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Hofstra University is a dynamic community of nearly 11,000 students dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers. Students can choose from approximately 165 undergraduate program options and 200 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

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Hofstra University is a dynamic community of nearly 11,000 students dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers. Students can choose from approximately 165 undergraduate program options and 200 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

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Hofstra University Congratulates Graduates

More than 2100 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in May 2023.
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Graduation - Jul 25

Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2023 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2023 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Honors List - Sep 26

Welcome to the Pride!

Welcome to the Pride, Class of 2027!
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Enrollment - Jul 6

Recent Hofstra Alum Awarded Gates Scholarship

Hofstra University sociology major Sinjita Bhattacharya '23 has won the University of Washington School of Law's prestigious William H. Gates Public Service Law Scholarship to pursue her dream of becoming a disability rights attorney.
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Academic Award - Jul 6

Women's Summer Program in Computing/Engineering

Fifteen first-year engineering and computer science students at Hofstra University are spending part of their summer exploring their fields and learning more about career opportunities as part of a program designed to help women succeed in STEM.
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Experiential Learning - Jul 6

Hofstra Drama Alums Land Only US Spot at Int'l Theatre Festival

Five Hofstra drama alums are heading to Spoleto, Italy, to perform at the 10th edition of the European Young Theatre Festival later this month - the only American college students to participate in this year's prestigious international showcase and one of few in the history of the event to receive an invitation.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jul 6

Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2023 Dean's List Students

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Spring 2023 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 - Jun 6

Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2023 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2023 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Honors List - Jun 6

Student Artist Joins Uniondale's Juneteenth Festivities

Twelve paintings by Beauvoire Jean-Charles '24, a health science and fine arts major from Dix Hills, NY, will be on display in the Journey to Joy art show at Uniondale's second annual Joy Fest NY.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jul 6

Premedical Student from Woodbury Honored at New England Science Symposium for Cancer Research

Esha Sharma '24, a student in the BS/MD program at Hofstra University, won a Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Award at the New England Science Symposium (NESS) at Harvard Medical School for a presentation about her research on the causes of a common form of leukemia.
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Academic Award - May 26

Hofstra Biochemistry Major Honored as a Goldwater Scholar

Antonio Collado '24, a biochemistry major at Hofstra University, has been honored as a Goldwater Scholar and recipient of the Chemers Neustein Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) from Rockefeller University. These highly selective awards recognize Collado's academic achievements and the research he has conducted at Hofstra on the structure and function of enzymes that are targeted by antibiotics.
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Academic Award - May 26

Hofstra University Inducts Students Into Phi Beta Kappa

Hofstra University inducted 48 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 - May 26

Recipients of Hofstra's Inaba Scholarship Announced

The Global Studies and Geography Department has announced Leivys Garcia of Weehawken, NJ, and Nicholas Lucchetto of King County, WA, as the 2023-24 recipients of the Masaharu G. Inaba Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Donated by the Inaba family in memory of the late Dr. George Inaba, who taught geography at Hofstra from 1959-1983, this scholarship is awarded annually to Global Studies or Geography majors.
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Academic Award - May 26

Senior Awarded Carnegie Research Assistantship

Hofstra student Maxwell Clegg '23 of Arlington, VA, will be examining the economic, political, technological, and transnational issues shaping Africa's future as a research assistant at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a prestigious international think tank.
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Achievement (Other) - May 26

Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon Welcomes New Students

A group of 13 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 - May 26

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2022 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2022 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Honors List - May 26

Students Host Visiting VIPs at Hofstra Presidential Conference

Hofstra students served as hosts during Hofstra University's 13th presidential conference, "The Barack Obama Presidency: Hope and Change." They assisted visiting scholars, journalists, and government officials, who were at the university in April to discuss the administration, policy making, and legacy of Barack Obama.
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Achievement (Other) - May 26

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2022 Dean's List Students

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 2022 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 - May 26

Students Showcase Projects at Hofstra University's Undergraduate Research Day

Undergraduate students at Hofstra University presented their original research as part of Undergraduate Research Day on December 12, 2022. The displays represented months of individual work under the guidance of an academic advisor. Representation from nearly all of Hofstra,s schools participated, with a wide range of topics and research methods.
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Research / Grant - Jan 23

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2022 Dean's List Students

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 2022 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 - Jan 23

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2022 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2022 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Honors List - Jan 23

Hofstra Students Dedicate Their Summer to Science

Three Hofstra University Chemistry majors are spending the summer working with faculty on projects researching antibiotic resistance, DNA extraction, and non-conventional cannabis products as part of the 2022 Bruce and Doris Lister Endowed Fellowship program.
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Academic Award - 2022 Dec 5

Transformative Learning Grants Support Study Abroad Experiences

Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has awarded five students Transformative Learning Grants to defray the cost of their study abroad experiences this winter and spring 2023.
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Academic Award - 2022 Dec 5

Philosophy Major Celebrates Publication of Paper

"Punishment for the Failed Criminal," a paper by philosophy major Evan Lopes '23, has been published in the undergraduate philosophy journal Ephermeris. In the piece, Lopes analyzes the similarities and differences between successful criminal acts and attempted but failed criminal acts. The measure of punishment for each should be the same, he argues. Whether or not there was resulting harm is incidental.
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Student Excellence - 2022 Dec 5

Brand Prize Awarded to Honor Hofstra Students' Writing Talents

The writing talents of two Hofstra students were recently honored with the Dana Brand Prize, an award named for a popular English professor who passed away in 2011. May 2022 graduate Zachary Parrish received the award for "The Consequences of Denialistic Responses to Atrocity," an essay of literary criticism. Katherine Choma '23 is the prize's first recipient for a work of creative nonfiction: "The Things They Will Tell You/The Things I Wish I Said."
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Academic competition - 2022 Dec 5

Fulbright Sends Hofstra Graduate to Bosnia for Teaching Assistantship

The Bosnian Embassy, in conjunction with the Fulbright Program, has awarded Margaret Engel '21 a United States English Teaching Assistantship (USTA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for nine months in 2022-2023. This Fulbright Award is the fourth Hofstra has received this year. Earlier this spring two graduate students - Harrison McKeeman '21 and Faigy Mandelbaum - and Professor Aashish Kumar were announced as recipients.
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Academic Award - 2022 Dec 5

Students Film Festival

The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication showcased a record 70 films at the 25th Hofstra University Student Film Festival last week. The annual year-end event, which spanned three days, included 26 thesis films as well as documentary, experimental, intermediate, and advanced films.
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Academic competition - 2022 Jun 30

Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2022 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2022 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Honors List - 2022 Jun 10

Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2022 Dean's List Students

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Spring 2022 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 - 2022 Jun 10

Welcome to Hofstra University's Rabinowitz Honors College!

Welcome to Rabinowitz Honors College, which enriches the education of exceptional students inside the classroom and beyond.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Jun 10
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