Hofstra University

In October 2023, 34 students from the inaugural class of undergraduate nurses from the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies began their clinical journey. As they wrap up their experience and prepare for their final year of undergraduate studies while making Hofstra history, they shared their reflections.

Students in Hofstra University's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication have been accepted into the AmPav Worldwide Student Program at the 77th Annual Cannes International Film Festival, May 12-26, 2024.

For the past academic year, students in Hofstra's Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science have been exploring the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) both in and out of the classroom with Break Through Tech, an organization dedicated to achieving gender equality in technology. A graduation ceremony was recently held at the New York Botanical Garden.

Fourteen students spent a week of their January break on the West Coast visiting top-tier technology firms as part of Hofstra in Silicon Valley, a program administered by the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Sixteen first-year students part of W-SPiCE (Women's Summer Program in Computing/Engineering) at the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science met with leaders from local engineering companies in January. The students met with practicing engineers, computer scientists, and executives who offered advice and shared their career journeys.

While Anthony (A.J.) Mihailidis was growing up, he shared his father's love of music, listening to the Eagles, The Cars and the Allman Brothers Band. The senior from Fresh Meadows, NY, then slowly began forming his own musical taste and taking an interest in emerging artists. Now a major in Hofstra's Music Business program, Mihailidis is responsible for helping the university's Unispan Records sign New York City-based rapper CIV.

Four students have won national Gracie Awards for excellence in news programming for their work on campus radio station WRHU 88.7 FM, part of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. The prestigious honor, given annually by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, recognizes work by, for, or about women in television, radio, and online media on the national, local, and student level.

Three students from the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication have won a total of four national Gracie Awards for excellence in news programming for their work on campus radio station WRHU 88.7 FM .