FUNfitness event last month, working side by side with clinical staff from Northwell Health. Under the direction of Anna Len, assistant professor of physical therapy, student teams conducted flexibility, strength, balance, and mobility screenings for athletes; provided individualized wellness and at-home exercise recommendations; and offered education and encouragement throughout the day.
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Community Service - 2025 Oct 14

Hofstra Student on FOX's New Game Show 99 to Beat

When Hofstra senior Richie Castronova boarded a plane to London last spring, he had no idea he would soon be competing for a $1 million prize on national television. Castronova '26, a TV and business major in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, starred on FOX's new game show 99 to Beat alongside his sister. While participating in the Hofstra LA semester program, Castronova advanced through multiple rounds of interviews and screenings before officially being cast in May 2025. Filmed in London over the summer, 99 to Beat premiered this fall on FOX.
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Achievement (Other) - 2025 Oct 14

Nursing Undergraduate Pinning Ceremony

The Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies (SONPA) honored the Undergraduate Nursing Class of 2027 during its pinning ceremony on September 29 in the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center Theater. The event marked a symbolic rite of passage as students transition from classroom study to clinical practice.
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Academic Excellence - 2025 Oct 2
Representation of the achievement named 'Experiential Learning Bridges Cultures in Eswatini'.

Experiential Learning Bridges Cultures in Eswatini

Two Hofstra civil engineering students from the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science spent their summer in Eswatini, a small country in Southern Africa, where they helped build a pedestrian bridge, alongside students from other universities, as part of the international nonprofit Engineers in Action (EIA). The project, supported through the DeMatteis OverSEAS program, provided students with hands-on experience addressing infrastructure challenges in a resource-limited setting while engaging with the local community.
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Community Service - 2025 Sep 18
Representation of the achievement named 'Undergraduates Drive Innovation at the Ninth Annual ASPiRe Symposium'.

Undergraduates Drive Innovation at the Ninth Annual ASPiRe Symposium

The DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science celebrated innovation and student achievement at the Advanced Summer Program in Research (ASPiRe) Symposium, held August 26 at the Science & Innovation Center. This year's event featured 30 students presenting their summer research in fields spanning bioengineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, and artificial intelligence (AI), among others, many in collaboration with faculty mentors and some with researchers from the Feinstein Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine.
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Achievement (Other) - 2025 Sep 4
Representation of the achievement named 'White Coat Ceremony Marks Milestone for Doctoral Nursing Students'.

White Coat Ceremony Marks Milestone for Doctoral Nursing Students

Doctoral students in the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies (SONPA) celebrated a pivotal moment at the annual White Coat Ceremony on August 27 at Hofstra University's John Cranford Adams Playhouse.
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Milestone Badge - 2025 Sep 2

PA Students Gain Service-Learning Experience Delivering Care in Guatemala

This summer, Physician Assistant (PA) students from the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies (SONPA) embarked on a service-learning trip to Guatemala with Global Medical Brigades, gaining invaluable experience while making a lasting impact in underserved communities.
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Community Service - 2025 Sep 2

Hofstra Grad Student Awarded Environmental Scholarship

The South Shore Audubon Society (SSAS) awarded the Jay Koolpix Environmental Scholarship to Hofstra alumnus Benjamin Izaguirre Cortez '22, an environmental scientist who completed his undergraduate studies in sustainability and is now pursuing a master's at the University in the same field.
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Scholarship - 2025 Jul 2
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra Students Present Environmental Hazard Research'.

Hofstra Students Present Environmental Hazard Research

Hofstra students joined Dr. Antonios Marsellos, associate professor in the Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability, at the 32nd Annual Conference on Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York (LIG) this spring at Stony Brook University. Marsellos, an expert in environmental hazards, has participated in the LIG for seven years and has coauthored more than 50 publications with Hofstra students over the past nine years.
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Research / Grant - 2025 Jul 24
Representation of the achievement named 'Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon Welcomes New Students'.

Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon Welcomes New Students

A group of six Hofstra University students were inducted into the Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), the international honor society for geography students.
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Honor Society - 2025 Jun 23
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2025 Provost's List Students'.

Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2025 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to release the spring 2025 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Provost's List - 2025 Jun 17
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2025 Dean's List Students'.

Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2025 Dean's List Students

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the spring 2025 Dean's List for their outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean's List.
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Dean's List - 2025 Jun 17
Representation of the achievement named 'A Red Carpet Experience for Students at the Cannes Film Festival'.

A Red Carpet Experience for Students at the Cannes Film Festival

Leah Boisvert '26, Lilly Knappe '27, and Sophia Marciano '26, students in Hofstra University's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, participated in the AmPav Worldwide Student Program at the 78th Annual Cannes International Film Festival, May 13-24. The American Pavilion (AmPav) is the hospitality and communications hub for the thousands of Americans attending Cannes, one of the world's largest and most glamorous film festivals.
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Work Experience - 2025 Jun 5

Hofstra Student from Felton Awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

The U.S. Department of State has awarded Hofstra University student MeiLi Haan '26 the competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Haan, a double major in sustainability and music business, is applying the award to a program that will allow her to study both disciplines at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland this fall.
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Academic Award - 2025 May 27

2025 Firestone Fellowships Awarded

Dylan Budhu and Craig Mannino, both Class of 2026 and students in Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS) and Rabinowitz Honors College, have been named the recipients of the 2025 Firestone Fellowship, an annual award that provides students with opportunities to conduct summer research in their academic discipline, under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
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Research / Grant - 2025 May 21
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra University Inducts Students Into Phi Beta Kappa'.

Hofstra University Inducts Students Into Phi Beta Kappa

Hofstra University inducted 68 students into its chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Phi Beta Kappa is considered an emblem of high achievement and strong potential. The society celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America's leading colleges and universities.
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Honors Program - 2025 May 19
Representation of the achievement named '2025 Hofstra Undergraduate Library Research Award'.

2025 Hofstra Undergraduate Library Research Award

Established in 1997 by Hofstra's Axinn Library faculty, this award recognizes and rewards excellence in research and writing by graduating seniors.
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Academic Award - 2025 May 19
Representation of the achievement named 'Hofstra Engineering Students Recreate Museum Artifact for Inclusive Art Exhibit'.

Hofstra Engineering Students Recreate Museum Artifact for Inclusive Art Exhibit

Two mechanical engineering students from the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science recreated a historic artifact for the Hofstra University Museum of Art's EVERY Body, EVERY Mind exhibition. Krishan Rathee '27 of Williston Park, NY, and Gianluca Tredici '26 of Tomkins Cove, NY, developed a replica of a late 19th-early 20th-century Chi Wara headdress. Their work offers visitors of all ages and abilities the rare opportunity to engage with art through touch. The exhibition, which runs through July 11, explores the 35-year impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act and highlights inclusive approaches to museum education. The tactile replica allows guests, including those with visual impairments, to interact more meaningfully with a culturally significant object.
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Achievement (Other) - 2025 May 5
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