Hofstra University is an internationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. Hofstra is a dynamic community of nealry 11,000 students dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 165 undergraduate program options and 175 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.
(see more)Hofstra University is an internationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. Hofstra is a dynamic community of nealry 11,000 students dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 165 undergraduate program options and 175 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.
Phi Beta Kappa Inducts New Students from Local Area
Hofstra University inducted 40 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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2021 Aug 17
Hofstra TriBeta Chapter Inducts High Achieving Biology Majors
For the first time in more than a year, Hofstra biology majors gathered in person - albeit socially distant - to celebrate the induction of 24 students into Alpha Lamba, the university's chapter of Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta), the Biology Honor Society. The spring ceremony also included a virtual component for those students who have been studying remotely this academic year.
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2021 Aug 17
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2021 Dean's List Students
Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Spring 2021 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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2021 Jul 22
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2021 Provost's List Students
Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2021 Provost's List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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2021 Jul 22
Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon Welcomes New Students
A group of 11 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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2021 May 17
Senior Awarded a United States Teaching Assistantship in Austria
The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, in conjunction with the Fulbright Program, has awarded senior Katherine Dickenson '21 a United States Teaching Assistantship (USTA) in Austria for 10 months in 2021-2022. The Lockport, NY, native, will teach English language at an agricultural high school near Klagenfurt, Austria.
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2021 May 17
Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2020 Graduates
More than 700 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in December 2020.
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2021 Mar 18
Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2020 Provost's List Students
Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2020 Provost's List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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2021 Jan 27
Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2020 Dean's List Students
Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 2020 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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2021 Jan 27
Welcome to Hofstra University!
Hofstra University is excited to welcome the newest members of the Pride. We look forward to seeing how they will make a positive impact in their communities as HU World Changers!
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2020 Sep 30
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2020 Graduates
About 2,000 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees this spring and summer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual commencement ceremonies were held on August 23, 2020. Watch videos for the various ceremonies at hofstra.edu/commencement.
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2020 Sep 30
2020 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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2020 Sep 14
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2020 Dean's List Students
Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Spring 2020 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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2020 Jul 22
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2020 Provost's List Students
Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2020 Provost's List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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2020 Jul 22
Phi Beta Kappa Inducts New Students from Local Area
Hofstra University inducted 56 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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2020 Jun 22
Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon Welcomes New Students
A group of 20 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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2020 Jun 22
Senior Awarded Fulbright Grant
Allie Richardson '20 has been awarded a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to conduct research on late medieval Germany at the University of Trier in 2021. Richardson, who lives in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, has a dual major in history and German. "The Fulbright experience will surely be a transformative moment in Allie's life and future career," says Professor of History Simon Doubleday, who has advised Richardson's research on the social and political struggles of 13th century Strasbourg. "She is an exceptionally accomplished, self-motivated, and articulate student, with excellent language skills in modern German. She has been able to put these skills to good use in her research, while also wrestling with the unique challenges of reading original medieval texts in Middle High German."
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2020 Jun 22
Chemistry Major Becomes Hofstra's First Goldwater Scholar
Joseph Mancuso, a junior biochemistry major, has been named Hofstra University's first Goldwater Scholar. Considered the preeminent award for undergraduate students studying the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics, this year's 396 Goldwater Scholars were selected from over 5,000 sophomores and juniors nominated nationwide.
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2020 Jun 22
Music Major Accepted Into Russian Opera Intensive
Christopher Lau '21, a music major with a concentration in vocal performance, has been accepted as a young artist in the Russian Opera Workshop, a summer intensive at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.
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2020 Jun 22
Student Cast in Broadway Musical "Sing Street"
Michael Lepore '20 started this spring semester with a full course schedule, a prominent role in the Shakespeare Festival, and a number of extracurricular obligations. Two weeks after the start of classes, his life was joyfully upended when an open audition in New York City led to his being cast in the Broadway musical "Sing Street."
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2020 Jun 22
Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2019 Dean's List Students
Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 2019 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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2020 Jan 28
Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2019 Provost's List Students
Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2019 Provost's List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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2020 Jan 28
Biochemistry Student Volunteers Abroad
Biochemistry major Komal Khokhar of Franklin Square, NY, could have interned at a hospital or clinic close to home. Instead, she trekked to the Andes Mountains to provide dental care and education in a remote Peruvian village with little access to potable water or electricity.
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2020 Jan 13
Engineering Students Awarded Scholarships
Eight Hofstra University female engineering students won scholarships to attend WE '19 - the world's largest conference and career fair for women in engineering and technology.
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2020 Jan 10
Undergraduate Student Scholarship from the New York State Dance Education Association
Hofstra University senior Amber Richetelli, a dance education major from Hamden, CT, was recently awarded the 2019 Undergraduate Student Scholarship from the New York State Dance Education Association. Richetelli was honored at the annual conference of the National Dance Education Organization in Miami, FL.
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2020 Jan 10
Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards
Ten students were named recipients of the Fall 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Book (PBK) Award, sponsored by the Provost's office and the Hofstra University Bookstore. Every fall, Hofstra's Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, one of only 286 in the nation, honors a small number of promising sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have attained a 4.0 GPA while taking a broad and rigorous coursework in the liberal arts and sciences.
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2020 Jan 10
Liberal Arts & Science Students Recognized for Excellence
Seniors from 24 departments and several interdisciplinary programs were recognized for outstanding achievement at the second annual Academic Excellence Awards presented by Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS) on October 15. Nominated by their chairpersons and professors, the student honorees received a certificate and a $100 gift.
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2019 Nov 21
Student Represents Hofstra at International Writing Workshop
Nidhi Gandhi, a tutor at the Hofstra Writing Center, was part of a small group of students from around the world to attend and present research at the Naylor Workshop for Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies. Gandhi, a junior from Floral Park, NY, has been researching student and faculty attitudes toward academic writing.
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2019 Nov 21
DaSilva Scholarship Awarded to Alum with Stellar Record
Bianca Nicole Saraniero '19 is the recipient of the 2019 Albert I. DaSilva Memorial Endowed Scholarship for maintaining a perfect grade point average of 4.0 throughout her studies at Hofstra. Earlier this year, Saraniero, who majored in biology, was honored as Outstanding Senior Scholar at Hofstra University's Celebration of Scholarly Excellence during commencement weekend. She is currently a graduate student at Hofstra, pursuing an MS Ed in Biology Education. She plans to be a New York state secondary education biology and chemistry teacher.
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2019 Oct 28
WRHU 88.7 FM Radio Hofstra University Named 2019 College Station of the Year
Hofstra University's student-run station, WRHU 88.7 FM Radio Hofstra University, has won the National Association of Broadcasters' prestigious Marconi Award as the College Radio Station of the Year for 2019. It is the station's third Marconi honor since 2014. More than 250 student staffers work at WRHU, which has studios in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. Several student staffers were present at the awards ceremony in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, September 26 to accept the Marconi Award.
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2019 Nov 21