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Four students were named recipients of the Phi Beta Kappa Book (PBK) Award, sponsored by the Provost's office and the Hofstra University Bookstore. Hofstra's Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, one of less than 300 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.

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!

The Global Studies and Geography Department has announced Marrakech Cunliffe '23 as the 2022-23 recipient of the Masaharu G. Inaba Endowed Memorial Scholarship.

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.

Two students from The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication won top honors in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's 2021-2022 Journalism Awards Program for stories they reported and produced for WRHU-Radio Hofstra University. Yaw Bonsu '24 and Rachel Luscher '23 placed in the Top-10 in the Audio News and Features competition, each submitting two pieces. Bonsu earned ninth place for his reporting on Joel Caston, the first incarcerated person to win an elected office in Washington, D.C., as well as a story on Nassau Haven, an emergency shelter for youth in Mineola. Luscher took tenth place for her report on the effect of increased screen time due to virtual learning on eye health, and as a feature story on Canine Companions, the service dog industry leader out of Medford.

More than 700 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in December 2021. Watch videos or check out photos from the midyear celebration at hofstra.edu/commencement.

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2021 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 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.

A group of 19 Hofstra University students were inducted into the Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), the international honor society for geography students.

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2021 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 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.

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2021 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

A recent alumnus with a passion for fighting the global human trafficking crisis and a junior who has mentored local high school students are the first recipients of Hofstra University's "Peace Fellowships." These awards were endowed in 2019 by longtime Hofstra professors and community activists Michael D'Innocenzo and Martin Melkonian. The hope of these faculty members was that the funds would give students the financial freedom to spend more time outside the classroom working on local and far-reaching community programs and projects.

Seven Hofstra University students have been selected to participate in the "Inside Washington" Seminar hosted by The Washington Center, January 2-10, 2022. The "Inside Washington" Seminar gives students the opportunity to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes in the nation's capital from political insiders, scholars and journalists. Last year's speakers included White House Communications Director Jen Psaski, former White House advisor Ron Christie, and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.

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!

More than 1,900 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in May 2021. Watch videos or check out photos from the various ceremonies at hofstra.edu/commencement.

The Global Studies and Geography Department has announced Ciara Negron '22 as the 2021-22 recipient of the Masaharu G. Inaba Endowed Memorial Scholarship.

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.

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.

Hofstra University Biology majors Amber Jordan '21 and Julianna Dolinski '21 swept the top awards for their poster presentations at the Northeast-1 (NE-1) Regional District Convention of the TriBeta National Biology Honor Society hosted by Elmira College. The poster session consisted of 20 posters from 13 higher education institutions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

More than 700 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in December 2020.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Established in 1997 by Hofstra's Axinn Library faculty, this award recognizes and rewards excellence in research and writing by graduating seniors.